Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch has launched a major upgrade to its price routing algorithm, promising users significantly better swap rates—up to 6.5%—along with faster transaction speeds and improved gas efficiency. Announced on June 10, the update enhances the platform’s Pathfinder algorithm, optimizing swap steps and leveraging concentrated liquidity pools to reduce trading costs.

The upgrade also brings a visual revamp to the 1inch decentralized application, offering better transparency and insight into token swaps and transaction execution. Co-founder Sergej Kunz stated the improved system helps users and integrators get more value out of every trade while cutting down gas fees.

1inch emphasized that the changes aim to attract more retail users to DeFi by lowering barriers to entry and increasing trust in decentralized platforms. According to the team, these improvements support their long-term strategy of expanding user adoption through superior swap efficiency and dynamic liquidity aggregation.

The announcement comes on the heels of 1inch’s integration with the Solana network, which enables trading across more than one million Solana-based tokens. The team is also preparing to launch crosschain swaps between Solana and over 10 other supported blockchains, although a specific launch date has not been set.

Earlier in May, 1inch made headlines for successfully recovering most of the $5 million lost in a security exploit, negotiating a bug bounty with the attacker. As competitors stick to isolated liquidity pools, 1inch is betting on broad ecosystem integration and continuous upgrades to dominate the DeFi space.