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Re:FTX Tapped into Customer Accounts to Fund Risky Bets, Set... by tl_donson on Thursday November 10, 2022 @09:25PM (#33556612)
> On a DEX you can't even know if the person on the other end is a real person or not without going outside the chain.

why does it matter if the counterparty is a human?

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Re:FTX Tapped into Customer Accounts to Fund Risky Bets, Set... by LeafGuild on Thursday November 10, 2022 @09:38PM (#33556695)
If I'm trying to arrange a trade on the DEX so I can get a pizza for my dogecoins, how do I know the other person is a real pizza chef and not a bot trying to scam me?
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