DeFi App founder says platform delivers ‘centralized exchange-like experience’ — fully decentralized

DeFi trading might be on-chain, but that doesn’t mean it has to be hard to use. That’s the philosophy behind DeFi App, according to founder Dan Greer, who joined Malak Albaw on TheStreet Roundtable to explain how his platform is simplifying the DeFi experience without sacrificing permissionless access.

“DeFi App is a centralized exchange-like experience, but entirely decentralized,” said Greer. “We support six chains right now. The moment that anything launches on those chains… you can instantly access that via DeFi App.”

Inspired by the complexity plaguing traditional DeFi tools, Greer said the app was born from frustration.

“We are powered by Uniswap and hundreds of others,” said Dan Greer, founder of DeFi App. “So we aggregate DeFi DEXs. They are the ones performing the swaps behind the scenes. We just show it all in like a nice UI that people can sort of follow. And that's how we've created this centralized exchange experience.”

The app is powered by Uniswap and hundreds of other decentralized exchanges, with DeFi App aggregating those backends into a sleek, simplified UI. “That’s how we’ve created this centralized exchange experience,” he explained. “You don’t have to worry about what chain your ETH is on.”

Despite the bear market, Greer sees opportunity through simplicity and education. “We’re permissionless… which is a double-edged sword. So a large piece of that is education, safety rails… we give you the information you need, and if you want to go deeper, you can double-click.”

On meme coins? “I actually think they’re amazing… it’s just an example of anyone anywhere can fundraise, crowdsource, get a group of people together all rallying around a single idea.”

The goal is clear, onboard the next wave. “Our eyes are set on the 700 million people on centralized exchanges that have barely touched DeFi.”

DeFi App is a decentralized trading platform designed to feel like a centralized exchange, offering seamless token swaps without gas fees, bridging, or wallet confusion. It aggregates liquidity from top DEXs like Uniswap while hiding backend complexities from the user.

According to DeFiLlama, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have seen a surge in activity, with PancakeSwap leading the 24-hour trading volume at over $10.61 billion, a staggering 98.9% increase. Uniswap followed with $4.29 billion, while Cetus posted the most explosive growth, jumping 143% to $2.62 billion. Together, the top three DEXs account for a significant chunk of the total $26.7 billion in daily decentralized trading volume.

In the past week, total DEX volume reached $117.56 billion, marking a 13.08% increase.

DeFi App founder says platform delivers ‘centralized exchange-like experience’ — fully decentralized first appeared on TheStreet on May 23, 2025

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