# Binance’s decentralized exchange to launch this month By Shampa Mani Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1619 Published: 2019-04-09T05:36:56.000Z Updated: 2019-04-09T05:36:56.000Z Section: Business > Binance’s decentralized exchange, Binance DEX, will be launched this month, CEO Changpeng Zhao announced recently. [Binance]()’s decentralized exchange, Binance DEX, will be launched this month, CEO Changpeng Zhao announced recently. Earlier in February, Binance’s blockchain platform Binance Chain and Binance DEX [entered public testnet]() phase. The company also announced $100,000 rewards in tokens for [testing Binance DEX](). "[@Binance_DEX]() anticipated mainnet launch will happen this month" - [@cz_binance]() [#deconomy2019]() [#Binance]() — Binance (@binance) [April 4, 2019]() [#Binance]() Chain Testnet has completed its hardfork and the testnet services are stable. What’s new and improved after hardfork: Upgraded core Tendermint components Refined the governance workflow for validators Performance enhancements[https://t.co/sX0oFVvJyk]() [pic.twitter.com/sQwnRMNX2c]() — Binance DEX (@Binance_DEX) [April 9, 2019]() During his keynote speech at Deconomy 2019 in Seoul, Zhao made two major announcements – the launch of Binance DEX in April, and Binance Singapore also to launch its fiat-to-crypto platform in April, which will allow users to buy cryptocurrencies using Singapore dollars. Last week, Binance announced that its official crypto wallet app, Trust Wallet, will soon allow users to [stake crypto](). This means that users would be able to hold cryptocurrencies in their wallet and receive staking-related benefits inherent in certain tokens. In addition, Trust Wallet has also added support for Tezos. Furthermore, Binance’s token launch platform, Binance Launchpad has announced the fourth project of the year – Matic Network, a platform for scalable and instant blockchain transactions. The token sale will launch on April 24. “During the launch of Matic, Binance Launchpad will implement its new lottery format to ensuring more fairness and transparency,” Binance said. ## Links in this article - [Binance](https://www.binance.com/en) - [entered public testnet](https://tokenpost.com/Binance-DEX-and-Binance-Chain-enter-public-testnet-phase-1311) - [testing Binance DEX](https://tokenpost.com/Crypto-exchange-Binance-announces-100k-rewards-in-tokens-for-testing-Binance-DEX-1379) - [@Binance_DEX](https://twitter.com/Binance_DEX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) - [@cz_binance](https://twitter.com/cz_binance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) - [#deconomy2019](https://twitter.com/hashtag/deconomy2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) - [#Binance](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Binance?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) - [April 4, 2019](https://twitter.com/binance/status/1113630326171955200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) - [https://t.co/sX0oFVvJyk](https://t.co/sX0oFVvJyk) - [pic.twitter.com/sQwnRMNX2c](https://t.co/sQwnRMNX2c) - [April 9, 2019](https://twitter.com/Binance_DEX/status/1115454747631214592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) - [stake crypto](https://tokenpost.com/Binances-Trust-Wallet-to-launch-crypto-staking-feature-1596)