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How is DeFinity different from Binance or Coinbase?
We get this question a lot lets break it down⤵️
DeFinity isn’t a crypto exchange CEX it’s a true ECN (Electronic Communications Network), a structure well known in TradFi and Forex, but still rare in crypto.
Here’s the key difference:
CEXs like Binance/Coinbase
▪️Centralised matching engines
▪️Trades are routed through the exchange
▪️The exchange controls liquidity, pricing, & execution
▪️They often custody your funds
▪️Sometimes act as market makers = conflict of interest
DeFinity (ECN model)
🔹Neutral, execution-only venue
🔹Orders are matched directly between participants (e.g. banks, brokers, funds)
🔹Uses Smart Order Routing (SOR) across multiple liquidity sources
🔹No custody of funds
🔹No market-making = no conflict of interest
🔹Regulated under frameworks like MiFID II/FCA/SEC
TLDR
You’re not trading with us.
You’re trading through us.
Just execution. Transparent and regulated.
ECNs have powered institutional markets for decades. We’re bringing that structure to digital assets.
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