Hello,
Now that there are quite a few solutions for buying or staking cryptos, I was wondering what's the point of going through a CEX when you're not trading. I'm sure there are things I don't know, but I'd love to know all the things that are, perhaps, super interesting.
There are a few reasons why people do this and most of the reasons make sense, every fund that moves into a centralized exchange doesn't belong to crypto traders.
1. I deposit on cex to buy some coins, I don't need to do trading, and some coins are only available for purchase on centralized exchanges.
2. Some people see interest in participating in new crypto launches and some centralized exchanges offer slots for people who hold their assets on the CEX for some time to qualify for free slots to be able to buy the new tokens for IDO prices.
3. Airdrops are still a big thing in the crypto space today, it's just that the approach is different from the old ways, you need to engage in some points gathering or tasks, and few CEX are now giving users free airdrops in return for staking on their platforms or just holding some tokens on the platform.
If the CEX has its token, one of these features may be implemented, for example, HTX ( Former Huobi ) and MEXC are still offering airdrops till today through holding of assets on the exchange.