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1inch Opens New Protocol to Users Across 13 Chains

1inch Opens New Protocol to Users Across 13 Chains

<p class="text-left mb-4 ">Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has opened its shared liquidity protocol Aqua to users across 13 Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible chains.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">How Aqua works</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Aqua allows liquidity providers to use the same wallet balance across multiple positions instead of dividing their assets among separate pools. Tokens remain in the provider’s wallet until a matching swap takes place.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz explained that tokens remain in the provider’s wallet and under their control instead of being split among smart contract deposits. A single balance can therefore support several positions across different strategies.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">In an example provided by 1inch, a $100,000 balance can support three separate positions offering a combined $300,000 in quoted liquidity. This does not mean that additional capital has been created; the figure represents the total amount of liquidity quoted across the positions.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Orders can only be executed against assets that are actually available in the wallet. If the balance is insufficient, the swap fails.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Unveiled last year</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">1inch first introduced Aqua in November last year, releasing a software development kit, libraries and documentation alongside the protocol.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The newly launched public interface allows users to create full-range, concentrated liquidity or fixed-rate positions across several networks. Supported chains include Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, Arbitrum and Robinhood Chain.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">The idle liquidity problem</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The launch follows research commissioned by 1inch into capital efficiency across concentrated liquidity exchanges.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The study found that 85% of the $1.84 billion in liquidity tracked across major concentrated liquidity exchanges was underutilized during the first half of 2026.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">During an average week, around $542 million remained entirely outside active trading ranges. According to the research, this inactivity resulted in an estimated $150 million in lost annual trading fees.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Aqua aims to improve capital efficiency by allowing liquidity providers to deploy the same wallet balance across several strategies without transferring their assets into separate pools.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Security and incentives</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">1inch said Aqua has undergone eight independent security audits. Liquidity providers nevertheless remain exposed to risks including price volatility, impermanent loss and smart contract vulnerabilities.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">A liquidity incentive program distributed through Merkl has also gone live alongside the protocol.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The 1inch Foundation has committed 10 million 1INCH tokens over a three-month period, while the 1inch DAO is adding another $500,000 in USDC. At current prices, the token allocation is worth approximately $870,000, bringing the total value of the incentive program to around $1.37 million.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Impact on the 1INCH price</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The 1INCH token, which will fund part of the incentive program, was trading at $0.0838 at the time of writing. The token had lost 1.59% over the previous 24 hours.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Its price moved between $0.0818 and $0.0863 during the day. The broader performance presents a different picture, with <a href="https://jrkripto.com/tr/coin/1inch" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="text-primary underline">1INCH </a>gaining 23% over the past 30 days and 5.69% over the past week.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The dollar value of the foundation’s 10 million 1INCH commitment may therefore fluctuate from day to day depending on short-term changes in the token’s market price.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 "> <figure class="my-6"> <img src="https://minio-api-1.jrkripto.com/blog/1inchusdt-2026-07-28-19-14-27-2bd72a72.webp" alt="1INCHUSDT_2026-07-28_19-14-27.png" width="auto" height="auto" class="w-full rounded-lg border" /> </figure> </p>

