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Board Speculation (Altcoins)
Re: Shouldn't coinmarketcap delist "dead" coins?
by
butka
on 14/08/2018, 14:43:31 UTC
I got this information, for listing at Coinmarketcap which now no longer requires trading volume.
right or not I don't know.

In their official FAQ, one of the conditions for listing is the following:

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- Must have a non-zero trading volume on at least one supported exchange so a price can be determined.

They don't explicitly state what this non-zero trading volume should be.

I also was under the impression that they require a volume of at least $100,000 per day (or $50,000 according to some sources), but it seems that they have removed this criterion:

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As of July 16, the site has now removed the minimum volume requirements that it had been using to limit the number of exchanges listed on the site.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinmarketcap-rehauls-exchange-listings-in-response-to-controversies-over-skewed-volumes

So basically they say that the volume can be manipulated, so they don't have it as a strict requirement. But, it's hard to believe that they won't internally somehow estimate the volume and still use it as one of the necessary requirement.

I agree that the opposite should be true as well. To delist the coin once it shows signs of inactivity.