TL;DR:
- Binance will suspend deposit and withdrawal operations on September 22, 2026, starting at 06:00 (UTC).
- The technical maintenance period has an estimated duration of one hour, with no disruption to spot or futures trading.
- The platform will also execute the delisting of four spot pairs on September 18 at 03:00 (UTC) and the termination of USDP on September 24.
Starting September 22 at 06:00 (UTC), the global exchange Binance will enact a brief pause on deposits and withdrawals in order to carry out an upgrade to its wallet infrastructure.
The exchange addressed its customers, detailing that the service interruption is part of preventive maintenance work. A source reported that incoming and outgoing transfers will resume once the internal architecture confirms operational stability, estimating that the procedure will take approximately one hour.
The company clarified that orders on spot order books will remain unaffected during the maintenance window.
Official information indicates that user balances will remain secure across cold and hot storage during the technical process. The exchange’s administration communicated that it will not issue an additional notice once services are restored, meaning functions will be reactivated automatically upon the completion of node synchronization.
These routine updates aim to optimize application programming interface (API) performance and improve the transaction processing throughput of multi-signature wallets. According to industry analysts, these infrastructure upgrades are typically deployed to support higher on-chain transaction volumes and strengthen cryptographic verification layers.
Trading Pair Adjustments and Scheduled Delistings
The wallet suspension is part of a broader operational maintenance schedule set by the company for the close of Q3 2026.
On September 18 at 03:00 (UTC), the exchange will delist four direct trading pairs: BREV/USDC, COOKIE/USDC, LA/USDC, and QNT/USDC. The company based this decision on periodic liquidity and order book depth assessments—key metrics used to determine an asset’s listing status to mitigate price slippage.
Despite the removal of these specific pairs, the underlying assets will remain available for trading via other pairs on the spot market.
Three hours later, at 06:00 (UTC) on September 18, the removal of five cross-margin pairs will take effect: ENJ/USDC, GENIUS/USDC, CVX/USDC, GUN/USDC, and VANA/USDC, alongside the cancellation of the GENIUS/USDC isolated margin pair.
According to data released by Binance, trading volume across these pairs experienced steady declines over recent weeks, prompting a rebalancing of its leveraged products. Market data indicates that consolidating liquidity into higher-volume pairs helps reduce exposure to forced liquidations in low-depth market conditions.
As the final step in this September review cycle, the platform will permanently terminate all spot trading operations related to the Pax Dollar (USDP) stablecoin on September 24 at 03:00 (UTC).
