What is a Whitelist: Chase is not a listing manager and has no decision-making power

February 15 Binance’s He Yi has clarified that former employee Chase is a Business Development (BD) associate—not a listing manager—contrary to Chase’s self-identification in a recent viral interview. Key details from He Yi: - Binance’s listing team (responsible for project analysis and due diligence/DD) does not communicate directly with project teams. - Contract terms are handled by BD teams, but BD associates lack decision-making power. - Listing and BD are separate teams with distinct reporting lines; BD connects with numerous projects to support the pipeline. Chase’s prior claims (in the interview): - The Binance listing team has over a dozen members, with only 4 (including him) engaging externally with projects. - He reviewed over 1,000 crypto projects in his 2.5 years at Binance. - By 2025, he helped ~100 projects (including Alpha) list on Binance. - Roughly 5-10% of projects move forward to listing after initial communication with founders. He Yi added: “Thanks for your attention—diverse perspectives help everyone make better judgments. There’s no need to overinterpret yesterday’s ticket as today’s ship.”