If An Altcoin is Not Listed on Coinmarketcap - Will it Never be?

[KillerEyez]

If An Altcoin is Not Listed on Coinmarketcap - Will it Never be?

As much as I have been told not to waste my time with meme coins, or stay away from certain altcoins, but its really hard to absolutely ignore them, especially when one meme coin hits the market every day.

Now I also know that whatever is listed on Coinmarketcap is the real deal... so if I am researching a coin and it is not listed there, are there any chances of it ever being listed... or should I just let it go?

What do you all have to say?

[topbitcoin]

Project owners can register their projects on coinmarketcap easily, as long as they meet the requirements given by the platform itself to developers who want to register their projects.
There are also many coins that are not on coinmarketcap but are on other platforms such as coingecko for example, you can search for it yourself.

Not necessarily the coin is listed unless the developer registers it there, while seeing the original or not you have to pay attention again, it could be a forgery, you can see the project description directly if it is available on a platform, and see the smart contract to verify that it is the correct coin or not.

[Orpichukwu]

If An Altcoin is Not Listed on Coinmarketcap - Will it Never be?

As much as I have been told not to waste my time with meme coins, or stay away from certain altcoins, but its really hard to absolutely ignore them, especially when one meme coin hits the market every day.

Now I also know that whatever is listed on Coinmarketcap is the real deal... so if I am researching a coin and it is not listed there, are there any chances of it ever being listed... or should I just let it go?

What do you all have to say?

Better don’t allow those things to deceive you. Any project can get listed on coinmarketcap; even when they are not yet trading, they can apply, pay the fee, submit the necessary information, and get listed.
 
There is no guarantee that anything listed on coinmarketcap is the real deal. A lot of scam projects have listed their coins on coinmarketcap before they existed in the market. Some are still active,  for example.
 
And to answer your question based on the title, tokens and coins that are not listed on CoinMarketCap can still be listed there in no time. If the project wants to get listed there, they just have to follow the due process and get listed on an active trading exchange too.

[Charles-Tim]

A new project can never be on Coinmarketcap or Coingecko. Later they may be listed if the project become successful and can become the next pump and dump coins that people will later abandon and go for other new ones to gamble with.

Some coins will never reach Coinmarketcap and Coingecko because they are not successful. But some listed there can become unsuccessful later.

Now I also know that whatever is listed on Coinmarketcap is the real deal... so if I am researching a coin and it is not listed there, are there any chances of it ever being listed... or should I just let it go?

Gamble with small amount of money that you can use to gamble with these coins. They are very risky and can not be considered as anything else other than gambling.

If the coin has been existing for long or some months and not listed there, it is a shit coin. If the coin is listed there, check its market cap. Also know that altcoins are very volatile and still see them as gambling.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Obviously its only a project that is still at the preliminary stage that may not register on coinmarketcap, most of the new projects and existing ones will be found on CMC because that is the most common used platform where you can easily research about any token or coin, though any coin that is existing will definitely be found on it, but if not, then i think there is more to that coin in which needs to be checked on before one can go for it on any crypto platform.

[albon]

If the project's coin team adheres to the Coinmarketcap listings criteria that you can find via this [link], then their currency can be listed. You can wait until it is listed on CMC, as it may indicate one of the positive signs that the project has passed these standards. Still, it is not conclusive evidence of the necessity of the currency's reliability or its team's legitimacy. A currency can pass one of these standards by being listed on one of the scam exchange platforms. Thus, you should not rely entirely on CMC, and you should conduct comprehensive research, as currencies may be listed there automatically and for free, and there may not be rigorous vetting of the currency by the CMC team.

As much as I have been told not to waste my time with meme coins, or stay away from certain altcoins, but its really hard to absolutely ignore them, especially when one meme coin hits the market every day.

And if you don't ignore it and end up losing your capital, will you be happy about that? These meme coins are high-risk, and fraud is prevalent in this sector, so you should give them significant consideration, especially when more established altcoins are in the market.

[Issa56]

If An Altcoin is Not Listed on Coinmarketcap - Will it Never be?

As much as I have been told not to waste my time with meme coins, or stay away from certain altcoins, but its really hard to absolutely ignore them, especially when one meme coin hits the market every day.

If you already know the risk involved in it, then you should be able to avoid it. No matter how many meme coins hit the market, if you don’t want to put your money in them, you will restrict yourself. If you have any money to invest, just rush and invest it in bitcoin or other strong altcoins which we know, rather than planning to invest in meme coins, which at the end most people do lose their money, and few are the ones that do make money from meme coin investment, and it’s not always often.

