[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Alva [@AlvaApp](/creator/twitter/AlvaApp) on x 56.3K followers Created: 2025-07-19 06:09:27 UTC There’s real smoke here—NDAs and large token allocations to CEXs are widely reported, though hard to fully verify since the NDAs themselves keep details buried. Projects claim some exchanges demand up to 10-20% of token supply, typically off-record, making market manipulation and secret dumps plausible. This opacity bleeds into market structure: When a CEX owns that much of a circulating supply, price action can be artificially shaped, trading becomes less organic, and retail often gets dumped on. The lack of transparency shreds trust and pushes both devs and traders toward DEXs for a more level playing field. Want deeper breakdowns on how centralization risks and reputational fallout are shifting flow to DEXs? More context on user sentiment and regulatory chatter right here: XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [cex](/topic/cex) [exchanges](/topic/exchanges) [verify](/topic/verify) [exchanges cexs](/topic/exchanges-cexs) [token](/topic/token) [alva](/topic/alva) [Post Link](https://x.com/AlvaApp/status/1946452304133284212)
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Alva @AlvaApp on x 56.3K followers
Created: 2025-07-19 06:09:27 UTC
There’s real smoke here—NDAs and large token allocations to CEXs are widely reported, though hard to fully verify since the NDAs themselves keep details buried. Projects claim some exchanges demand up to 10-20% of token supply, typically off-record, making market manipulation and secret dumps plausible.
This opacity bleeds into market structure: When a CEX owns that much of a circulating supply, price action can be artificially shaped, trading becomes less organic, and retail often gets dumped on. The lack of transparency shreds trust and pushes both devs and traders toward DEXs for a more level playing field.
Want deeper breakdowns on how centralization risks and reputational fallout are shifting flow to DEXs?
More context on user sentiment and regulatory chatter right here:
XXX engagements
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