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Exchange

Also called CEX, centralised exchange

What crypto means by it

A company that matches buyers and sellers and holds your funds while you trade. Convenient, and it means someone else is holding your money.

What you already know this as

A broker with a client money account. Your positions are real, the custody is theirs.

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