Is PancakeSwap a good exchange?

PancakeSwap, a low-fee decentralized exchange on BNB Chain, offers diverse crypto pairs, yield farming, and NFTs, but faces security risks and network congestion.

Mar 21, 2025 at 04:30 pm

• Low transaction costs : Thanks to Binance Smart Chain (BSC), PancakeSwap's transaction fees are significantly lower than Ethereum's Gas fees, and they are settled with BNB tokens, which greatly reduces the transaction burden on users.

• There are a variety of trading pairs : There are up to 5776 cryptocurrency trading pairs. Among cryptocurrency exchanges, the number of trading pairs is at the leading level, which can meet the diversified trading needs of users. Whether it is popular mainstream coins or some emerging currencies with potential, users can find corresponding trading pairs here.

• Rich and diverse functions : In addition to the basic cryptocurrency trading function, PancakeSwap also provides cross-chain services to facilitate users to transfer assets between different blockchains; the income farm function allows users to obtain profits by providing liquidity, providing users with additional profit channels; the NFT collection sector meets the user group who is interested in digital collectibles, greatly expanding users' operations and profit space on the platform.

• The decentralized characteristics are significant : as a decentralized exchange, users have absolute control over their assets, and the assets and exchanges are independent of each other. Users do not need to have cumbersome registration procedures. They only need to connect (authorize) with PancakeSwap through their own hot wallet, and can use the various services provided by the platform, fully ensuring users' independent control over their assets.

• Adequate liquidity : PancakeSwap has huge liquidity, which means that users can easily trade when buying and selling cryptocurrencies, and there will be no major price slippage problems caused by insufficient liquidity, and the trading process can be carried out efficiently and smoothly.

• High yield potential : The numerous trading pairs on the platform provide attractive annualized yields, which is powerfully attractive to users who pursue asset appreciation, attracting a large number of users to actively participate in platform transactions to obtain potential high returns.

• There are limitations in trading pairs : Although PancakeSwap provides considerable number of trading pairs, there is still room for improvement in the richness of trading pairs compared with some large centralized exchanges. For users with very niche or special transactional requirements, the platform may not fully meet their needs.

• Security risks : As a decentralized exchange, PancakeSwap faces inherent security risks in this field, such as hacker attacks, fraud, etc. The platform was attacked in 2021. Although it did not cause any major losses, it also sounded the alarm for users. Users must be vigilant during use and properly protect their private keys, passwords and other key information to prevent assets from being damaged.

• Impact of network congestion : PancakeSwap's transactions rely on the BSC network. When the BSC network is busy, transactions on the platform may experience delays or even failures. This will greatly affect the user's trading experience, such as the transaction confirmation time is greatly extended, resulting in the user being unable to complete the transaction operations in a timely manner.

• Regulatory uncertainty : Decentralized exchanges are usually not directly regulated by many regulatory agencies, which not only brings some freedom to users, but also brings risks. In some regions, the legal status of cryptocurrency-related businesses is still unclear, and users may face uncertainty in legal compliance with their participation in transactions, increasing potential risks.

• Market volatility risk : The cryptocurrency market itself has great volatility, and it is also difficult to avoid this risk when trading on PancakeSwap. The price of cryptocurrency is affected by various factors such as market supply and demand relations, macroeconomic situation, policies and regulations, and the sharp fluctuations in prices may lead to a sharp shrinkage of user asset value.

• Prepare a compatible wallet : You need a Binance Smart Chain (BSC) compatible wallet, which is available on both desktop and mobile, and you can choose according to your usage habits and needs. PancakeSwap supports many common wallets such as Trust Wallet, MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Token Pocket and SafePal. Taking Trust Wallet as an example, you need to download the Trust Wallet app in the mobile app store first. After the installation is completed, create or import the wallet according to the in-app guidelines, and be sure to properly keep important information such as mnemonics.

• Connect the wallet to the platform : Open the official PancakeSwap website and find the entrance to connect to the wallet on the page, which is usually presented in a prominent button. After clicking this button, the wallet selection interface will pop up, selecting the BSC compatible wallet you prepared before, such as Trust Wallet. At this time, the wallet application will automatically pop up a connection confirmation prompt. After confirming the connection, the wallet can be successfully connected to the PancakeSwap platform.

• Select the trading token : Enter the trading interface and select the token you intend to use for trading in the "from" column to ensure that there is a sufficient amount of the token balance in your wallet. In the "to" column, select the token you expect to obtain through the transaction and enter exactly the amount you want to trade. When entering the amount, check carefully to avoid transaction errors due to input errors.

• Confirm the transaction operation : After completing the above steps, be sure to carefully check the details of the transaction, including the type, quantity, amount and other information of the transaction. After confirming that, click the transaction confirmation button. At this time, the wallet will receive a transaction confirmation prompt. You need to confirm the transaction again in the wallet to complete the entire transaction process. After completing the confirmation operation, just wait patiently for the transaction to be completed, and the transaction time will be affected by factors such as network conditions.