How to Choose an IEO Exchange in 2025: A Comprehensive Guide from Project Screening and User Reach to Liquidity

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• 2019: IEO (Initial Exchange Offering) burst onto the scene as a “bear-market lifeline.”
• 2021: With the rise of DeFi and IDO, it was briefly dismissed as “outdated.”
• 2025: IEOs are quietly making a comeback.

Why?

Because at cyclical bottoms, capital returns to certainty. In a world where regulation, trust, and risk have been redefined, IEOs have re-emerged as the “bridge” between project financing and user participation. But this is no longer the free-for-all era where “anyone could issue and everyone aped in” — it has become a more precise and systematized capital game.

We’ll first review the basics: ICO / IEO

1. What is an ICO? The “Crowdfunding 1.0” of Crypto

ICO stands for Initial Coin Offering. Imagine a blockchain project — for example, decentralized cloud storage. The team writes a white paper explaining its vision, technical roadmap, and future plans, then issues a token, say “ABCD.” Investors can purchase these tokens with BTC or ETH, and the project secures its seed capital. That’s an ICO. It sounds a bit like an IPO (Initial Public Offering), right?

But the differences are:

• IPOs have regulation, audits, and a legal framework;
• ICOs were virtually permissionless: no corporate entity, no compliance audit.

In the 2017 bull market, ICOs became one of the hottest financing methods. That year, 800+ projects raised over $6 billion via ICOs. New coins launched daily; many early buyers doubled within days. But the same openness that fueled innovation also invited bad actors. Plenty of projects had no product or code; white papers were copy-pasted; funds were raised and then vanished. By 2018, statistics showed that over 80% of ICO projects failed or disappeared.

Regulators stepped in. The U.S. SEC, Korea’s FSC, the PBOC, and others flagged ICOs as posing illegal fundraising risks. ICOs subsequently exited the mainstream stage.

2. What is an IEO? The Exchange-Led “Crowdfunding 2.0”

The ICO chaos demanded a middleman to re-establish trust — hence the IEO (Initial Exchange Offering).

In simple terms:

• ICO: the project issues the token itself;
• IEO: the exchange helps the project issue the token.

For example, Project A wants to issue a token and partners with an exchange. The exchange audits, screens, and promotes the project, then opens a subscription on its own platform. Users purchase the token directly on the exchange, completing the entire process there.

Example: SuperEx launched Super Start, which meaningfully contributed to the IEO revival. Thanks to strict vetting, most listings achieved 100%+ of expected results. In recent years, OKX, Huobi, Gate, and others have also rolled out Launchpad platforms.

The essence of IEO is that the exchange endorses the project, enhancing credibility. Investors are no longer wiring funds to unknown wallets; they participate on familiar platforms with higher security and traceability.

Where Do IEOs Shine?

An IEO is an exchange-led financing method where the platform helps the project issue tokens. Users don’t pay the project directly; they participate via the exchange. It may sound like just another “intermediary,” but the impact is substantial: safer, more transparent issuance.

1. Much Higher Security

The biggest selling point: IEOs are far safer than ICOs.

In the ICO era, you might see a slick white paper and a website, then send funds to a random wallet — only for the team to disappear overnight.
IEOs work differently:

• Exchange due diligence: team background, financials, code security, legal compliance, etc.
• KYC: users verify identity to prevent money laundering and illegal fundraising.
• Funds remain on the exchange; issuance and distribution are executed by the platform’s systems, transparently recorded.

This means users don’t face “disappearing act” risk. Even if a project underperforms, the exchange stands as a responsible counterparty, filtering a layer of risk.

2. Instant Liquidity

Another reason IEOs are popular: you can trade immediately after purchase.

With ICOs, investors often waited months for an exchange listing — during which volatility could crush sentiment and lead to instant “list-and-dump.”
IEOs fix this:

• Tokens list immediately after the sale;
• Users can trade, sell, or hold right away.

This “issue-and-list” mechanism makes IEOs akin to IPO subscriptions: low barriers, fast circulation, higher price transparency. Crucially, the model bootstraps liquidity and attention — everyone knows the exchange’s traffic spikes on listing day.

3. Brand Endorsement & Exposure Dividends

In crypto, an exchange’s brand functions as soft credit. If a project runs an IEO on a top exchange, it implies it has passed multiple screening layers. For projects, this is marketing in itself:

• The exchange helps with announcements, news, and AMAs;
• Built-in access to a user base in the millions;
• Easier trust and heat from investors.

Bottom line: the core of IEO is not financing — it’s trust transfer.

