Thread by @librehash

1/ Once upon a time, CZ promised us that he would never list 'shitcoins'.

Not even if they "pay 400 or 4,000 BTC".

He forgot to mention (about the coins that he did list on his exchange "without fee", that he has extensive ties with each project's community)

2/ $NEO was probably listed because of @cz_binance's relationship with Da Hongfei (head of NGC Capital whom is also a seed investor in Binance); these guys go way back - maybe that's why @binance tends to list *almost all* of Da Hongfei's projects.

2a/ Attached, we can see Da Hongfei listed as one of the seed investors in Binance (source: Binance exchange whitepaper ; not the exchange token, but the actual exchange itself)

3/ $LTC makes sense when you consider the relationship that @cz_binance forged with Ron Cao (formerly managed Lightspeed Ventures VC). Apparently, he 'introduced' @cz_binance to the concept of Bitcoin itself. (source = archive.vn/wip/hglaQ)

3a/ Of note in that @CoinDesk article above, is the mention that @bobbyclee had convinced @cz_binance to invest a hefty sum into $BTC! ($10 million it says?)

So, I'd imagine @cz_binance had no problem helping Bobby's little bro out - @SatoshiLite (yes, they're brothers). $LTC

4/ Hmm...$EOS. Ah, yes. Just last year, @brockpierce did an interview with @hackernoon, where he made it explicitly clear that he was the one responsible for giving @cz_binance his "first job" in crypto.

link = archive.vn/wip/boSPi

I'd imagine that's worth a listing of $EOS