1inch Aqua unlocks shared liquidity with CEO Sergej Kunz

The Starting Block · Aug 13, 2026 · 36m · transcript

1inch Co-Founder Sergej Kunz joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to announce the launch of 1inch Aqua, a unified shared liquidity protocol for DeFi, and to discuss how it addresses idle AMM liquidity, the role of AI in development and protocol security, and the future of RWA tokenization on Ethereum L2s.

OUTLINE

00:05 - Show Intro & Previews

02:06 - Morgan Stanley ETF Launch

03:05 - Durov & Telegram Charges

04:26 - DeFi Hacks Record

05:09 - CFTC Prediction Markets Battle

05:55 - Core Scientific & Galaxy AI Pivots

07:22 - Ethereum L2 TVL Decline

08:24 - 1inch Aqua Explained

11:57 -…