Binance Delists Three Altcoins Amid US Crypto Policy Shift
Binance has announced that it will delist three altcoins from its platform: ICON (ICX), Secret (SCRT), and Storj (STORJ). The spot trading pairs for these tokens will be removed on September 3 at 03:00 UTC. Binance's review process considered various factors, including project team commitment, development activity, trading volume and liquidity, network safety, public communication, community engagement, and response to due diligence requests.
The delisting also affects other Binance services, with Futures users facing an earlier deadline of August 26 at 09:00 UTC. Margin services will suspend borrowing on August 21 at 06:00 UTC, while Simple Earn will delist the tokens after August 27 at 07:00 UTC.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao commented on the US crypto market, stating that wider access for decentralized services could be beneficial for the industry. The move to bring Hyperliquid into the United States in a compliant way may open doors for more perpetual DEXs and other decentralized services.