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1inch - DeFi / DEX

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  1inch's  main product is a DEX aggregator that works out the best crypto prices across decentralized exchanges. The platform launched its governance token,  1INCH , in December 2020. Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are cryptocurrency exchanges that don't require a third party to govern it all. The clue’s in the name, after all: on a decentralized exchange, there is no single company maintaining the order books, custodying funds or calling the shots. (Hypothetically, in principle, and often with some major caveats). Anyone can trade on a decentralized exchange; traders need only connect their wallets, never giving up access to their funds or personal information to companies. There are a few such exchanges, including  Uniswap ,  SushiSwap , and  PancakeSwap . But all of these exchanges, each of them relatively new and structured in different ways, sell cryptocurrencies for slightly different prices (incidentally, creating opportunities for arbitrage). So Et...

1inch - DeFi / DEX aggregator on Ethereum.

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1inch's main product is a DEX aggregator that works out the best crypto prices across decentralized exchanges. The platform launched its governance token, 1INCH , in December 2020. Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are cryptocurrency exchanges that don't require a third party to govern it all. The clue’s in the name, after all: on a decentralized exchange, there is no single company maintaining the order books, custodying funds or calling the shots. (Hypothetically, in principle, and often with some major caveats). Anyone can trade on a decentralized exchange; traders need only connect their wallets, never giving up access to their funds or personal information to companies. There are a few such exchanges, including Uniswap , SushiSwap , and PancakeSwap . But all of these exchanges, each of them relatively new and structured in different ways, sell cryptocurrencies for slightly different prices (incidentally, creating opportunities for arbitrage). So Ethereum might sell for a diff...