Decentralized finance- (DeFi)-aggregator 1inch Network has revealed intends to expand its achieve in Asia.
Talking with Cointelegraph during Korean Blockchain Week (KBW) 2022 on Monda, co-founder Sergej Kunz stated that regardless of the DeFi market being relatively small in Korea and Asia, there are a variety of Asia-based Web3 firms that 1inch is searching to work with.
However, Kunz also added the greatest barrier to entry seems to become a lack of knowledge about DeFi and the way to use crypto wallets:
“As soon as people understand that they’ll [yield] farm, they are able to swap, they are able to exchange and obtain quick access to cryptocurrencies on Ethereum having a couple of simple EVM-compatible systems, the marketplace will grow a great deal.”
However, Kunz also added the recognition of blockchain-based gaming in Asia could bring more individuals in to the DeFi market.
“Here, there are plenty of people that like gaming and lots of such things as that, and so i think the DeFi market can grow a great deal in Columbia.”
1inch’s intend to expand in to the Asian market may come as they told Cointelegraph at KBW that they’re presently focusing on a partnership with metaverse-focused blockchain Klaytn.
The 1inch Network’s primary use situation is really a decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator, which scans DEXs to locate pools using the largest liquidity, cheapest slippage and least expensive cryptocurrency forex rates. 1inch offers users having a mobile wallet you can use for DeFi purposes.
Transactions around the network are operated by the 1INCH token, which costs $.83 at time of writing, according to CoinMarketCap.