A company-run platform where you deposit funds and trade crypto through their servers, with the exchange holding your assets. CEXs like Coinbase and Binance offer fast trading and easy fiat on-ramps but require trusting them with custody. 'Not your keys, not your coins' warns against leaving funds there.
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CEX (Centralized Exchange)
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