
1inch’s Sergej Kunz: institutions should build on DeFi, not duplicate it
Traditional financial institutions are eager to move into DeFi. But many are making a mistake: they are spending millions to rebuild systems that already work on-chain.
A collection of 24 posts

Traditional financial institutions are eager to move into DeFi. But many are making a mistake: they are spending millions to rebuild systems that already work on-chain.

Manual trading in DeFi is slow, fragmented and inefficient. Automated agents change that, turning APIs into execution engines.

Today’s internet is great for cat videos, social feeds and online shopping. But when it comes to digital ownership and interacting with blockchain-based systems, you need a different type of browser. Here, the Web3 browser comes into the picture.

DeFi agents are autonomous systems that can plan and execute on-chain actions on behalf of users - offering a new, more efficient approach to trading and portfolio management.

Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) is a new framework designed to make Ethereum’s layer 2 networks work together more seamlessly.

Part of our ‘Liquidity issues in crypto’ series, this article looks at what happens when liquidity providers lose efficiency when reallocating liquidity across pools.

Findings of a survey recently conducted among over 8,000 individuals by 1inch, Bitget Wallet, Ondo, BOB, DaGama and SafePal reveal an optimistic outlook on crypto in 2026.

In 2025, many major financial institutions either shipped on-chain products that can be used in DeFi, or publicly laid out plans to do so. In this post, we’re looking at major TradFi institutions that either adopted DeFi last year or announced plans to do so.

Orest Gavryliak, 1inch Chief Legal Officer, recently attended the CFC St. Moritz Industry Days. In this post, he highlights key themes that emerged there and are likely to resonate at this week’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.

Crypto is no longer an isolated field. It’s increasingly intersecting with mainstream finance. This post unpacks how traditional finance can benefit from DeFi earning options.