According to @simplykashif, a new thread uses CryptoQuant’s 2025 dataset to identify which crypto exchanges were actually active in 2025 by analyzing where users traded, held liquidity, and moved funds; source: X post by @simplykashif dated Jan 15, 2026; source: CryptoQuant 2025 data. For trading, focusing order routing on venues showing stronger exchange reserves and positive wallet netflows can target deeper liquidity and reduce slippage, directly affecting execution quality; source: CryptoQuant 2025 data (exchange reserves and netflow metrics); source: X post by @simplykashif dated Jan 15, 2026. Traders can monitor CryptoQuant 2025 metrics such as exchange reserves, net inflows/outflows, and spot versus derivatives volumes to adjust venue selection, manage counterparty risk, and time entries during liquidity shifts; source: CryptoQuant 2025 data; source: X post by @simplykashif dated Jan 15, 2026.

According to @dydxfoundation, the team met with traders and institutions in December to discuss execution, routing, and the roadmap for onchain derivatives at a Solana Breakpoint side event with Coinroutes and at Tokenized Summit with Gamma Prime, source: dYdX Foundation on X, Jan 9, 2026. They added that more in-person engagement is planned for 2026, highlighting ongoing direct dialogue on trading infrastructure for decentralized derivatives, source: dYdX Foundation on X, Jan 9, 2026.

According to dYdX Foundation, on-chain trading venues are no longer merely alternatives to centralized exchanges and are becoming core venues for execution, driven by a shift highlighted in their statement (source: dYdX Foundation on X, Dec 29, 2025). The foundation cites five key drivers for routing order flow on-chain: self-custody, transparency, liquidity, price, and speed, indicating improving execution quality on DEXs relative to CEXs (source: dYdX Foundation on X, Dec 29, 2025). For traders, this implies monitoring on-chain order book depth, realized slippage, and latency alongside CEX benchmarks to capture tighter spreads and competitive pricing as liquidity consolidates on-chain (source: dYdX Foundation on X, Dec 29, 2025). Strategy-wise, consider adaptive routing that compares on-chain price-time priority and liquidity with CEX quotes in real time to optimize fill quality and cost (source: dYdX Foundation on X, Dec 29, 2025).

According to @GreeksLive, its Smart Trading processed $135 million in trading volume over the past week, highlighting strong throughput for complex order flows (Source: @GreeksLive on X, Dec 17, 2025). The service cumulatively saved $41,000 in slippage costs during the same period, indicating tangible cost reduction at execution (Source: @GreeksLive on X, Dec 17, 2025). Through multi-leg balanced execution, proportions across different legs remain consistent in complex strategies, ensuring trade execution as stated by the source (Source: @GreeksLive on X, Dec 17, 2025). These metrics directly reflect operational performance in minimizing slippage and maintaining leg ratios for complex trades, according to the source (Source: @GreeksLive on X, Dec 17, 2025).

According to the source, 1inch Co-Founder @deacix stated that centralized crypto exchanges could disappear within the next decade as DeFi aggregators take over, defining a long-term structural shift in market share and execution routing. source: statement attributed to 1inch Co-Founder @deacix on X, Oct 4, 2025. For traders, the thesis flags long-horizon business-model risk for CEX platforms and their exchange tokens while elevating DeFi aggregators and DEX routing ecosystems such as 1inch (1INCH) as key venues to monitor for volume share and liquidity trends. source: statement attributed to 1inch Co-Founder @deacix on X, Oct 4, 2025.

According to @secondswap_io, token supply is becoming fragmented and complex as projects expand to new chains, issue staking derivatives, and implement novel vesting schedules, creating an opportunity for DEXs, source: @secondswap_io on X, Aug 25, 2025. For trading, the key takeaway is to monitor effective supply by chain and across derivative wrappers when evaluating liquidity, pricing, and order routing on DEX venues to align execution with the source-identified fragmentation, source: @secondswap_io on X, Aug 25, 2025. Traders should build supply maps that include chain distribution, staking-derivative float, and vesting timelines to better navigate DEX markets flagged as an opportunity by the source, source: @secondswap_io on X, Aug 25, 2025.