I lost it all on ADA, DOGE, SOL futures, 100x leverage. That pain taught me something crucial. When your exchange also acts as a market maker, it's not a fair fight. They see the entire order book, they know precisely where liquidity is, and where your liquidation price sits. Their market making profits come from the spread and from taking the opposite side of retail trades, especially leveraged ones. The structure incentives are clear: your loss can be their gain. It's a fundamental conflict of interest built into the system. Knowing this, how does it change how you view the platform you trade on?
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