Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on March 18th that it will delist eight tokens, including A2Z, FORTH, HOOK, IDEX, LRC, NTRN, RDNT, and SXP, effective April 1st (03:00 UTC).
The market reacted swiftly, with IDEX and LRC prices experiencing drops exceeding 25% following the announcement. FORTH, HOOK, and NTRN fell over 20%, while SXP saw a decline of approximately 10%. This price volatility highlights the significant impact of Binance's delisting notices on token liquidity and market accessibility. For smaller tokens with limited trading volume on other exchanges, a delisting decision from Binance is often the single most impactful event after a project's own failure or a hack.
The delisting process has set clear timelines, and users holding the affected tokens are advised to pay close attention and act promptly:
- March 24, 2026: All futures and margin positions involving these eight tokens will be automatically force-closed and settled. Users trading on Binance Margin or Futures will be unable to manage their positions themselves after this date. Loans collateralized by these tokens will also be closed by this date.
- After March 25, 2026: Binance Simple Earn products involving the affected assets will be delisted.
- April 1, 2026, 03:00 UTC: Spot trading pairs will cease trading, and the relevant tokens will be removed from the platform.
- After April 2, 2026: The platform will no longer accept deposits of these tokens.
- June 1, 2026: The platform will cease support for withdrawal services for these tokens.
Furthermore, users with any of the delisted tokens included in their Binance Trading Bots or Spot Copy Trading portfolios are strongly advised to manually cancel these trades before the respective deadlines to avoid potential automatic losses.
Binance's Criteria for Token Delisting
Binance regularly reviews its listed assets based on a set of criteria encompassing project fundamentals and market indicators. Factors that may lead to a token's delisting include: declining or insufficient trading volume and liquidity, vulnerabilities in network stability or security, low project development activity or team commitment, and failure to respond to Binance's due diligence requests in a timely manner. While Binance typically does not disclose the specific criteria that trigger a delisting, the comprehensive evaluation factors underscore the platform's expectations for the projects it supports. Tokens scoring poorly across multiple assessment categories are most likely to be removed.