Blockcast 79 | Licensed to Shill VII: Token Listings, Market Makers & Regulation, ft. Gracie Lin (CEO, OKX Singapore)

This episode of Blockcast's Licensed to Shill features Gracie Lin, OKX Singapore CEO, alongside usual panelists Nikhil Joshi, Lisa JY Tan and host Takatoshi Shibayama, who revisit the contentious topic of token listing practices on exchanges.

The conversation covers the evolving roles of centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) exchanges, with Lin highlighting that regulatory clarity will ultimately guide the industry's structure. All panelists agreed on the urgent need for standardization and transparency in token listing frameworks across the industry to protect retail users and aid smaller projects. Lisa and Nikhil discuss the opaque, and at times predatory, relationships between projects, exchanges, and market makers, particularly concerning large token allocations and the growing impact of derivatives markets on new token price action. The panel concluded by underscoring the necessity for due diligence and clear criteria from all market participants, including consultancies and blockchain foundations.

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Blockcast is hosted by Head of APAC at Ledger, Takatoshi Shibayama . Previous episodes of Blockcast can be found here , with guests like Fredrick Gregaard (Cardano Foundation), Daren Guo (Reap), Yat Siu (Animoca Brands), Kean Gilbert (Lido), Joey Isaacson (Nook), Kapil Dhiman (Quranium) Eric van Miltenburg (Ripple), Davide Menegaldo (Neon EVM), Anastasia Plotnikova (Fideum), Jeremy Tan (Singapore parliament candidate), Hassan Ahmed (Coinbase) and more on our recent shows.