Stakenet’s vision: Part I — DEX vs CEXAs we draw closer to the public launch of the Stakenet DEX, we have planned a short series of articles highlighting the various types of cryptocurrency exchanges, with their advantages and disadvantages, and finalising with a summary of new developments in this area.
We have planned a community activity at the end of this article series, so make sure to read it thoroughly. We begin with the most common and popular type of exchange, a centralized exchange.
For a long time, a CEX was the only way to trade crypto. The first generation of CEXs opened for business around 2010. They’ve played an essential role in boosting crypto adoption by making it accessible to broader audiences. The largest exchanges today (i.e. Binance, Bitfinex, Coinbase) continue to operate as centralized exchanges.
This type of exchange is fast and capable of providing good liquidity, CEXs can handle heavy traffic and are relatively easier to set up and operate. Their role as custodians of their users’ funds requires that they adhere to tighter government regulations — which provides a certain peace of mind that might appeal to a new investor....
Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) arose to match the need for a secure, permanent, immutable medium to trade assets freely and without interference or special permissions from centralized entities. In other words, DEXs extend the immutable nature of the blockchain to cover the trading mechanism.....
A very interesting comparison between DEX and CEX, full version:
https://medium.com/stakenet/stakenets-vision-part-i-dex-vs-cex-158467acb532