How to check which assets an exchange lists
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- CRYPTO PORT Editorial
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- Updated
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- 5 min
In short
Check the official list of supported assets on the exchange's site, together with its notices page. The same coin may be tradable on the exchange-style screen at one service and only through the brokerage-style screen at another, and whether you can deposit or withdraw it is a separate question again. New listings and delistings are normally announced in advance, so read the notices of the services you use.
Key points
- The official asset list is the primary source; aggregator sites go stale
- Being able to trade an asset and being able to deposit or withdraw it are separate things
- Whether it trades on the exchange-style or only the brokerage-style screen changes how the price is set
- Delistings are announced in advance and require action from you before the deadline
Definition
Information about which crypto assets a given exchange lets you trade, deposit and withdraw. It changes as assets are added and removed.
Start from the list of supported assets on the exchange's own site. Third-party round-ups and comparison sites are convenient but lag behind, especially right after something is added or removed. Base decisions on the official list and the official notices page.
Three things on that list deserve separate attention. Can you trade it at all? Is that trading on the exchange-style screen, where you place orders on a book, or only through the brokerage-style service at a quoted price? And can you deposit and withdraw it, over which networks? Assets you can trade but cannot send out are not unusual. If you plan to move holdings to your own wallet, check this first.
New listings are normally announced on the notices page, with the start date, which trading formats apply, when deposits and withdrawals open, and which networks are supported. A listing means the operator assessed the asset; it says nothing whatever about price. This article neither recommends assets nor offers any view on their direction.
Delistings, by contrast, demand action from you. The announcement typically gives the dates trading stops, deposits stop and withdrawals must be completed by, and you have to choose between selling and moving the asset out before the deadline. What happens to anything left afterwards is governed by the operator's terms, and it may become unrecoverable. For assets you hold, make sure you actually receive these notices.
The range of listed assets is one way to compare exchanges, but more is not simply better. Look at the number, the trading formats, deposit and withdrawal support, the networks covered, and above all whether the assets you actually want are there. 'How to choose an exchange' and 'Domestic versus overseas exchanges' set out the comparison points.
Watch out for
- · Different tokens can share a name and a symbol. Do not assume an entry on a list is the asset you have in mind
- · Missing a delisting notice can leave assets unrecoverable after the deadline. Turn notifications on
- · Pitches promising a price rise off the back of a listing announcement are a standard scam. This article recommends no assets
Frequently asked questions
What should I do when a delisting is announced?
Read the dates in the announcement and decide, before the deadline, whether to sell or to withdraw to your own wallet over a supported network. Withdrawals take time to process, so act with room to spare rather than at the last moment.