🛑 Major Delistings & Trading Halts

Binance is executing several scheduled removals today across Futures, Margin, and Spot trading to optimize liquidity. 

• Futures Delisting: As of 09:00 UTC, Binance Futures has closed all positions and conducted automatic settlement for several USDⓈ-M Perpetual Contracts, including 42USDT, COMMONUSDT, CUDISUSDT, and EPTUSDT. 

• Margin Pair Removal: Multiple BTC-paired margin assets were removed at 06:00 UTC, including KSM/BTC, SNX/BTC, DYDX/BTC, MANA/BTC, and 1INCH/BTC. 

• Binance Alpha Cleanup: Yesterday, the "Alpha" environment removed several high-volatility tokens like WIZARD, SHOGGOTH, FWOG, and BOMB. 

⚙️ Risk Management & Margin Adjustments

Significant changes to collateral ratios have gone into effect today (06:00 UTC) to curb excessive leverage: 

• Collateral Ratio Hikes: Assets like DASH and ICP saw their collateral ratios raised from 25% to 30%. 

• Reductions: USDP (99.9% → 90%), RAY (50% → 40%), and sharp drops for ONE and COTI (down to 10%). 

• Altcoin Scaling: Multiple tokens (LUNA, SAGA, ENJ, IMX, etc.) have been adjusted to 30% to improve platform stability during volatility. 

🚀 New Opportunities & Rewards

• BSquared Network (B2) Competition: A new trading competition is live (running until Feb 5) where users can share in a $200,000 B2 token prize pool by trading through Binance Alpha or the Keyless Wallet. 

• Binance Alpha Airdrop: The claim window for the latest Alpha airdrop (featuring $XPIN) remains active for eligible users with over 233 points.

• New Futures Pairs: Following the delistings, Binance recently launched BIRBUSDT and GWEIUSDT perpetual contracts to provide fresh trading avenues. 

⚖️ Regulatory Headlines

• SEC & CFTC Coordination: Reports on Binance Square highlight that the U.S. SEC and CFTC are expected to unveil a Memorandum of Understanding today regarding coordinated cryptocurrency oversight.  #StrategyBTCPurchase #WhoIsNextFedChair #USIranStandoff #GoldOnTheRise