28 Jul 2026
Morgan Stanley Launches Ethereum and Solana ETFs

Morgan Stanley Launches Ethereum and Solana ETFs

<p class="text-left mb-4 ">Morgan Stanley launched spot <a href="https://jrkripto.com/tr/coin/eth" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="text-primary underline">Ethereum </a>and Solana exchange-traded funds on Tuesday. Both products entered the market with the lowest management fees in their respective categories.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Both funds charge a 0.14% fee</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The company’s Ethereum fund trades under the ticker MSSE, while its Solana fund trades as MSOL on the New York Stock Exchange. Both charge a sponsor fee of 0.14%.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">According to SoSoValue data, this rate is lower than the 0.15% charged by Grayscale’s Mini Ethereum Trust and the 0.19% fee attached to Franklin Templeton’s Solana ETF.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The difference may look small on paper, but it can create substantial cost savings over time for funds managing billions of dollars. It is easy to see why institutional investors pay close attention to differences of just a few basis points; small percentages stop looking small when applied to large amounts of capital.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Fee competition has become an increasingly important factor in the ETF industry in recent years. New market entrants often use lower fees to gain an initial advantage before building a broader customer base.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Bitcoin fund reached $400 million despite the bear market</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said Morgan Stanley’s previously launched spot Bitcoin ETF attracted approximately $400 million within four months, despite entering the market during a downtrend. The figure may appear modest at first glance, but the broader market conditions make it more significant.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Morgan Stanley Global Head of ETFs Ally Wallace said the company has built a product lineup exceeding $14 billion since its first launches in 2023. MSSE and MSOL form part of that expansion.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">According to Wallace, the company aims to simplify access to digital assets through an exchange-traded product structure.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Staking adds another source of returns</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">A portion of the ETH and SOL held by the funds will be staked to generate additional yield. This feature sets the products apart from conventional ETFs that only track the price of their underlying assets, while reflecting an approach increasingly adopted by other issuers.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">For investors, staking introduces an additional layer of potential returns beyond price appreciation. The feature could prove particularly attractive to those planning to hold their positions over the long term.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Competition intensifies in the altcoin ETF market</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The launch comes roughly two and a half years after industry giants such as BlackRock and Fidelity introduced their first spot Bitcoin ETFs. Since then, funds linked to tokens including XRP and HYPE have also entered the market.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">As of last week, Solana and Hyperliquid ETFs accounted for approximately 80% of ETF trading volume outside Bitcoin and Ethereum. The combined assets held by Solana ETFs had also surpassed $900 million.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Investor demand currently appears concentrated around these two assets. How much Morgan Stanley’s low-fee strategy will alter the competitive balance remains to be seen.</p>

28 Jul 2026
South Korean Chip Giant Crashes in Both Crypto and Stock Markets in One Day

South Korean Chip Giant Crashes in Both Crypto and Stock Markets in One Day

<p class="text-left mb-4 ">Perpetual futures contracts linked to South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix suffered a sudden crash on Hyperliquid shortly before the company’s shares came under pressure in their home market. The company, whose American depositary receipts began trading on Nasdaq earlier this month, endured a difficult day across both crypto and traditional markets.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">According to Hyperliquid data, perpetual contracts tracking the Seoul-listed stock plunged 20% between 02:00 and 02:01 GMT+3, falling to $900. The price recovered above $1,000 in the following minute and was last trading at $1,092. The contract is settled in USDC, a US dollar-pegged stablecoin.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 "> <figure class="my-6"> <img src="https://minio-api-1.jrkripto.com/blog/8bbdaa1bf30ad481703c346b6b395e0e5d5323ab-20480x115-1e9f2073.webp" alt="8bbdaa1bf30ad481703c346b6b395e0e5d5323ab-20480x11520.jpg" width="auto" height="auto" class="w-full rounded-lg border" /> </figure> </p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">South Korea’s stock market opened lower about an hour later, with chipmakers once again leading the decline. SK Hynix shares ended the session down 15% at 1.55 million won, equivalent to roughly $1,762.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Samsung Electronics and automaker Hyundai Motor were also among the companies that recorded losses. The Kospi index closed the day 11% lower.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">SK Hynix ADRs, with 10 depositary receipts representing one ordinary share, fell 4.5% in US premarket trading to $136.51.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Meanwhile, Hyperliquid’s native <a href="https://jrkripto.com/tr/coin/hype" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="text-primary underline">HYPE </a>token declined by 8%.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Hyperliquid gains popularity</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange focused on perpetual contracts, has recently emerged as one of the preferred platforms for traders seeking exposure to traditional assets. The trend accelerated after the war involving Iran began in late February.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The exchange had not responded to a request for comment by the time of publication.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Sudden price crashes on crypto exchanges often occur during the gap between the US market close and the opening of markets in China, South Korea and other parts of Asia. Trading volumes tend to remain low during these hours, leaving the market without enough opposing orders to absorb large trades and keep prices stable.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">SK Hynix suffers a sharp decline</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">SK Hynix, one of the world’s largest suppliers of high-bandwidth memory chips used in Nvidia’s artificial intelligence processors, has struggled throughout the month. The stock has lost nearly 48% since reaching a record high of 1.947 million won on June 26.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Investor appetite for AI-related stocks has also weakened on Wall Street. Nvidia shares fell 5% on Monday.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">According to The Wall Street Journal, Nvidia could provide around $250 billion in financial guarantees for a data center project backed by OpenAI.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Crypto derivatives markets are increasingly offering early signals about price movements in Nasdaq-listed companies, rather than covering only assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The signal proved accurate in this case, although there is no guarantee that the same pattern will hold every time.</p>

