AI agents: the future of trading?

AI agents are reshaping crypto, and 1inch Business offers everything you need to build them.

Everyone in crypto has heard the term AI agent - but few can say what it really means. The buzz is everywhere, yet the idea is straightforward: AI agents are autonomous apps that can make decisions and take action in complex digital environments. In Web3, specifically, they can trade, manage portfolios, analyze data or even interact with protocols on a user’s behalf. And all of that is done fast, accurately and without getting tired.

The rapid rise of AI-driven automation is opening a new chapter for decentralized finance. You no longer have to react to every market move. Instead, you can hand over repetitive or time-sensitive tasks to smart agents. They operate 24/7, executing strategies based on code and data as opposed to human emotion. Once that required constant attention. Now, it’s becoming seamless, automated and efficient.

From buzzwords to real impact

An AI agent isn’t just a chatbot or a script. It’s an entity that can perceive, reason and act toward a goal. They could take over numerous tasks - from detecting arbitrage opportunities to rebalancing portfolios or managing liquidity positions. And the best AI agents are those which don’t just follow orders. They learn and adapt to be able to operate independently.

In the DeFi world, we’re talking about agents that can monitor multiple DEXes, simulate outcome and execute trades when conditions meet those predefined by the user.

Why 1inch Business matters

Developers building AI-driven systems need reliable access to data, liquidity and execution - all without friction. That’s where 1inch Business comes in. It offers APIs that could power a wide range of AI agent use cases, including trading bots that can aggregate liquidity and execute swaps at optimal rates.

1inch’s aggregation and routing techs enable developers to focus on strategy and logic, while the 1inch infrastructure takes care of the heavy lifting: routing, pricing and execution across dozens of DEXes.

The road ahead

As AI systems become more autonomous, what will be crucial is transparent access to decentralized infrastructure. AI agents in crypto must interact with open data and verifiable protocols - not black-box APIs. DeFi gives them exactly that: a playground for permissionless innovation.

With 1inch Business APIs, builders can turn their AI-centered ideas into operable products - fast and secure.

The age of AI-powered DeFi is coming. Build your own AI agent with 1inch Business!