RootData Research Report: Data Transparency Has Become the Core Competitiveness for Exchange Listings by 2026

ChainCatcher News, the Web3 asset data platform RootData has released the “2026 Cryptocurrency Exchange Listing Decision Survey Report.” The survey collected 313 valid responses, primarily from exchange Listing BDs, researchers, and listing committee members, with over 69% directly involved in decision-making.

• About 50% of respondents evaluate more than 50 projects annually, facing serious information overload issues.
• Over 30% of respondents indicated that data lag could lead to misjudgments or implicit penalties; opaque project information has become a core obstacle affecting listing efficiency.
• 50% said that lack of transparency triggers defensive due diligence, prolonging review times, and 16.7% would directly halt reviews or refuse listings.
• 88.9% of respondents need to cross-verify data across multiple platforms.

The report emphasizes that the credibility foundation of Web3 projects includes institutional investors, valuation, teams, and roadmaps, which require third-party platforms to prevent fraud. 91.4% of respondents believe that platforms like RootData, which contain detailed information, can improve listing efficiency by at least 30%. Additionally, over 80.6% agree that data platforms are crucial for decision-making; opaque information not only hampers project capitalization progress but also weakens overall industry trust. The report also calls on project teams to enhance information disclosure levels and utilize tools like RootData to build credit systems to accelerate the listing process.