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Web3’s current trading infrastructure fails to offer institutional participants privacy, scale and sophistication. It lags behind market maturity, leaving institutional and large-scale traders underserved.
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Latest DEX News
A decentralized exchange (DEX) is a peer-to-peer marketplace where users can trade cryptocurrencies directly with each other without the need for a centralized intermediary like a traditional exchange.
DEXs operate using smart contracts on blockchains, facilitating greater autonomy, transparency and potentially lower fees. DEXs are crucial to the growing decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape.
Stay informed with Cointelegraph’s latest news and analysis on DEXs.
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Despite the rising DEX-to-CEX ratio, centralized exchanges still lead in the crypto spot market, posting $3.9 trillion in trading volume, compared to $877 billion for DEXs.
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A programmable, inclusive financial infrastructure like Velo’s can solve challenges of cross-border settlements and access to liquidity.
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Crypto criminals are using crosschain tools such as bridges, DEXs and coin swappers to obscure $21.8B in illicit flows across multiple blockchains.
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Solana’s memecoin race gets a shakeup as LetsBonk overtakes Pump.fun in daily revenue, while TradFi and DeFi move closer to convergence.
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Status Network is redesigning L2 economics around free transactions, native yield, and community-driven funding.
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Key metrics on Solana remain flat despite LetsBonk’s recent surge, but supporting data suggests memecoins may be staging a comeback.
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PancakeSwap posted $325 billion in June trading volume, its highest ever, as crosschain swaps and Solana expansion fueled growth and dominance on BNB Chain.
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Solana increased its DEX market share and moved ahead of Ethereum, but will SOL price follow anytime soon?
5531 - Market Analysis
HYPE is up 300%, and Hyperliquid leads the DEX perp market. But with a $38B valuation and just 21 validators, some question whether the rise is sustainable.
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OKX partners with Consensys to integrate its DEX aggregator into MetaMask, giving users access to more than 500 DEXs and new MEV protection via SERVO.
4615 - Market Analysis
Ethereum layer-2 growth and $830 million in spot ETH ETF inflows show investors’ true feelings even as the wider crypto market crumbles.
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Flare Network’s bridging technology and FAssets are bringing institutional and retail XRP holders into DeFi, tapping a massive pool of idle liquidity.
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Crypto exchange Bybit is launching Byreal, a hybrid decentralized exchange on Solana that combines centralized exchange liquidity with DeFi transparency.
5438 - Altcoin Watch
SOL’s futures open interest hits a 2-year high above $7.4 billion, but neutral funding and declining DEX activity cast doubt on a breakout to $200.
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