Crypto.Andy

🔥 We’re being manipulated! Let’s talk about exchange listings and their impact on market caps.

The numbers don't lie – listings are becoming a massive burden on crypto projects. Let me break this down for you:

A recent post by Fahrad F. on LinkedIn exposed the harsh reality: Binance demanded 15% of a project's token supply (worth $150M!) just for listing. Pure sell pressure, zero control, no legal certainty.   www.linkedin.com/posts/farhadf...

Meanwhile, January's data shows the devastating effects:

- 85% of Binance tokens in red

- Median losses: 50% on Binance, 70% on Bybit

- Thousands of tokens bleeding out

But here's the kicker – while projects suffer, major exchanges like Binance or Coinbase maintain solid valuations ($81.26B as of November 2024). By far, Aaron Watts’ formula for CoinCodex states that the exchanges’ market power derives from trading volume.   coincodex.com/article/58281/un...

Crucially, a recent article, which utilised this formula, found out: Trump’s policies are also at play, as his moves not only plummet the market, but the capitalisations of the exchanges as well.   coinmarketcap.com/community/ar...

Now, the math is simple: more suspicious listings = greater volatility = more trading volume = more incomes from commissions and liquidations.

They're essentially transferring risk from themselves to unsuspecting buyers, while scaling.

Think about it: Are exchanges really providing liquidity, or are they just creating exit opportunities for themselves? When liquidity dries up post-listing, was it ever real to begin with?

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