Is the Next Generation of DEXs Coming? Privacy + Self-Custody May Become the Industry Standard

Question

[Crypto World] At a recent blockchain week hosted by a leading exchange, the discussion about next-generation DEXs was quite interesting. There’s now a basic industry consensus: future decentralized trading infrastructure must focus on three key aspects—privacy protection, self-custody, and open access. Interestingly, everyone believes the scale of this will far exceed the combined volume of all current DEXs.

The Aster team also took the opportunity to reveal their plans for the first half of 2026. Their focus will be on three areas: infrastructure development, expanding real-world use cases for their token, and ecosystem expansion. Of course, they won’t be neglecting their core strength of high-quality liquidity.

To be honest, judging from the remarks of various industry leaders, global market demand for this kind of open, privacy-preserving, user-controlled trading is definitely emerging. Both technology and the market are moving in this direction, so now it’s just a matter of who can be the first to bring it to reality.

ImpermanentSage · Accepted Answer

I've been hearing about privacy + self-custody for at least three years now, and it's still the same group of people talking about it. What about real-world adoption?

BearMarketMonk · Answer

Privacy + self-custody sounds great, but can both really be done well at the same time? History tells me it's usually one or the other.

BTCBeliefStation · Answer

Privacy + self-custody sounds pretty good, but I wonder if Aster can actually pull it off, or if it's just another PPT fundraising scheme...

token_therapist · Answer

Privacy + self-custody sounds great, but how many can actually be implemented? As for whether Aster will succeed this time, we’ll have to wait until 2026 to see.

LuckyBlindCat · Answer

Privacy + self-custody sounds very appealing, but there are very few who can actually achieve it. Aster won't take action until 2026, which feels a bit slow.

UnluckyLemur · Answer

Privacy + self-custody sounds impressive, but how many can actually be used? Feels like the same old story of making big promises.

ser_we_are_early · Answer

Privacy self-custody sounds great, but who knows when it will actually be usable... It feels like Aster is playing a big game here, just a little worried whether they can deliver on schedule in 2026.