One of the primary problems being solved by Bitshares is the risk that is inherent in centralized exchanges. That doesn’t just mean traditional exchanges, but also the centralized cryptocurrency exchanges, which have proven to be unsecure as seen by the famous Mt. Gox hack and the more recent Coincheck hack. Bitshares seeks to eliminate the potential for loss through hacking by decentralizing, making it very difficult to compromise the exchange since the data is not being stored in one central location.