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Waves News failure that is repeatedly explored by hack- ers and criminals. Luckily, the blockchain world has evolved to a point where these exchanges have been outgrown and to- kens can be traded with no counterparty risk. Crypto Hacks The recent update by the Waves team comes at a time when problems caused by centralized exchanges are becoming more evident every day. From the infa- mous Mt. Gox hack to the most recent Bit- finex attack, exchanges have proven to be This is exactly what the Waves DEX is, a de- a primary target for cyber-criminals. Even centralized market where users can trade worse, centralized exchanges themselves waves-based assets, including Waves, fiat may also be a threat to user’s held funds as the recent BTC-e case has shown. Overall, evolving decentralized exchang- es like the Waves DEX can be the answer to one of the main impediments to mass adoption, the lack of security. To learn more, visit the official announcement made on Waves Blog mentioned at the be- ginning of this article. tokens and cryptocurrency tokens like wBTC and wETH among others. Users can trade with no counterparty risk as all oper- ations take place on the Waves blockchain itself, ensuring that absolutely no trust is required. 40