Coinbase Delists Ten Perpetual Futures Amid Review of Trading Volume and Regulatory Requirements

Coinbase is withdrawing ten perpetual futures from trading on August 26, 2026. The contracts affected are those on Memecoin (MEME), The Sandbox (SAND), Moonbirds (BIRB), Blur (BLUR), Katana (KAT), SPX6900 (SPX), Zora (ZORA), Axie Infinity (AXS), Gensyn (AI), and LayerZero (ZRO).

The delisting is part of a series, with six perpetual futures ending in June and nine more following on September 3. The procedure is not an isolated case but a recurring part of an exchange's product maintenance.

Coinbase justifies the steps with an ongoing review of trading volume, market quality, and regulatory requirements. A contract with low liquidity can be expensive for the exchange and dangerous for investors, as the spread between bid and ask widens, and a larger order moves the price against whoever places it.