Glider, an automated portfolio platform, has introduced a new partnership with 1inch, offering its users advanced swap routing and gasless trade execution. The partnership is a major milestone in simplifying the decentralized finance industry as it eliminates the friction in trading and managing portfolios.
Glider’s execution is powered by the @1inch Swap API.
Every trade you make on Glider routes goes through 1inch infrastructure behind the scenes, so your trades are handled throttle-free and automatically without you having to lift a finger.
Seamless execution, every time. pic.twitter.com/aMh5bX14XO
— Glider (@glider_fi) April 16, 2026
Glider has, as announced, switched its execution layer to the 1inch Swap API, allowing transactions to be executed on 1inch under the hood via its aggregation infrastructure. This allows users to get the optimal prices from different liquidity providers without manually comparing exchanges or dealing with the complexity of trades.
Gasless swaps and automated trading experience
One of the most remarkable aspects of assimilation is the establishment of gasless exchange transactions. Using 1inch’s routing and execution technology, transactions can be completed by Glider users without having to pay gas fees directly as the system handles execution in the background.
This strategy is consistent with Glider’s overall vision, which is to develop a fully automated investment process. Users simply put money into strategies and the site takes care of the rebalancing, implementation, and optimization. This model is complemented by the introduction of 1 inch infrastructure that will ensure that all transactions are executed efficiently and with minimal overhead.
It’s not just one-dimensional automation. Transactions are settled automatically, meaning less user interaction is required and making the platform more accessible to new and experienced members of the decentralized finance industry.
Supported by major industry players
Glider has partnered with leading companies such as Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Coinbase and Uniswap ecosystem participants, indicating high institutional support for its automated investment model.
This support highlights the increasing need for easy-to-use DeFi applications that minimize technical complexity without compromising the essential nature of decentralization. By integrating with 1inch, Glider strengthens its infrastructure and aligns itself with one of the most popular aggregation protocols in the space.
1inch is expanding its infrastructure reach
For 1inch, the partnership is an additional measure to expand the coverage of its Swap API beyond the usual decentralized trading interfaces. The protocol has gradually positioned itself as a backend infrastructure provider of new Web3 applications, including liquidity aggregation, smart routing and efficiency.
With such integrations, 1inch has remained at the core of providing smooth trading experiences on decentralized platforms. The technology provides liquidity from various sources and the user gets competitive rates with minimum slippage.
The collaboration with Glider shows how infrastructure providers in the context of DeFi are moving towards more abstracted and user-friendly applications that can run without the need for user interaction at all times.
Advancing the “Set-and-Forget” DeFi model
The integration signals a larger trend in decentralized finance: the turn toward automation and simplicity. Tools like Glider attempt to mimic the convenience of traditional financial instruments, while maintaining transparency and control in the chain.
The collaboration will bring the partnership one step closer to a set-and-forget model of investing in crypto by integrating automated portfolio management with an effective execution infrastructure. Users will be able to put capital into the strategy and exit the system to take on the challenge of trading, rebalancing and optimizing.
Looking ahead
With the rise of competition in DeFi, the collaborative relationship between application layer providers and infrastructure providers is clearly becoming significant. The combination of Glider with 1inch can be seen as an indication of an increased interest in making the user experience more attractive, without sacrificing performance and efficiency.
Glider is now laying the foundation for a next-generation on-chain investment platform, with gasless execution, automated settlements and route optimization. In the meantime, 1inch continues to cement its status as the building block of the next generation of decentralized apps.