According to Messari research, the decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges (DEX) are five times superior to centralized platforms in raising the price of native tokens.
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DEX tokens increased by an average of 241% this year, while centralized tokens increased only by 44%.
And that's not counting some recent ups. The report says that the Kyber token (KNC) was leading with a growth of more than 420%, however, after the publication of the report, KNC almost doubled in price, and LRC increased by 46%, while top tokens centralized exchange declined average.
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At the same time, the OKB token of the centralized OKEx platform took the leading position with a result of 108%.
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According to the report, almost every major DEX has or will undergo a major update, which will increase incentives for scalability and liquidity, and increase interest in their respective tokens.