28 Jul 2026
Circle Acquires IBM’s Blockchain Patent Portfolio

Circle Acquires IBM’s Blockchain Patent Portfolio

<p class="text-left mb-4 ">Digital finance platform Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) announced that it has acquired a significant portion of IBM’s blockchain patent portfolio. The deal adds more than 680 patent families and approximately 1,000 granted patents worldwide to Circle’s intellectual property holdings.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The portfolio covers a broad range of areas, including core blockchain technologies, banking and financial services, insurance, enterprise infrastructure, supply chain verification systems and secure cloud operations. With the acquisition, Circle has become the largest holder of blockchain patents in the United States.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">How the deal could affect Circle’s products</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">In its announcement, Circle said the expanded patent portfolio supports the <a href="https://jrkripto.com/tr/coin/usdc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="text-primary underline">USDC </a>stablecoin, its cross-border payment infrastructure Circle Payments Network, the enterprise blockchain network Arc, and the company’s broader range of onchain products and autonomous financial tools.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Circle and IBM also plan to explore further commercial partnerships in the future, although neither company has shared specific details at this stage.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Circle General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Sarah Wilson said intellectual property plays an important role in the company’s goal of accelerating the adoption of onchain infrastructure. According to Wilson, IBM’s long-standing technology expertise strengthens Circle’s ability to develop global financial infrastructure.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The companies have not disclosed the financial value of the patent portfolio or the amount Circle paid for the acquisition.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">IBM’s blockchain history and the background to the sale</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">IBM’s blockchain patent portfolio is the result of years of research and development. Beginning in 2015, the company played a leading role in Hyperledger Fabric, an open-source project hosted by the Linux Foundation. IBM also invested heavily in bringing enterprise blockchain solutions to banking, insurance and supply chain management.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Over the past several years, however, IBM has scaled back its blockchain operations and shifted its focus toward artificial intelligence and cloud services. Against this backdrop, the patent sale can be viewed as an effort to monetize intellectual property in an area that is no longer among the company’s main priorities.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">For Circle, the acquisition comes as cryptocurrency companies place greater emphasis on patent strategies. Rivals such as Coinbase and Ripple have also increased their patent applications in recent years. These portfolios can serve as a defensive shield against intellectual property disputes while potentially creating additional revenue through licensing agreements.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Circle is a financial technology company operating across digital assets, payment applications and programmable blockchain infrastructure. Its platform includes a stablecoin network anchored by USDC, the Circle Payments Network for global money transfers and the Arc enterprise blockchain network.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The company provides the infrastructure that businesses, financial institutions and developers use to build blockchain-based financial products.</p>

