Binance placed four cryptocurrencies under its Monitoring Tag on Sept. 4 while separately removing 14 tokens from the Binance Alpha recommendation list.
Summary
- Binance added AVA, GNS, SCR and TOWNS to its Monitoring Tag list on September 4.
- Tagged tokens remain tradable but face additional reviews and possible delisting if standards are unmet.
- Binance Alpha removed fourteen tokens from recommendations while preserving users’ withdrawal and selling functions afterward.
- The Alpha removals do not automatically remove those assets from Binance’s main spot exchange listings.
- Monitoring decisions consider liquidity, development, network security, communications, tokenomics and project team conduct during reviews.
AVA, Gains Network, Scroll and Towns Protocol received the Monitoring Tag following the exchange’s latest project reviews. The designation warns users that the tokens carry higher volatility and risk than other assets listed on the main Binance exchange.
In a separate notice, Binance Alpha removed MTP, BDXN, TALE, BOS, MAIGA, TIMI, SAROS, U, SERAPH, RVV, AIAV, PENGUIN, ODOS and SN3. Selling and withdrawals remain available for those assets.
Binance Monitoring Tag places four tokens under review
The Monitoring Tag does not immediately remove AVA, GNS, SCR or TOWNS from trading. Related Binance services also remain available following the designation, according to the exchange.
Instead, Binance will review the four projects more frequently. A token could eventually be delisted if the exchange determines that it no longer meets its listing requirements. Binance did not identify a separate violation or specific weakness for each project.
The exchange’s review criteria include trading volume, liquidity, development activity and the project team’s continuing commitment. Binance also examines network security, smart contract stability, public communication and responses to its due diligence requests.
Other considerations include token supply increases, changes to tokenomics and evidence of fraudulent, unethical or negligent conduct. Binance said it could add or remove the tag after future reviews.
Users trading Monitoring Tag assets on Binance Spot or Margin are generally required to complete a risk-awareness quiz every 90 days. They must also accept the exchange’s applicable terms. These requirements are intended to ensure traders understand the possibility of heightened volatility or delisting.
Binance Alpha removes 14 recommended assets
The Binance Alpha removals took effect at 16:30 UTC+8 on Sept. 4. Alpha is an early-stage token discovery feature within Binance Wallet rather than the exchange’s main spot market.
Removal from Alpha therefore differs from a full Binance spot delisting. It means the assets no longer appear on Alpha’s selected-token list, but it does not automatically terminate listings or services available through other Binance products.
The affected projects include Multiple Network’s MTP, Bondex Token’s BDXN, PrompTale AI’s TALE, BitcoinOS’s BOS and Maiga.ai’s MAIGA. MetaArena’s TIMI, Saros, Union, SERAPH and REVIVE were also removed.
The remaining assets are AI Avatar, Nietzschean Penguin, Odos and Nebula3. Binance said the projects did not meet Alpha’s standards following its latest review but did not publish individual reasons for each decision.
Users can withdraw the tokens through the Alpha assets page. They can also sell them using Alpha’s instant-order function or trade supported assets through Binance Wallet’s market interface.
Alpha removal is different from spot delisting
Binance Alpha provides access to early-stage projects that can carry limited liquidity and sharp price volatility. Inclusion does not guarantee that a token will receive a full Binance spot listing.
Likewise, removal does not mean the main exchange has delisted the token. Binance advised users to conduct independent research before trading the affected assets outside Binance Wallet.
A full spot delisting normally includes separate deadlines for trading, deposits and withdrawals. It may also affect futures, margin, loans, Earn products and other services. None of those broader deadlines were announced for the 14 Alpha tokens.
As crypto.news previously reported, Binance removed 20 other tokens from Alpha in May while separately preparing five assets for spot delisting. The two processes followed different notices and user deadlines.
Monitoring Tags can precede delisting without guaranteeing it
Monitoring Tags serve as warnings rather than final delisting decisions. Binance can remove a tag if a project addresses identified concerns and satisfies subsequent reviews.
However, tagged tokens face a heightened possibility of removal. In August, Binance delisted six cryptocurrencies after four had previously received Monitoring Tags. As crypto.news reported, withdrawals for those six assets remained open until October.
The latest announcement did not provide a deadline for the next review of AVA, GNS, SCR or TOWNS. Their project teams can respond publicly, but Binance retains control over its exchange listing decisions.
No verified market data established a common price reaction across all 18 affected assets when the notices were published. Price changes should therefore not be attributed to Binance’s decisions without token-specific trading evidence.
