Moving assets from CEX to DEX has been a cumbersome and difficult process for many users.

Binance launched CEX to DEX trades without the need for bridges. The cryptocurrency exchange Binance has debuted central exchange (CEX) to decentralized exchange (DEX) trades, allowing customers to use funds from their Binance wallets to execute DEX trades, eliminating the need for asset bridges or manual transfers. According to the exchange, customers can use $USDC

from Circle and other compatible stablecoins to acquire tokens on the Ethereum, Solana, Base, and BNB Smart Chain networks. The new CEX to DEX function is also compatible with other tools on the platform, including Binance Alpha, which gives users the ability to discover emerging tokens in early stages of development, and Binance's quick purchase tool. The incorporation of CEX trades to DEX unlocks a smoother user experience and reduces the complexity of managing digital assets. This reduction in complexity addresses the inherent technical entry barrier to the user experience that makes it difficult for new users to interact with digital assets. Complex user interfaces and a clumsy user experience are among the most cited problems in the crypto world. Overcoming the user experience problem in crypto and taking cryptocurrencies out of the AOL era.

In November 2024, the WalletConnect Foundation and Reown established a standard framework for crypto wallets in order to improve user experience and promote ease of use.

Pedro Gomes, director of the WalletConnect Foundation, told Cointelegraph that the standards framework for wallets focused on several key areas, including "minimizing clicks, reducing friction in transactions, interoperability, and providing clear and accessible information." Anurag Arjun, co-founder of Avail — a unified chain abstraction solution — and the Layer 2 network Polygon, also told Cointelegraph that current blockchain abstraction techniques are fragmenting liquidity across the ecosystem. The co-founder of Polygon said that each blockchain network has its own set of security assumptions, presenting challenges for interoperability; Arjun specifically cited bridging techniques as cumbersome for the end user. Sandeep Nailwal, who co-founded Polygon with Arjun, recently expressed similar sentiments and said that cryptocurrencies need to improve the user experience before achieving mass adoption, comparing the current state of cryptocurrencies to the internet of the late 1990s. Nailwal told Cointelegraph that cryptocurrencies need to adopt a smoother integration with fiat, better custody solutions that include key recovery, and hardware wallets integrated into mobile devices to take cryptocurrencies out of the "AOL era" and achieve mass appeal.