“Trading Volume Declined, But RWA Grew Big”…Messari Research Notes 1inch's Shift to Execution Layer

Despite a general slowdown in DeFi trading in Q1 2026, 1inch (1INCH) accelerated its structural transformation around tokenized Real World Assets (RWA) and intent-based transactions. Messari Research reported that while 1inch's aggregation protocol volume sharply decreased, its BNB Chain-based limit order protocol and Fusion showed relative resilience due to their connection with Ondo Finance. This, coupled with RWA swap demand and expanded execution infrastructure, suggests 1inch is evolving beyond a simple DEX aggregator into an 'execution layer'.

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