Yeah Steem is difficult from the exchange node perspective is pretty much different to any other chain, alot of tokens are bitcoin or dash forks which are easier, exchange techs are generally stumped when it comes to Steem and the node RAM requirement is at least 64 GB, so if they don’t have sufficient volume it is hard for them to justify it, hence the listing fees.
Can you tell me what Gyalu is? Maybe share some links on it, I really hope someone runs with this idea of Asian pop culture for a ui. My brother is actually into modified JDM cars, his blog is @nelkeljdm.