27 Jul 2026
Binance Adds Three New U.S.-Based Products to Futures Market

Binance Adds Three New U.S.-Based Products to Futures Market

<p class="text-left mb-4 "><a href="https://jrkripto.com/tr/exchanges/binance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="text-primary underline">Binance </a>Futures will launch three new USDT-margined perpetual futures contracts on July 27, 2026. With the TMFUSDT, TBTUSDT and BITOUSDT contracts, the exchange is expanding its product range into exchange-traded funds linked to the U.S. Treasury market and Bitcoin. TMF, TBT, and BITO (the underlying assets of the three contracts) are not company stocks; they are, respectively, leveraged bond funds managed by Direxion and ProShares, and a strategic fund based on Bitcoin futures.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">The three contracts target different market expectations</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">TMFUSDT will track the Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF. The fund aims to deliver three times the daily performance of long-term U.S. Treasury bonds and is generally favored by investors who expect interest rates to fall.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">TBTUSDT represents the opposite position. Its underlying asset, the ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury ETF, seeks to deliver twice the inverse of the daily performance of long-term Treasury bonds. The contract therefore provides a tool for traders who expect interest rates to rise.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The third product, BITOUSDT, will be based on the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF. Rather than holding Bitcoin directly, the fund provides exposure to Bitcoin price movements through futures contracts. Its addition to Binance gives the exchange another derivatives product offering indirect exposure to Bitcoin.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Binance continues expanding its TradFi futures strategy</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The three contracts mark the latest step in Binance’s effort to bring traditional financial assets onto its crypto futures infrastructure. The exchange began this expansion with gold and silver earlier in 2026 before extending it to stocks, leveraged ETFs and index funds.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Throughout July, Binance listed contracts tracking companies including Strategy Inc., Caterpillar, Texas Instruments and Take-Two Interactive. Products linked to semiconductor and South Korean stock indexes also joined the platform.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">According to a report published by Binance Research, perpetual futures contracts linked to ETFs generated more than $116 billion in total trading volume during the first seven months of 2026. The segment recorded average monthly growth of around 170%, while Binance accounted for 74% of the total volume.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">This growth continues to strengthen the bridge Binance is building between traditional finance and crypto derivatives markets.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">What does this mean for investors?</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">These USDT-margined contracts allow users to gain exposure to funds traded on U.S. stock exchanges without opening a traditional brokerage account. Investors can trade the products with crypto assets and access the market 24 hours a day, seven days a week.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Traditional ETF markets operate during set trading sessions. Perpetual futures contracts on Binance, by comparison, provide continuous pricing.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">However, the risks associated with leveraged products remain significant. Contracts based on funds such as TMF and TBT, which already use 3x and 2x leverage, can experience much sharper short-term price movements than their underlying assets.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">This structure can lead to unexpected losses, particularly for investors who keep positions open for extended periods.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Binance generally publishes contract specifications and leverage limits on its official announcement page. Before trading, investors should verify technical details such as funding rates, position limits and minimum order sizes through the exchange’s official resources.</p>

27 Jul 2026
1inch Opens New Protocol to Users Across 13 Chains
1inch Opens New Protocol to Users Across 13 Chainsabout 4 hours ago
Morgan Stanley Launches Ethereum and Solana ETFs
Morgan Stanley Launches Ethereum and Solana ETFsabout 5 hours ago
South Korean Chip Giant Crashes in Both Crypto and Stock Markets in One Day
South Korean Chip Giant Crashes in Both Crypto and Stock Markets in One Dayabout 9 hours ago
Circle Acquires IBM’s Blockchain Patent Portfolio
Circle Acquires IBM’s Blockchain Patent Portfolio1 day ago
Binance Adds Three New U.S.-Based Products to Futures Market
Binance Adds Three New U.S.-Based Products to Futures Market1 day ago
1inch Opens New Protocol to Users Across 13 Chains
1inch Opens New Protocol to Users Across 13 Chainsabout 4 hours ago
Morgan Stanley Launches Ethereum and Solana ETFs
Morgan Stanley Launches Ethereum and Solana ETFsabout 5 hours ago
South Korean Chip Giant Crashes in Both Crypto and Stock Markets in One Day
South Korean Chip Giant Crashes in Both Crypto and Stock Markets in One Dayabout 9 hours ago
Circle Acquires IBM’s Blockchain Patent Portfolio
Circle Acquires IBM’s Blockchain Patent Portfolio1 day ago
Binance Adds Three New U.S.-Based Products to Futures Market
Binance Adds Three New U.S.-Based Products to Futures Market1 day ago

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