#CEXvsDEX101 Crypto’s Great Divide!**

**CEX (Centralized Exchange - e.g., Binance, Coinbase):**

- **✅ Pros**: Fast, easy fiat on-ramps, customer support. Great for beginners!

- **❌ Cons**: You don’t hold your keys. "Not your keys, not your crypto."

**DEX (Decentralized Exchange - e.g., Uniswap, PancakeSwap):**

- **✅ Pros**: Trade peer-to-peer. Total control. No sign-ups!

- **❌ Cons**: You manage everything. Slippage + gas fees bite.

**💡 Takeaway**:

CEX = Convenience. DEX = Freedom.

**New?** Start with CEX. **Evolved?** Go DEX.

*Always DYOR!*

➡️ **Which side are you on??