Whitelist
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
In the context of the cryptocurrency industry, a trader will be placed in a whitelist after completing some form of KYC checks, which will allow the trader early access to a token sale event. Typically, traders wants to be placed in a whitelist as that puts them in a potential advantage as they can purchase the token prior to a public token sale at which the coin will be sold at a higher price to the public.
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