2026-01-19 15:33:19

Some leading exchanges have a very pragmatic attitude towards projects.

On the surface, they say "Community First" and "You are very important to us."

But what is the truth?

Their business logic is simply listing fees. Project teams pay to get their tokens listed, then the exchange cashes out and leaves, and the price chart begins to decline. This has almost become a pattern.

Looking at historical charts makes it clear. Most listings follow this pattern: a brief surge in the early stage, followed by long-term pressure later on. This is not a coincidence but a problem inherent in the listing mechanism itself.

Currently, exchanges focus their profit model on project teams rather than genuine market development. As a result, the ecosystem becomes increasingly distorted.

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consensus_whisperer

· 2h ago

Coming with this again? I've seen through it long ago. Listing fee is just another way of saying "scalping" or "cutting leeks."

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ForkTongue

· 22h ago

Another listing fee scammer, tired of their usual spiel.

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ImpermanentPhobia

· 22h ago

Wake up everyone, the listing fee is just a pretext to scalp retail investors. To put it simply, exchanges are just middlemen. Project teams pay to get their tokens listed, and then? They dump their holdings... The pattern hasn't changed all these years.

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MissedTheBoat

· 22h ago

It's the same old trick again, how many times have they played the listing fee scamming game?

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digital_archaeologist

· 22h ago

It's the same old story, the listing fee system is just a printing press for exchanges, and project teams end up with nothing. --- I've heard too many lies about "community first," but the real logic is just two words—cutting the leeks. --- Every time a coin is listed, it's the same pattern: a big surge a few days ago to attract retail investors, then a slow decline. This is a deliberately designed routine. --- Exchanges don't care about the ecosystem's survival at all; as long as the listing fee is received, it's done. The rest of the mess is left to the community. --- That's right, just look at the candlestick charts—listing day is always the peak, and afterward, it's all downhill. --- The problem is, so many project teams keep jumping into the pit one after another. I really can't believe it. --- The listing mechanism itself is a tumor; exchanges fleece investors until they go bald and still pretend to be innocent.

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IfIWereOnChain

· 22h ago

I've heard too many lies about "community first," but ultimately it comes down to who invests more money. Whenever it goes live, it immediately drops below the listing price. It's not that the project is bad; it's that the exchange just wants to harvest retail investors. This trick has been exposed long ago, yet people still keep jumping in.

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