PANews reported on December 17, according to an official announcement, Binance has released an introduction to the token listing process and a community alert against impersonation scams by third parties. Binance follows a structured token listing process divided into three stages: Binance Alpha, Binance contracts, and Binance spot. Binance will carefully evaluate the performance and potential of each project at every stage of this progressive process. However, in very rare cases, projects meeting the necessary criteria may be listed directly on spot, unlocking full market access and liquidity without first going through the Alpha or contract stages.
Binance Alpha serves as the initial stage to showcase promising projects to the community. Projects that perform strongly and meet key criteria may be listed on Binance contracts, expanding trading opportunities through perpetual contracts. Projects that meet upgrade criteria will be listed on Binance spot. For projects with tokens already circulating in the market, various factors such as token performance, trading volume, valuation, liquidity, and distribution will also be considered during the evaluation process. In any case, Binance will assess tokens in accordance with its regulatory obligations. In certain cases, projects may have the opportunity for contract listing upon Alpha launch, depending on the project's fundamentals, secondary market indicators, compliance with market rules, and other factors. Contract listing is implemented only with the knowledge and cooperation of the project team, but the final listing decision will be independently assessed and determined by Binance.
In addition, Binance has noticed a significant increase in fraudulent activities, with criminals falsely impersonating Binance employees (including business development personnel), official "listing agents", or authorized intermediary institutions. They usually promise to guarantee listing results after charging a fee. These claims are completely fraudulent. Any form of listing promise is untrue, and Binance does not charge any fees for project evaluations or listing applications. Binance has received reports about certain individuals and entities impersonating "Binance listing agents" or claiming they can help tokens get listed on Binance for a fee, and has published a blacklist created by Binance's internal audit.
