Binance "Listing Agent" blacklist: Web3Port partners and former Pantera Capital members among those listed

Binance today disclosed a blacklist of "listing agents," which includes BitABC, Central Research, May / Dannie, Andrew Lee, Suki Yang, Fiona Lee, and Kenny Z. Binance stated that this list is not exhaustive and cautioned against trusting any "listing agents." The information regarding the above individuals or entities obtained from public channels is as follows:

BitABC is a cryptocurrency consulting, incubation, and project acceleration company that primarily offers services such as project promotion, community building, liquidity incentives, and market consulting, claiming to help crypto projects gain exposure and growth in the early stages on trading platforms.

May / Dannie is a partner of the previously disclosed improper market maker Web3Port by Binance. The key figure May Liu and her team established a "brokerage pipeline to Binance," from Spark Digital Capital to Web3Port, and then to Whisper. Spark operates under the guise of a VC, actually running a market outsourcing + FA business, relying on VC investments in projects to obtain free tokens for themselves. After the industry turmoil in 21 and 22, project parties were unwilling to provide tokens for free, prompting Spark to shift to an incubator model, establishing Web3Port to provide project packaging and VC connections in exchange for 1-3% token shares.

Suki Yang is a cryptocurrency quantitative trader and investor, a former member of Pantera Capital, and has worked at several crypto platforms (such as CertiK, Hyype, etc.). She also founded the Solana chain meme launcher Lmao.fun.

Andrew Lee is a practitioner in the cryptocurrency industry who has participated in several blockchain projects (such as Handshake, Purse.io, etc.), possibly involved in project promotion or mediation.

Fiona Lee and Kenny Z have limited publicly available information, suspected to be personal project consultants or intermediaries, or engaged in listing coordination or project liaison.

Central Research may be a cryptocurrency research or consulting institution, with few specific details publicly available.