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What Is Exchange?

A platform where people buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrency. Centralized exchanges (CEX) are run by a company and hold your funds on your behalf, similar to a brokerage. Decentralized exchanges (DEX) let you trade directly from your own wallet instead.

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