Going back to 2017 scam ICO launchings, one thing for sure, sites like Coin Market Cap have played a very big role in promoting those scams. Yes they did it because they want money but one thing they should realize that this thing would lead to distrust of new people in crypto which would ultimately also close their shop as well.
Coin Market Cap takes a huge amount of money from those scammers.
When i contacted CMC, i got this email.
Hi, and thanks for reaching out! Our pricing is based on impressions:
Desktop Formats:
· Top Banner (728x90) - $14.00 per 1000 impressions
· Side Banner (160x600) - $8.00 per 1000 impressions
· Bottom Banner (728x90) - $4.00 per 1000 impressions
Mobile Formats:
· Top Banner (320x100) - $8.00 per 1000 impressions
· Mid Page Banner (300x250) - $6.00 per 1000 impressions [Coin Detail Pages only]
· Bottom Banner (320x100) - $4.00 per 1000 impressions [Coin Detail Pages only]
May promotion: 10% bonus impressions for orders of $25k or more
If these sites just go for some verification before promoting these scams, it would be very good for the visitors. Verification can include Mobile verification, Identity verification etc. These sites are an open image of crypto, if these sites just reduce their earned money by a bit and plan for long term then it would be beneficial for all of us.
I am not so familiar with what is happening with the cmc pricing but as what I see, I guess they proceed with some verifications before listing any projects in their website but with regards to banner advertisement I will be surprised if they will accept any projects without verifying first if it is legit or scam.
They have huge audience so it will be bad for them if this kind of scenario is still there. Do you have samples of projects that were listed in the past in cmc even if they are scam projects so we can also double check in our side.