Binance to Remove OPEN, SAGA and VELODROME Stablecoin Pairs on Sept 11
Binance will delist OPEN/FDUSD, SAGA/FDUSD and VELODROME/USDC trading pairs from its spot market on September 11.
Why it matters
The move has limited broader market significance as it represents a routine housekeeping action rather than a regulatory or strategic shift. Binance's stated rationale is to concentrate liquidity in the most actively traded pairs and avoid overcrowding its order books with low-volume instruments.
Key facts
Binance will remove the OPEN/FDUSD, SAGA/FDUSD and VELODROME/USDC trading pairs from spot trading.
Reported by U.Today
The pair removals are scheduled to take effect on September 11, 2026, at 03:00 UTC.
Reported by U.Today
Binance conducts regular monitoring of liquidity and trading volumes for all instruments on its platform.
Reported by U.Today
The affected tokens (OPEN, SAGA, VELODROME) will remain listed on Binance and are not being fully delisted.
Reported by U.Today
What happened
Binance announced it will remove three altcoin-stablecoin pairs from its spot trading platform on September 11, 2026, at 03:00 UTC. The affected pairs are OPEN/FDUSD, SAGA/FDUSD and VELODROME/USDC. According to U.Today, the exchange described the move as part of its routine optimization of the spot market, where it regularly monitors liquidity and trading volumes across all available instruments. The report emphasized that this is a pair removal, not a full delisting of the underlying projects, meaning OPEN, SAGA and VELODROME will remain listed on the exchange.
How the story developed
Affected entities
Also mentioned: BNB
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.Today Crypto media | Binance to Remove Three Stablecoin Pairs on Sept 11 in Spot Cleanup | Original |
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