[1inch Processes $800 Billion in Trading Volume but Remains Unprofitable] BlockBeats News, September 10: Sergej Kunz, co-founder of 1inch, stated that since its establishment in 2019, 1inch has processed approximately $809 billion in token swap trading volume, yet the company has not achieved profitability to date. Kunz believes that the current DeFi market is still too small to support large-scale revenue generation through value extraction. Instead of pursuing short-term profits, he advocates for continued infrastructure development. Kunz revealed that 1inch is addressing the issue of fragmented liquidity in DeFi through its newly launched shared liquidity protocol, Aqua. Research commissioned by 1inch and conducted by Dune indicates that as of the first half of 2026, approximately 85% of concentrated liquidity on major decentralized trading platforms remains underutilized. Of the $1.84 billion in tracked liquidity, around $1.6 billion is not being fully utilized, with an estimated $150 million in annual fee revenue left uncaptured. Aqua allows liquidity providers to support multiple trading pairs simultaneously using wallet balances without depositing assets into liquidity pools. Transactions are settled by compliant market makers. On the protocol's launch day, approximately $25 million in funds were committed, accompanied by incentives of 10 million 1INCH tokens and 500,000 USDC. Currently, 1inch has partnered with mainstream platforms such as Coinbase, and Robinhood has listed it as a Robinhood Chain partner. Kunz stated that 1inch prefers to focus on building infrastructure first and will explore commercialization opportunities once traditional finance and larger-scale capital enter the space. [Original Link]