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DApp is short for decentralised application. It is a software that does not run on servers owned by a single corporation.
Instead of a firm owning the underlying infrastructure and being free to change it, censor it or even shut it down, the logic of a DApp is executed by smart contracts on a public blockchain.
Once launched, it runs according to the code and no party can turn it off or change its behaviour unilaterally. Today, most DApps are based on Ethereum or other smart contract platforms. These include decentralised exchanges and lending systems, games and digital art marketplaces.
Historically, the UX has been heavy-handed compared to standard applications – wallet connections, gas fees, transaction confirmation all create complexity that would be off-putting to most mainstream consumers.
But the underlying suggestion is real: an app that no single corporation owns, and that can’t be easily shut down by a regulator, is a structurally distinct thing.
Example: A user in a country with capital controls wants to convert 1 crypto for another without going through an exchange that might be prohibited or require identification verification. Their strategy is to connect a self-custody wallet to a decentralized exchange (DApp) and do the swap directly on-chain, without intermediaries and without needing an account.
