Weeks ago Binance admits to the mistake of storing users funds in a collateral wallet, is this not why they passed the Reserve Audit?🤦 All they have to do is just move crypto assets that belongs to exchange users into their collateral wallet and pass the audit and avoid getting caught. Then they go on Twitter and make a tweet that
"Funds are Safu".
https://dailyhodl.com/2023/01/24/binance-admits-to-mistake-of-storing-its-users-crypto-assets-inside-collateral-wallet-report/I believe the came out in the open before someone else does, to keep their reputation in checked.
As for the auditors, they don't even know how to audit in the first place, or is it right to say that exchanges just know how to get smarter than auditors?
Anyway, it's easier for them to meddle with users funds and do what they feel like, FTX Sam was caught doesn't mean he is the only bad actor, others aren't pure as well.
No matter what you plan to do on centralised exchanges, do not trust them.
I find your posture to be reasonable, exchanges can be used but traders need to always be very careful about how they deal with them, because as we know hackers are always looking to get around the security of exchanges and if at the time you have all your coins there then it is likely that you may never recover your money, so whenever you are done exchanging your coins you need to get them out as soon as possible to avoid a scenario like the one I am describing.