Binance says it charges no fee to review or submit a listing application, and its recent listing announcements state “Listing Fee: 0 BNB”. Binance has also confirmed that approved projects may agree to structured airdrop or marketing budgets for Binance users, and a 2019 SEC filing shows one historical Binance listing agreement included token payments, a USD 100,000 marketing payment and a refundable deposit. So the application is free, but a listing can still carry negotiated token allocations and deposits.
What Binance says today
- Applications are free: Binance does not charge fees for project evaluations or listing applications.
- Spot listing announcements carry the line “Listing Fee: 0 BNB”.
- Applications must come from the founder or a key team member with KYC; third-party agents lead to disqualification and blacklisting.
What a past Binance agreement contained
Blockstack (STX) disclosed its October 2019 Services Agreement with Binance in an SEC filing:
| Item | Amount (as disclosed) |
|---|---|
| Deposit (returnable unless adverse events occur) | USD 500,000 equivalent plus 2,500,000 STX |
| Listing consideration | 833,333 STX at signing, then 833,333 STX on each of the first three anniversaries while listed |
| Marketing services | USD 100,000 |
That is the only Binance listing agreement with public terms we found. It is from 2019 and predates Binance’s current staged Alpha → Futures → Spot process. See what a Binance listing agreement looks like.
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What to budget instead
Audits, legal opinions, documentation, and liquidity: a market maker and inventory. Full process: how to list on Binance.
Sources
- Binance: Important Notice on Binance Listing Information & Requirements
- Binance Square: How Binance listing works and warnings about third parties posing as representatives
- Binance listing announcement stating Listing Fee: 0 BNB (2026)
- Blockstack PBC, SEC Form 1-K (2020): Binance Services Agreement and GSR agreement
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