Cross-chain trading has long been one of the biggest pain points in DeFi. Moving assets between ecosystems like Solana and Ethereum has traditionally required bridges—complex systems that lock tokens on one chain and mint representations on another. While functional, bridges have often introduced significant risks, from hacks draining billions in funds to user experience bottlenecks that discourage adoption.
Now, that friction is being eliminated. With 1inch, users can seamlessly swap across Solana and over 12 million EVM-compatible networks—without relying on traditional bridges. This means faster transactions, lower risk exposure, and a user experience that feels unified across ecosystems. For traders and liquidity providers, it opens up entirely new opportunities to deploy capital where it’s most effective, without the barriers of fragmented infrastructure.
The impact goes beyond convenience. By removing the reliance on custodial or trust-heavy bridges, 1inch reduces systemic risk in DeFi. Cross-chain swaps become safer, more efficient, and more accessible to users at every level, from individual traders to institutional participants. Liquidity that was once siloed on separate chains can now flow freely, powering deeper markets and healthier ecosystems.
This breakthrough underscores a larger shift: the industry is moving toward trust-minimized interoperability, where security and simplicity coexist. With Solana’s high throughput and the vast liquidity of EVM networks, the ability to swap seamlessly across both worlds unlocks the kind of accessibility.
