Referral disclosure
How this site makes money, what our relationship with Binance is, and whether that relationship shapes what we write. All of it, out in the open.
Last updated 2026-06-07
Up front: Pinecone Academy carries Binance referral (affiliate) links. This page is here to spell that out. We don't want you clicking a few links and only then sensing that this site is nudging you to sign up. So we're saying it now.
What this relationship actually is
Binance runs a referral program. We've placed tagged referral links across the site (all routed through our own redirect page, /go/binance.html), along with the code BNB2569. If you:
- sign up for a Binance account through our link, or enter our code BNB2569 when you register, and
- then trade on Binance,
then Binance may, under its own rules, pay us a share of the fees. At the same time, signing up with this code usually earns you a matching fee discount. In other words, it's not "you pay, we earn." It's closer to "same code, you save a bit, we get a cut."
Does it cost you more?
No. Whether or not you use our link, your trading prices and rules on Binance are the same; using our code, you generally get a fee discount on top. The commission is paid by Binance from its own side to the referrer, not skimmed off your principal.
Does it change what we write?
This is the one that matters most. The commission does not change our judgment about the content. Concretely:
- We flag the risks we'd flag anyway. On leverage, perpetuals, or putting money into savings products, we say plainly that you can lose, and we don't bury that to get you to sign up.
- We won't fabricate a "Binance is best at everything" story to bait clicks. In the piece on choosing an exchange, we give you marks you can score yourself, instead of deciding for you.
- We only carry one referral, Binance's. We don't play a "recommend whoever pays most" comparison game. That actually keeps our writing on every platform cleaner.
Bottom line, we'd rather you sign up because you understood it and thought it worth a try, not because a punchy line pushed you over. The first kind of reader stays and keeps reading; the second clicks and leaves. For a site that means to last, the first is the better deal.
We are not Binance
This one gets its own heading: Pinecone Academy is an independent third-party information site. It is not the official Binance website, and it isn't affiliated with Binance. We don't handle your account, support, withdrawals, or appeals. For anything like that, go through Binance's official channels. Anyone posing as us to "fix your Binance account problem" is not us. Be careful.
Why write a whole page about this
Because it's the right thing to do. If you carry links and promote things, you should tell readers you have a financial interest in what you're recommending. That's the baseline that bodies like the FTC expect of referral content, and it's the honesty we owe you. So beyond this page, you'll also see a similar disclosure at the end of every article with a referral link, and in the site footer. Don't be surprised; we keep it in front of you on purpose.
Want more
For who we are and how we write, see About Pinecone Academy. For the full statement on crypto risk and "not financial advice," see the disclaimer. For how we handle your data, see the privacy policy. Questions? Write to [email protected].