DEX

See also: dex, Dex, and dex-

English

Noun

DEX (countable and uncountable, plural DEXes or DEXs)

1. (roleplaying games, uncountable) Alternative form of dex (“dexterity”)
2. (cryptocurrencies) Abbreviation of decentralized exchange.

   Antonym: CEX

   • 2024 April 10, Alex Wearn, “CEXs vs. DEXs: The Future Battle Lines”, in CoinDesk‎^[1]:

     Examining the history of how DEXs have evolved can help elucidate where DEXs are headed and how they will compete with centralized exchanges.

   • 2024 November 19, Omkar Godbole, “SOL Looks Set to Outperform BTC as Solana-Based DEXs Register Record $41B in Trading Volume: Godbole”, in CoinDesk‎^[2]:

     The Solana blockchain alone did more volume than Ethereum, Base and BSC's cumulative DEX activity of $37.9 billion, of which Ethereum accounted for $14.3 billion while the rest did over $11 billion each.

Anagrams

• Exd.

Romanian

Proper noun

DEX n

1. (linguistics) Abbreviation of Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române: the most important dictionary of the Romanian language, first published in 1975.