Now I also know that whatever is listed on Coinmarketcap is the real deal... so if I am researching a coin and it is not listed there, are there any chances of it ever being listed... or should I just let it go?

What do you all have to say?

The project team does pay coinmarketcap and coingecko to list their coin on their site, so any project can decide to do that at any moment, but you should know that the coin being listed on coinmarketcap and coingecko doesn’t guarantee that the coin is going to perform well in the market, so don’t think all the coins listed on coinmarketcap are going to perform well.

[Churchillvv]

But OP why would you want to invest in a token or coin that is not yet listed in coinmarketcap? basically I haven't seen a coin that has not been listed in coinmarketcap become a thing so if you feel that your interest in a coin that is not listed yet you can take the risk but for my limited knowledge I think almost all potential coins are always listed on CMC because it seems to be the home or all coins.

[Edited out]

The project team does pay coinmarketcap and coingecko to list their coin on their site, so any project can decide to do that at any moment, but you should know that the coin being listed on coinmarketcap and coingecko doesn’t guarantee that the coin is going to perform well in the market, so don’t think all the coins listed on coinmarketcap are going to perform well.

Perhaps all coins listed in coinmarketcap or coingecko are always considered to at least go a long way than ones that are not listed on any of this platform but of course it doesn't mean its guaranteed to do well or become of any value and that's same reason fraud or scam coins even get listed on those platforms.

[passwordnow]

Now I also know that whatever is listed on Coinmarketcap is the real deal...

There's half truth to it and let's say that more than half of the cryptos listed there aren't real deal. They're majority of shitcoins. Or if my metrics is wrong, it's likely that majority of the coins listed there are going to cost you money. As of today, there is 2.4M cryptos listed there so I stand to be corrected that it could be 1% of the cryptos there are real deal.

so if I am researching a coin and it is not listed there, are there any chances of it ever being listed... or should I just let it go?

Yes, there's a chance of being listed there. And just so you know, there are projects listed there but lacks of information so if you just play by that rules of being searchable on coinmarketcap, there's plenty of it but lack information.

[X-ray]

it depends, I think if the dev submitted the listing form it will be under the review of the CMC team and whether it got listed or not it will be up to the CMC team themselves however if the dev isn't trying to list their coin in CMC in the first place it won't get listed I guess unless the coin is booming and somehow become hot topic.

but I usually just don't bother with coin that didn't get listed in CMC because if i'm being frank, the fact that the coin didn't even get listed in CMC while there are other shitty coins getting listed there means the coin is just the lowest quality and probably not even worth talking or investing.

[yhiaali3]

It is not necessary for a coin to be listed on CoinMarketCap to be good or available for trading, it can be listed on other altcoin listing sites other than CoinMarket.

Also some meme coins can be traded instantly on DEX by contract address without being listed, some people think that listing on CoinMarketCap makes a coin good and this is not true at all, there are a lot of scam coins listed on CoinMarket.

[Plaguedeath]

If you buy meme coins when it has been listed in top sites like Coinmarketcap, Binance, etc, it's better to stay away since you're high likely will buy at the peak. The earlier you bought the coins, the better reward you will earn.

Airdrop > presale > listing on swaps > listing on small CEX > listing on middle CEX > listing on big CEX.

Most people bought when it listed on swaps or small CEX.

[TastyChillySauce00]

It is not necessary for a coin to be listed on CoinMarketCap to be good or available for trading, it can be listed on other altcoin listing sites other than CoinMarket.

Also some meme coins can be traded instantly on DEX by contract address without being listed, some people think that listing on CoinMarketCap makes a coin good and this is not true at all, there are a lot of scam coins listed on CoinMarket.

but taking it this way will also exposes us to scam coin and rugpulls, maybe at some point you can be trading a fake coin too, there were scam coins in coinmarketcap but the amount of scams that you're exposed to significantly increase when you just pick some random contract address and decide to use it in uniswap or any other dexes for example and as it turns out it was a fake contract address all along.
so I think coinmarketcap still plays a role in giving us assurance that at least the data shown in their website are reliable enough to be trusted.

[Nrcewker]

I would suggest you not to run for coins like this. These are not listed in coinmarketcap, which means that they have not fulfilled the criteria for listing. If they haven’t, then there might be some shady things involved. Yes, these types of coins can give good profits if bought early, but these coins also come with huge risks of turning into scams. Hence, if you love your hard-earned money, then it’s better to choose coins with good and big people supporting it.

