# Why Now: The Crypto Trading Dilema Centralized exchanges control 90% of crypto trading volume. This dominance isn't accidental—it's earned through superior user experience, advanced trading features, and deep liquidity pools that make large trades possible without significant price impact. CEXs offer what traders want: instant deposits, sophisticated order types, and professional-grade interfaces. But this convenience comes at a devastating cost. Behind the sleek interfaces and instant trades lies a system built on blind trust. Users surrender their assets to centralized entities, hoping they'll remain solvent and secure. Each trade, each deposit, each withdrawal depends entirely on the exchange's honesty and competence. The model mimics traditional finance—the very system cryptocurrency was designed to disrupt. This contradiction creates an unsustainable tension. As trading volume grows, so does the honey pot for hackers and the temptation for insiders. Every CEX becomes a single point of failure, a central target in a decentralized ecosystem. The question isn't if this model will fail, but when. \[Need: Visual comparing CEX market share vs. cumulative losses, highlighting the growing tension between convenience and risk] --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://paper.yamata.io/why-now-the-crypto-trading-dilema.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.