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Can DeFi compete with the user experience of centralized exchanges? 1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz Sergej Kunz weighs in on the latest episode of Chain Reaction: "CEXs act as gatekeepers... If you want to convert crypto-native CEX users into DeFi, you need a much better UX than what is available... show more

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