🚨 Why You Should Never Swap Directly on a Single DEX

& What Exactly Is a DEX Aggregator?

You have 100,000 USDC and want to buy ETH.

Most traders do the same thing: open a DEX → type amount → click Swap.

Result?

You receive less ETH than the real market rate — losing hundreds of dollars to slippage and price impact.

Why does this happen?

Because you tried to push a large order into a single liquidity pool with limited depth.

You forced the price against yourself.

🔸 What Is a DEX Aggregator?

Think of it like Skyscanner —

Skyscanner doesn’t sell flights; it scans airlines to find the best price.

A DEX Aggregator doesn’t hold liquidity.

It scans all DEXs to find you the best execution price.

🔸 How Aggregators Save You Money

When you sell 100,000 USDC through an aggregator, it uses two smart mechanisms:

1️⃣ Order Splitting

Your swap is divided across multiple DEXs →

Less pressure on each pool →

Much lower slippage.

2️⃣ Smart Routing / Detours

It finds alternative paths that are cheaper than direct swaps.

🔹 The Rule

DEXs = where liquidity is provided.

Aggregators = where liquidity is consumed.

As a trader, you should always swap on aggregators if you want the best price.

Are you using a search engine to find cheap flights…

or walking straight into the airport to pay the highest price?

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🔸 Read carefully before making any financial decisions.

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