• 2017 ICOs — story-driven inflows;
• 2020 IDOs — liquidity mining drove attention;
• 2025 IEOs — compliance and safety win trust.

In the past, users trusted projects; today, users entrust exchanges.

Exchanges become the new “credit guarantors”:

• Verifying authenticity;
• Handling issuance, custody, and settlement;
• Providing initial liquidity and exposure.

Implication: The success of an IEO is 80% determined by the exchange’s quality — which makes “how to choose an exchange” the central question for both investors and projects.

How to Choose an IEO Exchange

Primary Factor: Strictness of the Review Process

In the IEO market, the worst outcome isn’t losing money — it’s getting scammed.

Many so-called “IEO platforms” are fundraising schemes dressed up as launchpads, with “reviews” that exist only on slides. So the first criterion matters most:

Does the exchange conduct real due diligence? Top platforms typically include:

• Verifying the project’s registration, team identity, and source of funds;
• Reviewing tokenomics;
• Authenticating the technical white paper;
• Assessing community activity and TAM;
• Signing legal compliance documents (e.g., SAFT, KYC/KYB).

On this front, IEO sections on mainstream platforms such as Binance Launchpad, OKX Jumpstart, and Super Start clearly enjoy higher credibility.

Second Factor: Liquidity & User Coverage

An IEO’s success hinges on liquidity. Even great projects die as “zombie coins” if no one trades them. Evaluate liquidity via three lenses:

1）Average daily volume & market depth

Binance, OKX, and Bybit are global leaders; SuperEx is also a frequent top-10 (CMC) exchange by average daily spot depth and volume.

2）User composition

• Some platforms are dominated by short-term speculators;
• Others focus on long-term holders and DAO communities.

Choose an exchange that matches your audience. SuperEx has 10M+ registered users, 600k+ social followers, coverage in 166 countries/regions, and operates one of the largest DAOs — SuperEx DAO, with real power-devolution across 20+ countries/regions.

3）Secondary-market relay capacity

Good IEO platforms open spot, perps, or liquidity pools right after listing — significantly strengthening price support and post-listing momentum.

Third Factor: Tokenomics Compatibility

Exchanges differ widely in their tolerance and preferences for token models.

For example:

• Binance Launchpad prefers strong deflation + utility designs;
• OKX Jumpstart leans toward on-chain ecosystems or gaming;
• Bybit Launchpad emphasizes user participation;
• SuperEx applies holistic, full-spectrum project assessment to ensure reliability and high value.

An IEO is not just a “listing” — it’s ecosystem grafting. Don’t just consider the platform’s size; consider whether its “soil” suits your project.

SuperEx’s IEO Platform: Super Start

As the world’s first crypto exchange built on Web 3.0, SuperEx is committed to an open, transparent, decentralized Web3 ecosystem, spanning finance, commerce, education, and DAO. Among its most watched pillars is the IEO launch platform — Super Start.

1) About Super Start

Super Start is a tailor-made IEO channel for high-quality, high-potential projects, designed to provide faster listings and financing, while giving global users more early access to high-growth opportunities.

Backed by SuperEx’s massive user base and global influence, Super Start delivers tens of millions of impressions, quickly pushes projects into the spotlight, and generates powerful brand effects.

2) Core Advantages of Super Start

For Project Teams:

• Fast-track listing: streamlined process, accelerated go-to-market, faster access to global investors.
• Comprehensive exposure: multi-faceted display and promotion via SuperEx to boost brand awareness.
• Massive traffic: leverage SuperEx’s global user base for maximum visibility and attention.
• High participation rates: vibrant communities and strong investment atmosphere help projects outperform financing expectations.

For Users:

• More early-stage access: participate directly in early issuance of potential projects and capture higher growth upside.
• Transparent project info: clear disclosures on project details, team background, and tokenomics reduce information asymmetry.
• Precise project screening: SuperEx’s strict review process ensures safety, compliance, and credibility.

In a maturing crypto market, IEOs are reshaping Web3 financing by reconnecting quality projects with global users. SuperEx Super Start is not just an IEO platform — it’s a global crypto “launch accelerator” that helps innovation break out faster and helps investors meet the future earlier.

Conclusion: IEO’s “Second Spring” Belongs to an Era of Trust Reanchoring

The rebirth of IEOs doesn’t mean a return to the old playbook — it signals a reconstruction of trust.

• When users no longer blindly chase pumps;
• When project teams stop relying on hype;
• When exchanges are willing to return power to communities —

that’s when the market truly matures.

IEOs in 2025 represent a post-bubble rebuild. They’re no longer just financing tools, but a continuation of a trust experiment. And every participant is both a witness and a co-builder.