I love your articles @the4thmusketeer however this statement: "they are still the most reliable source of crypto prices and new coin listings" is far from true. CMC does not publish their listing criteria and does not reason whether it is listing a coin or not. Considering their power and reputation in the cryptoworld, this is unfair and agressive whale practice. To nurture a whale that decides on its own what to list and what not to list based on nonexistent or hidden criteria is the worst what could happen to the vision of true decentralization.