Tron Founder Justin Sun Criticizes Coinbase for Alleged $80M TRX and $250M BTC Deposit Demand for Token Listing
Justin Sun has entered the ongoing controversy around crypto exchange listing fees, sparked by a tweet from Moonrock Capital CEO Simon.
Simon initially alleged that Binance had required a 20% token supply (equivalent to $50 million to $100 million) as a listing condition, leading to a wave of responses. Some defended Binance, while Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong promoted Coinbase as listing tokens with zero dollar charge fee.
Andre Cronje added to the debate, asserting that Coinbase had asked for significant token value to list tokens on the Coinbase exchange.
Now, Justin Sun claims that while Binance charged no fees for listing, Coinbase requested a 500 million TRX token deposit (worth $80 million) and an additional $250 million in BTC as a custody deposit.
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) thanked Sun for verifying Binance’s fee-free listing and advised projects to focus on development rather than paying for exchange listings, citing Bitcoin’s organic growth without listing fees as an example.
This controversy sheds light on differing approaches to listing fees, with Binance allegedly open to listing tokens at no cost, while Coinbase reportedly imposes indirect fees. Some speculate that Binance’s token requirements may be for airdrops to benefit users, suggesting that exchanges should avoid additional charges that don’t directly support liquidity.
Here, people need to understand that almost every exchange charges a substantial amount to list a token, which is used by the exchange to provide liquidity for that token on the platform. Notably, many crypto exchanges charge very high listing fees in addition to the required liquidity funds. These practices are well-known among crypto project teams, who often face significant challenges when trying to list their tokens on different exchanges.
