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What is a DEX, Part 3: AMM and Order Book ModelsThere are two decentralized exchange (DEX) models: the Automated Market Maker (AMM) and the Order Book approach. Through short case studies of STON.fi and STORM Trade you’ll discover how these platforms revolutionize token exchanges, challenge traditional financial paradigms, and offer unprecedented levels of user control and market participation. Two primary DEX models exist: Automated Market Maker (AMM) platforms like STON.fi or Uniswap Order Book-based exchanges like dYdX or STORM trade Automated Market Maker (AMM) Model: STON.fi Case Study STON.fi represents a pioneering AMM-based DEX in the TON ecosystem, embodying the c -
What is a DEX, Part 2: DEX vs CEXCentralized Exchanges (CEX) have long dominated the cryptocurrency landscape, but there is an alternative: Decentralized Exchanges (DEX). This exploration delves into the intricate differences between these two trading platforms, unveiling the complex ecosystem of digital asset exchanges. From the user-friendly interfaces of traditional platforms to the groundbreaking principles of decentralized trading, discover the nuanced advantages, challenges, and transformative potential of these competing approaches to financial transactions. Most centralized exchanges (CEX) mirror traditional financial services like the New York Stock Exchange. Thi -
DEXs As The Only Real Exchanges in CryptoThe blockchain entails decentralization. However, paradoxically, the exchanges that have operated in the blockchain and crypto space since its inception were all centralized. If we look at the landscape of cryptocurrency exchanges and examine their development from the standpoint of their basis, detached from the legal and regulatory requirements, we will notice that all of the major ones like Binance were deployed by a group of people who later took custody of the legal entity and the funds entrusted to it by the users. The collapse of several exchanges like FTX in 2022 and the ensuing crackdown on the part of the US Securities and Exchan
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DEX SecurityA decentralized exchange is a platform that specializes in the trade of digital assets like cryptocurrencies and NFTs. By virtue of being based on the blockchain, a decentralized exchange, or DEX, can access the network and perform all of the same operations like a centralized exchange. However, unlike its centralized counterpart, a decentralized exchange does not act as an intermediary legal entity – it allows users to interact on a peer-to-peer basis, providing them merely with the interface and infrastructure facilities needed. All decentralized exchanges perform trustless operations by relying on automated smart contracts that act as c
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Liquidity providers on DEXesA liquidity pool is a basis for DeFi that does not have an exact equivalent in the classical financial system. In simple terms, a liquidity pool is a smart contract where a certain number of tokens is blocked so that any DeFi participants can use them for exchanges, crediting, blockchain games, profitable yield farming, and other operations. Decentralized exchanges (DEX) that use automated market making (AMM) work on liquidity pools. The providers who bring liquidity to the pool receive compensation when traders use their funds. Liquidity pool users get immediate access to the tokens they exchange. There are no intermediaries in this proce
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Trading on DEXsYou can learn about the differences between Decentralized (DEX) and Centralized (CEX) Exchanges here . Now we’ll briefly cover how to trade on a DEX. The exchange process itself is extremely simple. You do not need to register on the exchange, make a deposit to trade, or submit your personal data to the exchange operator. You just connect your crypto wallet and immediately see all the tokens available to exchange. Then you choose what you want to exchange and confirm the transaction – and the tokens you acquired are instantly transferred to your wallet. There are no centralized intermediary companies involved in this transaction; the ex
