This Binance guide is VERY important because it discusses one of the most “dark” topics in the crypto market: Market Makers.
🧠 What is this guide?
It is a document where:
👉 Warns about manipulative practices
👉 Defines how market makers should behave
👉 And gives warning signals for projects and users
🧩 First: what is a market maker?
A market maker (MM) is someone:
Provides liquidity (buy/sell orders)
Reduces spreads
Facilitates trading
👉 In theory: good
👉 In practice: can be VERY dangerous
🚨 RED FLAGS (the most important of the guide)
💣 1. Artificial volume
A lot of volume… but with no real movement
Wash trading (buying from themselves)
👉 Signal:
The volume is not organic
💣 2. Coordinated pump & dump
Rapid increases without basis
Then a violent drop
👉 Happens frequently in small tokens where whales can easily use
💣 3. False orders (spoofing)
Large orders that appear/disappear
Manipulate market perception
💣 4. Excessive control of supply
Market maker controls a large part of the token
Can easily manipulate the price
💣 5. Dump after listing
Price rises upon listing
Then falls sharply
👉 Very common in new tokens
⚠️ Why does Binance publish this?
Because the problem is REAL:
👉 Many projects hire MMs that:
Inflate volume artificially
Manipulate price
Harm users
🧠 Key insight
👉 Binance is indirectly saying:
“There is manipulation in the market, and we want to control it”
📊 Guidelines (what Binance recommends)
🟢 For projects:
Transparency with market makers
Do not allow manipulation
Diversify liquidity
🟢 For users:
Do not rely solely on volume
Analyze market depth
Avoid FOMO
💥 Impact on the market (VERY important)
🟢 Positive
More transparency
Less extreme manipulation
Better institutional trust
🔴 Negative
Some tokens will lose ‘fake’ volume
Drops in inflated projects
🧠 Translation:
Binance is basically explaining EXACTLY that type of movement
🧠 Advanced insight (very important)
👉 This is a signal of structural change:
BEFORE:
Manipulated market (and tolerated)
NOW:
Exchanges want to appear more institutional
🎯 Clear conclusion
👉 The guide means:
Binance is trying to clean up the market and reduce manipulative practices from market makers
⚡ Key phrase
👉 “Not all volume is real… and not all price is honest.”