Binance Removes 12 Margin Pairs in Early September—SUI, AVAX, LINK Among Casualties
Binance is delisting 12 margin trading pairs effective September 3, 2026, including prominent altcoin positions. Traders have less than a week to close positions and safeguard assets.
Major Margin Delisting Announced
Binance has announced plans to eliminate 12 margin trading pairs from its platform beginning in early September, according to a recent notice from the exchange. The delisting encompasses a mix of isolated and cross-margin positions, affecting several well-known cryptocurrency projects. Among the affected pairs are Bitcoin pairings for Sui (SUI/BTC), Avalanche (AVAX/BTC), and Chainlink (LINK/BTC)—three significant players in the altcoin ecosystem. Additionally, stablecoin and alternative base pairs including TNSR/USDC, SXT/USDC, TURTLE/USDC, AIXBT/USDC, BREV/USDC, USDE/USDC, WBETH/ETH, BFUSD/USDT, and BNSOL/SOL will be removed. Five of these pairs trade on cross-margin accounts, while the remainder operate in isolated-margin trading.
Timeline: What Traders Should Know
The delisting process unfolds across several key dates, beginning September 1, 2026. On that date at 06:00 UTC, Binance Margin will suspend borrowing capabilities for isolated-margin trading on the affected pairs. The critical deadline arrives two days later: on September 3 at 06:00 UTC, the exchange will forcibly close all open positions across the delisted pairs, execute automatic settlement of accounts, and cancel pending orders. The removal will take approximately three hours to complete, during which traders cannot adjust their positions. Separately, Binance is also conducting a broader delisting initiative, removing three spot trading pairs—ICON (ICX), Secret (SCRT), and Storj (STORJ)—from all trading on the same date at 03:00 UTC.
What Traders Must Do Now
The exchange has implemented an immediate restriction: users can no longer manually transfer assets into isolated-margin accounts for any of the affected pairs, either through direct transfers or automated transfer modes. To prevent forced liquidation or partial account loss during the settlement window, traders must act urgently. Binance strongly recommends that users close all open positions on these margin pairs and withdraw their assets to spot trading accounts before September 3 at 06:00 UTC. While the underlying cryptocurrencies—SUI, AVAX, LINK, and others—will remain tradeable on Binance through alternative margin pairs and spot markets, the specific margin pair combinations targeted in this delisting will no longer be available. Margin traders should review their portfolios immediately to avoid unexpected position closures or settlement losses.
Source: Binance, via U.Today. Not financial advice.
This delisting signals Binance’s ongoing refinement of its margin trading ecosystem, potentially creating opportunities for traders to reposition capital toward margin pairs with stronger liquidity and demand.