Binance to Delist 23 Spot Pairs on Jan 20 — Close or Move Positions

Published: 2026-01-19 15:28:26 |

Binance will delist 23 spot trading pairs at 08:00 UTC on January 20, 2026, citing low liquidity and poor trading volume as the primary reasons. Affected pairs include 0G/BNB, 1MBABYDOGE/FDUSD, ADX/ETH, AGLD/BTC, ALT/FDUSD, ARKM/BTC, ATOM/ETH, BTC/ZAR, ENS/BTC, ETH/ZAR, HOLO/BNB, HOLO/FDUSD, MOVR/BTC, NEWT/FDUSD, OP/ETH, ORDI/BTC, OXT/BTC, POLYX/BTC, SLP/ETH, SSV/BTC, STO/FDUSD, STORJ/BTC and TRB/BTC. Traders have under 24 hours from the announcement to close positions, cancel open orders or migrate to alternative liquid pairs; Binance will also terminate spot trading bots for these pairs at the cutoff. Underlying tokens remain tradeable via other pairs (for example ENS/USDT), but pairs quoted in ZAR and FDUSD should be converted promptly to more liquid alternatives. This delisting is part of Binance’s periodic cleanup to concentrate liquidity into higher-volume markets and improve market quality. Expect short-term volatility and possible price pressure on the smaller altcoins as liquidity shifts; traders should update bots and risk controls, check overlapping exposures (e.g., ATOM, OP, HOLO), and consider using multiple venues for redundancy.

Bearish

Delisting reduces on-exchange liquidity for the affected token pairs, which typically causes short-term downward price pressure and higher volatility for the listed tokens. Most pairs targeted are low-volume altcoins or quotes against less liquid denominations (ZAR, FDUSD); removing these pairs consolidates liquidity into larger pairs (e.g., USDT/BNB/BTC) and can make order execution harder on the delisted pairs until traders migrate. In the short term, expect sell-side pressure as automated orders are cancelled and traders move to exit or rebalance positions. Over the medium to long term the price impact depends on whether tokens maintain listings and liquidity on other venues — tokens with broad cross-exchange liquidity may recover, while thinly listed projects could face sustained downward pressure. Overall, the immediate price bias for the named small-cap pairs is bearish due to reduced local liquidity and forced migration.