Binance to delist 42USDT, COMMONUSDT, CUDISUSDT and EPTUSDT perpetual USDT contracts on Jan 30
Binance announced it will automatically liquidate and then delist four USDT-margined perpetual futures contracts — 42USDT, COMMONUSDT, CUDISUSDT and EPTUSDT — on January 30 at 17:00 (UTC+8). The platform said the contracts will undergo automatic settlement and be removed from trading once liquidation completes. The notice is presented as market information and not investment advice. Traders holding positions or open orders in these pairs should close or adjust them before the scheduled automatic liquidation to avoid forced settlement. Key details: delist date/time (2026-01-30 17:00 UTC+8), affected perpetuals (42USDT, COMMONUSDT, CUDISUSDT, EPTUSDT), action (automatic liquidation then delisting). Primary keywords: Binance delist, USDT perpetual contracts, automatic liquidation. Secondary keywords: futures delisting, margin positions, trading risk management.
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Delisting of small or low-liquidity perpetual contracts by a major exchange is a routine operational action and typically has limited market-wide impact. The direct effects are confined to traders holding positions or orders in the four affected USDT perpetuals; they face forced liquidation risk and must manage margin to avoid losses. For the broader crypto market, such delistings rarely move major asset prices unless the contracts represent large, concentrated positions in liquid tokens — which is not indicated here. Historically, exchanges delisting niche or low-volume perpetuals causes short-term volatility in the specific tokens and triggers order flow as traders unwind positions, but it does not materially change market direction. Short-term implications: increased selling pressure and volatility for the affected tickers, higher attention to margin calls and platform notices. Long-term implications: negligible — routine cleanup improves platform risk management and may slightly reduce derivatives liquidity for niche tokens. Traders should monitor wallet and margin positions, cancel orders in the affected pairs, and consider funding/hedge adjustments. Similar past events (exchange-led contract delistings) produced isolated, short-lived price moves for the tokens involved while leaving overall market sentiment unchanged.