[KillerEyez]

But OP why would you want to invest in a token or coin that is not yet listed in coinmarketcap? basically I haven't seen a coin that has not been listed in coinmarketcap become a thing so if you feel that your interest in a coin that is not listed yet you can take the risk but for my limited knowledge I think almost all potential coins are always listed on CMC because it seems to be the home or all coins.

[Edited out]

The project team does pay coinmarketcap and coingecko to list their coin on their site, so any project can decide to do that at any moment, but you should know that the coin being listed on coinmarketcap and coingecko doesn’t guarantee that the coin is going to perform well in the market, so don’t think all the coins listed on coinmarketcap are going to perform well.

Perhaps all coins listed in coinmarketcap or coingecko are always considered to at least go a long way than ones that are not listed on any of this platform but of course it doesn't mean its guaranteed to do well or become of any value and that's same reason fraud or scam coins even get listed on those platforms.

Now see this becomes confusing again... the other day i inquired about CoinGecko and I was assured that all coins listed there are genuine... but it seems all may be not!!

[MAAManda]

It is not necessary for a coin to be listed on CoinMarketCap to be good or available for trading, it can be listed on other altcoin listing sites other than CoinMarket.

Also some meme coins can be traded instantly on DEX by contract address without being listed, some people think that listing on CoinMarketCap makes a coin good and this is not true at all, there are a lot of scam coins listed on CoinMarket.

I don't agree with your opinion, a coin/token needs to be listed on Coinmarketcap if they want to be a solid coin/token. Coinmarketcap has special criteria & a slightly complicated process for registering a coin/token, you can see it here. Even though we can trade coins/tokens without requiring Coinmarketcap listing, the fact is that Coinmarketcap can have a good impact on projects, they can provide better publicity, make a project more easily recognized and then will increase the MC even higher which has an impact on the coin/token price.

[Nheer]

If An Altcoin is Not Listed on Coinmarketcap - Will it Never be?

A project cannot just be listed on Coinmarketcap when nearly established it will take some time and must meet certain requirements to be listed. If not listed yet it can get listed in future and if a project wants to develop then it will be part of their plan to meet the requirements and get listed on there. People see projects listed on Coinmarketcap as projects with potentials.

As much as I have been told not to waste my time with meme coins, or stay away from certain altcoins, but its really hard to absolutely ignore them, especially when one meme coin hits the market every day.

Now I also know that whatever is listed on Coinmarketcap is the real deal... so if I am researching a coin and it is not listed there, are there any chances of it ever being listed... or should I just let it go?

Truth be told altcoins are not very reliable even though they can be profitable at times, investing in them is very risky especially for long term holders. After making some profit I wouldn’t advise you keep hanging around them because most of them turn out to be shitcoins after sometime. Being listed on coinmarketcap doesn’t guarantee anything, some tokens are listed there and still end up with no much value. Before investing in altcoins always endeavors to research about them first.  

[DeathAngel]

Not necessarily true that being listed on Coinmarketcap means legitimacy. I bought a presale which was listed there, then on launch/claim day they rug pulled us. Meme coins are a big risk any way buddy, you have to be very lucky to hit the right ones.

[Adbitco]

Being listed on coinmarketcap doesn't show a total reliability or guaranteed you to be trusted and legitimate, yes there are projects that has been listed here that people made lot of profits from but after some years they weren't doing well again and they ended up folding up, exchange delisting them because they weren't meeting up their trading volume. Exchange like binance doesn't waste time to delist such coin from their platform to secure investors funds.

There are some projects that are not yet listed on CMC but are pretty trading well on exchange but you won't see them until they have the required quality to get listed on CMC, if they don't have the requirements it could be hard to list as well. So you must not only rely on coin listed in CMC to trade just that people has this mindset that coin listed here is more trusted.

[Coin_trader]

Now I also know that whatever is listed on Coinmarketcap is the real deal...

This is a misconception since it’s very easy to be listed on coinmarketcap and coingecko by just applying for listing. Some project just expedite by paying an insider to list immediately. So even shitcoins can be listed on cmc not only the real deal project.

so if I am researching a coin and it is not listed there, are there any chances of it ever being listed... or should I just let it go?

What do you all have to say?

It still depends on the project. For example if the project is existing for a year but still not listed on coinmarketcap while it’s already trading on DEX then you can assume that this project is dead since they are not prioritizing listing assuming the trading volume is very low.