Bithumb Halts BABY Deposits & Withdrawals from Dec 4 for Babylon Network Upgrade
Bithumb will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for the Babylon token (BABY) from 02:00 UTC on December 4 to support a scheduled Babylon network upgrade. Spot trading on Bithumb’s order book will remain active; only external movements into and out of exchange wallets are affected. The exchange has not given a reopening time and advises users to complete any planned BABY deposits or withdrawals before the cutoff. Funds already held on Bithumb are secure. Users are warned not to send BABY during the suspension to avoid delayed or manual recovery. Bithumb describes the maintenance as standard practice during chain upgrades, similar to actions taken by other major exchanges. Traders should monitor Bithumb’s official announcement page for a “Service Resumption” notice. Primary keywords: Bithumb, BABY, Babylon token, deposit suspension, withdrawal suspension. Secondary keywords: network upgrade, wallet maintenance, exchange notice, service resumption.
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The suspension of BABY deposits and withdrawals is a routine, temporary operational measure tied to a scheduled chain upgrade. It does not directly remove tokens from circulation or change protocol economics, so long-term fundamentals of BABY are unaffected. Short-term effects: trading access remains open on Bithumb, but blocking on-chain inflows/outflows can reduce liquidity across exchanges if other platforms follow suit; this may cause transient spread widening or increased short-term volatility for BABY. Risk of user errors (sending during maintenance) could trigger isolated recovery delays and temporary sell pressure when wallets reopen. Overall, the market impact is likely limited and short-lived — traders should avoid sending BABY during the outage, monitor official resumption notices, and expect potential brief volatility around restart times.