Back in 2021 (That feels like a lifetime ago in crypto btw…) I wrote an article on Medium called **DEX UX: a competitive analysis of crypto exchanges.**

After spending months reviewing (and working on) dozens of dexes, I decided to write up some of my notes. I went through five in excruciating detail, highlighting all the little differences from each other.

I’m not going to redo that article because as Web3 has got bigger:

  1. There are a lot more Dexes
  2. DeFi protocols update their designs more often, so this would immediately be out of date
  3. I stand by a lot of my conclusions from back then
  4. I want this handbook to focus on actionable tips, not background theory.

So check out the above Medium article for some history, and read the below for some practical advice.

Users spend most of their time on other sites. This means that users prefer your site to work the same way as all the other sites they already know.

– Jakob’s Law

Essentially, your dex should look like the other dexes. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel, instead you need to follow best practice.

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