When I first started learning about trading on the $TON network, I didn't have any particular expectations. It was more out of curiosity to try out a new ecosystem and see how everything worked outside of the usual centralized exchanges. The first steps were standard: a wallet, basic tokens, attempts to understand where and how to change anything.

At some point, I stumbled upon STONfi. I didn't have any high expectations, just like any other DEX, of which there are dozens in crypto. But literally from the very first swaps, I had a strange feeling that something was working differently here. The interface was easy to get used to, the logic of the actions was obvious, and the exchanges themselves went as smoothly as on the familiar centralized platforms.

What surprised me most was this feeling of transparency and simplicity. There is no feeling that you are in a complex DeFi constructor where you have to constantly check every step. At the same time, you remain on the on-chain, with your wallet and full control over your funds. For me, it was a rare moment when a decentralized exchange did not feel like a compromise compared to CEX.

Since then, STONfi has become for me not just a place for exchanges, but an example of what DeFi in $TON can really be: convenient, understandable, and not requiring sacrificing comfort for the sake of decentralization.