# Suggestion: Make DEX - Gate.io is Over **URL:** \ **Category:** Research\ **Created:** [September 3, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/suggestion-make-dex-gate-io-is-over/10713 "2023-09-03T12:22:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![Anynomous](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/anynomous/32/2928_2.png) [@Anynomous](https://forum.grin.mw/u/Anynomous)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/suggestion-make-dex-gate-io-is-over/10713/13 "2023-09-06T07:12:42Z")
> [@minexpert](#): > > being listed in one place is incompatible with decentralization There are five exchanges at the moment to buy and sell Grin: > If we want to promote decentralized availability of Grin, the bounty for atomic swap is probably the best way forward: > [@Questions about the State of the Atomic Swap PR and Introduction](https://forum.grin.mw/t/questions-about-the-state-of-the-atomic-swap-pr-and-introduction/10332/3): > > Yes I agree, it should be initiate-able from either chain. The main problem I am considering is the adoption of the optimized swap approach. Even though it’s clearly better I think it just makes sense to start from something that I understand fully how to implement. Also from there it might become obvious what changes need to be made to optimize the setup. > [@Request for funding @gene (Adaptor signature atomic swaps GRN-BTC)](https://forum.grin.mw/t/request-for-funding-gene-adaptor-signature-atomic-swaps-grn-btc/8632): > > Who am I My name is Gene Ferneau, and I’m a developer and cryptographic engineer. My focus is on privacy-enhancing technologies and cryptocurrencies. I have been following Grin for a while, and want to become more involved with the project’s development. What is the project This project aims to create a no\_std library for performing adaptor signature atomic swaps between Grin and Bitcoin. Atomic swaps are a great way for the decentralized exchange of cryptocurrencies. They remove the need for… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.grin.mw/t/suggestion-make-dex-gate-io-is-over/10713)._