Glider, an automated portfolio platform, has introduced a new partnership with 1inch, offering its users advanced swap routing and gasless transaction execution. The partnership is a big milestone in simplifying the decentralized finance industry as it eliminates friction in trading and managing portfolios.
Glider’s execution is powered by the @1inch Swap API.
Every swap you make on Glider routes through 1inch infrastructure behind the scenes, so your trades settle gaslessly and automatically without you lifting a finger.
Seamless execution, every time. pic.twitter.com/aMh5bX14XO
— Glider (@glider_fi) April 16, 2026
Glider, as announced, has switched its execution layer to the 1inch Swap API so that trades can be executed on 1inch under the hood through its aggregation infrastructure. This enables users to get the optimal pricing among various liquidity providers without manually comparing exchanges or having to deal with the complexity of transactions.
Gasless Swaps and Automated Trading Experience
One of the most remarkable aspects of the assimilation is the establishment of gasless swaps. Using the routing and execution technology of 1inch, trades can be completed by Glider users without the need to pay gas fees directly, because the system takes care of the execution in the background.
This strategy conforms to the overall vision of Glider, which is to develop a fully automated investing process. Users just commit money to strategies and the site does the rebalancing, implementing and optimization. This model is complemented by the introduction of 1inch of infrastructure that will make sure that all trades are carried out efficiently, and with minimum overhead.
It is not just a one-dimensional automation. Trades are automatically settled and this means that less user interaction is required and the platform is made more accessible to new and seasoned members of the decentralized finance industry.
Backed by Major Industry Players
Glider partners with leading companies such as Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Coinbase, and Uniswap ecosystem participants, indicating high institutional support of its automated investing model.
This support highlights the increasing need for user-friendly DeFi applications that minimize the technical complexity without compromising the essential nature of decentralization. Through the integration with 1inch, Glider empowers its infrastructure, as well as aligns itself to one of the most popular aggregation protocols in the space.
1inch Expands Its Infrastructure Reach
To 1inch, the collaboration is an additional measure towards extending the coverage of its Swap API outside the customary decentralized trading interfaces. The protocol has been gradually positioning itself as a backend infrastructure provider of new Web3 applications, including liquidity aggregation, smart routing and efficiency.
With integrations such as these, 1inch has remained at the heart of providing smooth trading experiences across decentralized platforms. Its technology brings up liquidity of various sources and the user is provided with the competitive rates with a minimum slippage.
The partnership with Glider shows how infrastructure providers in the context of DeFi are progressing towards more abstracted and user-friendly applications that can be run without needing user interaction at all times.
Advancing the “Set-and-Forget” DeFi Model
The integration indicates a larger trend in decentralized finance: the turn towards automation and simplicity. Tools such as Glider seek to mimic the convenience of traditional tools of finance, keeping onchain transparency and control.
The collaboration will bring the partnership a step closer to a set-and-forget model of investing in crypto by incorporating automated portfolio management with effective execution infrastructure. Users will be able to put capital in strategy and leave the system to deal with the challenge of trading, rebalancing and optimization.
Looking Ahead
With the rise of competition in DeFi, the collaborative relationship between application-layer providers and infrastructure providers is becoming evidently significant. The combination of Glider with 1inch can be seen as an indication of an increased interest in making the user experience more appealing, without sacrificing performance and efficiency.
Glider is now laying the foundations of being a next-generation onchain investing platform, with gasless execution, automated settlements and routing optimization. In the meantime, 1inch keeps cementing its status as the building block of the next generation of decentralized apps.
