Binance is preparing two separate rounds of trading removals on September 3, affecting spot and margin markets differently. The exchange will completely delist ICON (ICX), Secret (SCRT) and Storj (STORJ) from spot trading at 03:00 UTC, while another group of 12 pairs will leave Binance Margin three hours later. The distinction matters because ICX, SCRT and STORJ are losing all Binance spot markets, while assets such as SUI, AVAX and LINK remain listed elsewhere on the platform.
Binance said the full token delistings followed its latest periodic asset review, which considers factors including trading volume and liquidity, development activity, network stability, transparency, regulatory developments and responsiveness to due diligence. The exchange did not identify a single criterion responsible for removing any of the three assets. General financial outlet Yahoo Finance’s coverage of the delistings likewise confirmed the September 3 cutoff. There is no basis in Binance’s notice to attribute all three decisions to one shared security, regulatory or operational event.
Margin Removals Hit SUI, AVAX and LINK Pairs
Separately, Binance’s official margin notice confirms that 12 Isolated Margin pairs will be removed at 06:00 UTC on September 3: TNSR/USDC, SXT/USDC, TURTLE/USDC, AIXBT/USDC, BREV/USDC, USDE/USDC, WBETH/ETH, BFUSD/USDT, BNSOL/SOL, SUI/BTC, AVAX/BTC and LINK/BTC. Five of those, TNSR/USDC, SXT/USDC, TURTLE/USDC, AIXBT/USDC and BREV/USDC, will also leave Cross Margin. Removing these pairs does not mean Binance is delisting SUI, AVAX or LINK from spot trading.
Isolated Margin borrowing for the affected pairs will stop at 06:00 UTC on September 1. At the September 3 deadline, Binance will close remaining positions, settle balances automatically and cancel pending orders. The exchange estimates that this process could take roughly three hours, during which users cannot modify affected positions. Traders with open leverage therefore face an operational deadline before automatic settlement begins.
The notice also says the base and quote assets involved in the removed margin pairs may remain available through other Binance Margin markets. The action targets specific leveraged trading combinations rather than necessarily withdrawing support for the underlying assets themselves.
ICX, SCRT and STORJ Face Wider Exit Deadlines
The treatment of ICX, SCRT and STORJ is considerably broader. Binance will cease all spot trading for the three tokens at 03:00 UTC on September 3 and cancel outstanding orders. Deposits will stop being credited after 03:00 UTC on September 4, while withdrawals are scheduled to remain available until 03:00 UTC on November 3. Holders therefore retain a withdrawal window after trading ends, but Binance will no longer provide a spot market for exiting the assets.
Binance said remaining delisted balances may later be converted into stablecoins after November 4, although such conversion is not guaranteed. Trading bots tied to the affected spot markets will also cease operating when spot trading ends. Users relying on Binance for custody or automated execution should distinguish the September trading cutoff from the later withdrawal deadline.
The September 3 changes are primarily about venue access and leverage management rather than a confirmed protocol-wide security event. The largest operational impact falls on ICX, SCRT and STORJ holders, while the separate margin review narrows leveraged market access for a broader set of assets without removing them entirely from Binance.
