According to @bobbyong, CoinGecko and GeckoTerminal do not accept pay-to-trend; their trending lists are 100% organic and decided by the community. Source: Bobby Ong (X, Oct 8, 2025). For traders, this indicates that spikes on these platforms' Trending sections reflect user-driven interest rather than paid promotion, which can be used as a cleaner momentum discovery filter for tokens. Source: Bobby Ong (X, Oct 8, 2025).