Deep Tide TechFlow news. On July 16, 1inch co-founder Anton Bukov announced he is leaving the company’s operating team and launching a new blockchain infrastructure project, Second Tier.

According to the disclosure, Bukov previously led the design of core architectures including the 1inch Router, Fusion, and cross-chain swaps. He stopped participating in 1inch’s day-to-day operations at the end of November 2025 due to differences in strategic direction and with the management team, but he still retains his co-founder status and 50% equity. Second Tier aims to build secure, efficient blockchain infrastructure, with the goal of shortening the distance between users’ “economic intent” and “final execution.”