Let’s talk about centralized and decentralized exchanges.
Centralized exchanges (CEXs) custody users’ assets and match trades on their own order books, so not every transaction is recorded on-chain.
One thing many people overlook: anyone can create a liquidity pool on a DEX. New tokens can be listed quickly, but there are also more counterfeit tokens, so always verify the contract address.
Before swapping tokens on a DEX, verify the token contract address and pay attention to slippage and approval limits—don’t rely on the token name alone.
$BNB is both a core token in the Binance ecosystem and the native coin used to pay gas fees on BNB Smart Chain.