Instead of expanding the number of available spot markets, Binance is preparing to shrink it — and for the world’s largest exchange, that’s not a setback but a strategy.
Key Takeaways:
Binance is removing low-liquidity spot pairs to prevent fragmented markets.
The tokens involved remain tradable through other pairings on the exchange.
Bots tied to the affected markets will shut down automatically on November 28, 2025.
The exchange is eliminating trading pairs that no longer attract enough activity to justify order book maintenance, marking another step in its effort to prevent liquidity fragmentation.
What Binance wants to avoid is a marketplace where dozens of pairs trade thinly, creating slippage and unreliable pricing for users. To stop that trend early, the exchange periodically examines all markets, and when volumes dry up, pairs get removed.
What is actually changing
Beginning November 28, 2025, four specific spot markets will disappear from the interface – BMT/FDUSD, GMT/BTC, ME/BTC and TOWNS/FDUSD. The assets themselves are staying, but the trading combinations tied to them will not. Traders who hold those tokens will simply need to route through other pairs to complete transactions — availability of the coins on Binance is unaffected.
The adjustment also has implications for automated strategies. Any bot built around these markets will shut down when the pairs disappear, prompting Binance to encourage users to reconfigure settings well before the deadline.
Why Binance sees this as good for users
Low-volume markets might seem harmless, but they are often the source of poor execution, unexpected price jumps, and difficulty closing positions — especially for retail traders. Binance argues that removing neglected markets is part of protecting users rather than limiting choice. More activity concentrated in fewer pairs improves depth, spreads, and execution reliability.
Liquidity management has become an increasingly important task for centralized exchanges as the market expands. Binance says it will continue treating this as an ongoing process, meaning future reviews could produce new additions or removals depending on trading conditions.
The message from the exchange is clear: it would rather maintain a smaller but stronger spot market than a large one where many pairs barely trade.
