The core service around a centralized-exchange (CEX) listing is market making: a firm quoting two-sided prices so the pair has a tight spread and real depth. Around it sit listing preparation, a smart contract audit, tokenomics and legal structuring, DEX liquidity, CoinGecko/CoinMarketCap listings, custody, and marketing and community work.
The services, in the order most projects need them
Crypto market making
The flagship service: two-sided quotes, tighter spreads, and real depth on CEX pairs. Models, KPIs, costs, and red flags.
Read moreCEX listing preparation
What exchanges review, the documents to prepare, why you must apply directly, and how to avoid paid 'listing agents'.
Read moreDEX liquidity
Setting up and managing on-chain liquidity pools: pool types, concentrated ranges, LP locks, and how DEX and CEX liquidity interact.
Read moreSmart contract audits
Why exchanges and investors expect an independent audit, what scope to buy, and how to read an audit report.
Read moreTokenomics design
Supply, allocation, vesting, and unlock schedules that exchanges can review and order books can absorb.
Read moreLegal and token structuring
Entity setup, token legal opinions, MiCA white papers, and KYC/KYB for exchange onboarding.
Read moreKOL, marketing and PR
Influencer campaigns, crypto media, and launch communications, with the disclosure and compliance basics.
Read moreCommunity management
Moderation, support, and communications for Telegram, Discord and X, especially around listings and unlocks.
Read moreCoinGecko and CoinMarketCap listing
The official request forms, eligibility rules, verification, and why you should never pay a 'listing agent'.
Read moreFundraising and launchpads
Private rounds, exchange launchpads, and public sales: how they connect to listing and liquidity.
Read moreCustody and wallet security
Multisigs, qualified custodians, admin-key hygiene, and moving market-maker inventory safely.
Read moreWhich services matter most for a listing?
| Stage | Usually essential | Often useful |
|---|---|---|
| Before TGE | Tokenomics, legal structuring, smart contract audit | Fundraising and launchpads, custody |
| Token live, before CEX | DEX liquidity, CoinGecko/CMC listing, listing preparation | Community management |
| Weeks before a CEX listing | Market making (accounts, inventory, contract) | Marketing and PR |
| After listing | Market making with KPI reporting | Additional venues, ongoing audits for upgrades |
The one service that is hard to fix after the fact is market making. If the book is thin on listing day, the first hours of trading set a price history and a reputation that are difficult to undo. That is why we treat it as the flagship topic on this site.
How to use these pages
Each service page answers the same questions: what the service is, who needs it and when, what drives cost, how to choose a provider, and the red flags. None of them quote prices, because honest pricing depends on scope. If you want to talk to a provider, tick the services you need on the introduction form; we only introduce you where we have a partner who covers that need.
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