1inch announced that it integrated its Swap API into Rewardy Wallet to enable gasless decentralized exchange (DEX) swaps on Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, Arbitrum and Optimism. The move removes the need to hold native network tokens for fees by routing payments through Rewardy’s RWD token, an approach the firms said simplifies onboarding and cross‑chain activity.
The integration targets persistent user friction in DeFi: fragmented gas tokens and manual network management. By combining 1inch’s aggregation and routing with Rewardy’s account abstraction and EIP‑7702 support, the partners aim to make swaps feel closer to traditional app experiences.
The integration embeds 1inch’s Swap API directly inside Rewardy Wallet’s in‑app swap interface, according to the statement released. That routing layer continues to seek the best available liquidity and pricing across supported pools and automated market makers, while Rewardy handles transaction settlement using its native token, RWD.
Technically, the setup leverages account abstraction and the EIP‑7702 pattern to decouple fee payment from native gas tokens. This allows users to authorize and execute swaps without maintaining balances of ETH, BNB or other chain native currencies; fees are paid in RWD and abstracted away by the wallet’s logic.
Implications for users and markets
The practical effect is lower cognitive load for retail users and fewer stalled transactions caused by missing native gas. For traders who move across Layer‑2s and alternative chains, consolidating fee payment to a single token reduces steps and potential errors, which could modestly raise execution frequency and on‑chain activity.
While the integration enhances convenience, it shifts fee economics onto a non‑native token. That creates operational dependencies — for example, users and market makers must accept RWD‑settled flows. The firms framed this as a user‑experience improvement; independent assessment of liquidity depth and routing performance will determine whether swaps remain consistently cost‑effective versus native‑gas paths.
Regulatory or compliance specifics were not disclosed in the announcement. The statement focused on product mechanics and user experience rather than geographic licensing or KYC/AML arrangements.
Investors and wallets are likely to monitor two signals next: on‑chain uptake of RWD as a fee medium across the five chains, and whether 1inch’s routing maintains competitive pricing once gas payments are abstracted. Those indicators will be the clearest test of whether gasless UX patterns can scale without compromising liquidity or execution costs.
