1inch Routes $800B Volume as Co-Founder Cites DeFi Profit Hurdle
1inch (1INCH)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
theccpress.com reports that 1inch has routed over $800 billion in cumulative swap volume across its aggregation network. Despite this massive transaction flow, a co-founder stated that decentralized finance remains too small to generate sustainable revenue. The report highlights that routed volume measures total trade value, not the fees earned or profit kept by the protocol.
While the $800 billion figure lacks a specified methodology or verification period, the company confirmed more than $500 million in swaps through its Aqua system. Aqua fills directly from liquidity providers’ wallets, keeping tokens in place until a swap actually occurs. The protocol recently expanded to Monad, adding swaps, cross-chain transfers, and API access.
It also added support for Tenbin Gold, Tenbin Brazilian Real, and Tenbin Mexican Peso on Ethereum. This expansion follows previous moves to extend DEX services to Solana and integrate with Ondo Finance. The co-founder’s comment suggests the sector is currently too small to turn a profit, though it does not confirm 1inch’s specific financial losses. No revenue, expenses, or break-even figures were provided to verify the company’s actual performance.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for 1INCH, measured when this story was written up on 10 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
The 1INCH token traded at $0.09070, showing a buy ratio of 34.4% over the last hour and 40.0% over four hours. These short-term readings are lower than the 42.5% buy ratio recorded over the past 24 hours. This decline in the buy ratio indicates that buying pressure is fading relative to the daily average. The volume delta reflects this shift, showing negative values of -$2,913 for one hour and -$20,275 for four hours. A negative volume delta means that selling volume exceeded buying volume during these periods. Consequently, the 24-hour volume delta stands at -$60,133, with the cumulative volume delta closing at -$92,512. Net buying occurred in only six of the last twenty-four hours.
The latest daily buy ratio of 49.8% sits at the 66th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 48.2% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for 1INCH, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 46.7%, making the current 24-hour reading of 42.5% a decrease of 4.2 percentage points. Spot volume for the 24-hour period was $405,453, which is 0.54 times the weekly average, indicating significantly lower activity. This marks the first day of net buying in seven days, contrasting with the broader weekly trend. The total volume delta for the eight-day period was -$420,900, showing persistent selling pressure over the longer timeframe. This day is unusual compared to the weekly average, as volume dropped to roughly half the typical level while buying interest weakened.