CEX vs DEX

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Automation venue tradeoffs

Automated orders run consistently across chosen venues.

You switch between exchange dashboards and manual scripts to keep strategies running and lose time and consistency. You struggle with differences in venue access: API keys and account permissions on centralized venues versus on chain signing on decentralized venues. You find that order types, latency, and permission separation vary by venue and interrupt automation when you least expect it.

Liquid Edge automates trading on the exchange account you already hold.

CEX account automationLiquid Edge connects to the exchange account you already have via that venue's API keys and places and manages orders on your account automatically.
DEX and on chain execution differencesDecentralized perpetuals and similar on chain execution require smart contract interactions and are a deferred integration; on chain workflows need signed transactions rather than API key calls.
We never get withdrawal rights. Anywhere.On a perp DEX your funds sit in an isolated onchain vault only you can withdraw from. On a centralized exchange the exchange custodies them and we connect with API permissions limited to trading. Neither route lets Liquid Edge move your capital.

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