Aerodrome Token AERO Rose 48 Percent Over Four Weeks

WHY IT MATTERS

A decentralized exchange, or DEX, is a platform that lets people trade cryptocurrencies directly with each other without a central company handling the trades — think of it like a peer-to-peer marketplace instead of a traditional stock exchange. AERO is the token tied to one such DEX called Aerodrome, which runs on a network called Base. When a DEX token rises in price, it can reflect growing interest in that platform, similar to how a company's stock might rise if more customers start using its services. However, smaller tokens like AERO tend to swing more dramatically than large, well-known cryptocurrencies, much like how shares of a small startup can move more sharply than shares of a large corporation.