Weekly DeFi digest covering Uniswap fee switch activation, 1inch Aqua launch, Lido Curated Module v2 upgrade, and multiple protocol launches including RWA and privacy-focused trading tools.
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Uniswap activated a fee switch on its V4 pools to direct transaction fees toward UNI token buybacks and burns, while 1inch introduced 1inch Aqua as a shared liquidity layer designed to serve the broader DeFi ecosystem. The Ethereum Foundation expanded its governance structure by adding Pavel Caversaccio, cofounder of SEAL 911, to its board. Beyond core infrastructure, several protocols launched new offerings: Injective rolled out Injective Mint for issuing institutional-grade real-world assets, Zama released Zama Confidential RFQ to enable private on-chain trading without exposing order size or asset details, and 0xfluid introduced Fluid Liquidity as a Service to help asset issuers establish on-chain liquidity.
Supporting ecosystem activity included Lido Finance's release of Curated Module v2, described as its largest upgrade since May 2023, and Kaito AI's introduction of Kaito Katalyst, an InfoFi model created in partnership with X. Variational IO secured financial backing from the Arbitrum Foundation to expand security audits and cover gas fees. Token launches progressed with Gravity launching GRVT, while AxisFDN and fxyzai went live as a yield-generating arbitrage platform and native trading agent for Hyperliquid and Lighter, respectively.
One operational concern surfaced when Alturax reported that its bank had frozen user redemption funds, though the underlying circumstances remain unclear. The broader wave of launches and upgrades reflects active development across liquidity provisioning, privacy infrastructure, and real-world asset integration, though adoption metrics and usage data for these new offerings have not yet been disclosed.