Crypto glossary
Token listing
A token listing is when an exchange adds a token for trading, opening new markets and liquidity; listings on large venues often move prices sharply.
Listing means an exchange creates trading pairs for a token, typically against USDT, USDC or BTC, and lets users deposit and withdraw it. Centralized exchanges review projects for legal, technical and liquidity criteria, and may ask for listing fees, market-making commitments or token allocations for marketing. On decentralized exchanges anyone can list by creating a pool.
A listing on a major platform gives access to a large user base and fiat on-ramps, so announcements often trigger a jump in price. Traders watch exchange announcement channels closely, and some exchanges add tokens first to a pre-market, innovation zone or futures market before spot trading.
The listing pump is frequently short-lived: early holders and market makers use the new liquidity to sell. Listings can also be reversed, and exchanges delist tokens for low volume, security incidents or regulatory reasons. Rumoured listings are a common bait in scams and pump schemes.
Example
An exchange announces it will list a new token with spot pairs against USDT the next morning; the token's price on DEXs rises 40% within an hour of the announcement and gives back most of it after trading opens.
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