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Centralized exchanges succeed by off‑loading technical complexity from users
  • Centralized platforms can cut corners on infrastructure, compliance, and latency, delivering a seamless trading experience.
  • By handling validator coordination, order‑book management, and settlement internally, they let users ignore the underlying engineering challenges.
  • This model creates a high‑speed, low‑friction product that attracts volume at the cost of user custody.
  • The trade‑off is a reliance on a single corporate entity for security and continuity.
MonaeBell Curve00:00:00

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“That's why centralized exchanges have been so successful so far is that you get to basically cut a lot of corners or or I guess you just kind of like get to not think about a lot of these problems.” — Monae
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“That's why centralized exchanges have been so successful so far is that you get to basically cut a lot of corners.” — Monae

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Centralized vs Decentralized Exchange Trade-offs

Centralized exchanges win by abstracting away the heavy technical burden, but they require users to place blind trust in a single entity. Hyperliquid seeks to give users the same frictionless experience while retaining the trust-less guarantees of DeFi. The discussion highlights why users care about custody, innovation speed, and systemic risk.

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