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DEX

Also called decentralised exchange

What crypto means by it

An exchange that is code rather than a company. You trade from your own wallet against a pool of assets, and nobody takes custody at any point.

What you already know this as

A currency exchange booth that is an algorithm instead of a person, and never closes.

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