$BNB Today marks the start of new regulatory cycles and a significant milestone for Binance’s global operations.
🏛️ Binance: The "Abu Dhabi Era" Begins
Binance has officially entered a new regulatory phase.
• Global License Activation: Following approval from the ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market), Binance is set to begin its fully regulated global operations from Abu Dhabi starting January 5, 2026. This is a major move toward institutional legitimacy and may shift global liquidity toward the platform.
• South Korea Expansion: Binance has finalized its acquisition of the South Korean exchange Gopax, signaling a major push back into the East Asian market.
• Service Updates: Be aware that Zen.com deposit/withdrawal services (often used for Euro transfers) are currently paused and expected to resume on January 6, 2026.
📉 Delisting Alert (Action Required)
Binance has issued an immediate notice for the removal of several trading pairs effective January 2, 2026, at 03:00 UTC:
• Spot Pairs to be Removed: ARKM/BNB, BARD/BNB, EGLD/RON, LISTA/FDUSD, SCR/FDUSD, and ZKC/BNB.
• Margin Pairs (Jan 6): Major pairs against FDUSD (including BCH, TAO, AVAX, LTC, SUI, ADA, and LINK) will be removed from Margin trading on January 6. 💹 Market Sentiment & Price Alerts
The market is entering 2026 with a "cautious but optimistic" outlook.
• BNB Performance: BNB has started the year strong, crossing the $870 mark (a roughly 1.4% increase in the last 24 hours).
• Tax & Reporting (US/Global): As of today, new IRS reporting rules take effect, requiring exchanges to report detailed cost-basis information. This is expected to cause some "tax-loss harvesting" volatility in the first week of January.
• Historical Trends: Analysts are highlighting that Ethereum has averaged a +20.6% return in January over the last 9 years, leading to a "January Effect" bullish sentiment for ETH and Layer-2 tokens.
🚀 Upcoming Listing "Watchlist"
While not officially confirmed by Binance, the following tokens are currently trending on "listing alert" radars for Q1 2026 due to high developer activity:
• Hyperliquid (HYPE): A high-performance Layer-1.
• Bitcoin Hyper (HYPER): A Bitcoin-based SVM Layer-2.
• TrustA AI (TA): Focused on decentralized identity.$ETH
