| Change | Effective Time (UTC) | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| TRC20 deposits and withdrawals paused | 2026-02-11 06:55 | Suspends TRC20 rails ahead of maintenance |
| TRC20 wallet maintenance starts | 2026-02-11 07:00 | Planned maintenance, about one hour |
| New Cross Margin pairs add | 2026-02-10 08:30 and 10:30 | Adds PAXG/USD1, then ASTER/U, SUI/U, XRP/U |
| Margin pair removals | 2026-02-13 06:00 | Removes 10 pairs on Cross and Isolated |
| Portfolio Margin collateral ratio cuts | 2026-02-13 06:00 | Lowers PM and PM Pro collateral ratios |
| BFUSD “Conviction Boost” promo runs | 2026-02-10 00:00 to 2026-02-25 23:59 | Adds 2.5% APR boost tied to BTCUSDT long |
In its Portfolio Margin update, Binance says it will reduce collateral ratios and PM Pro tiered collateral parameters for a set of assets starting 2026-02-13 06:00 (UTC), and expects the rollout to complete in about 30 minutes, as described in the Portfolio Margin collateral ratio notice.
Mechanically, this is a direct margin pressure change for Portfolio Margin accounts. A lower collateral ratio means the same coin balance supports less borrowing and less risk, so accounts that sit near maintenance thresholds can see their unified maintenance margin ratio (uniMMR) drop without placing a single new order. Binance explicitly flags uniMMR monitoring in the same post, which is the practical signal that liquidation risk can increase if users treat ratios as static.
The portfolio collateral ratio cuts shown in the announcement include:
| Asset | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| W | 45% | 40% |
| SEI | 45% | 40% |
| RUNE | 35% | 30% |
| SSV | 35% | 30% |
| BB | 35% | 30% |
| 1INCH | 35% | 30% |
| COMP | 35% | 30% |
| KSM | 35% | 30% |
| AR | 35% | 30% |
| PYTH | 35% | 30% |
| CKB | 35% | 30% |
| KMNO | 20% | 10% |
| KNC | 20% | 10% |
| DUSK | 20% | 10% |
| ATA | 20% | 10% |
| MAV | 20% | 10% |
| SPK | 20% | 10% |
| YFI | 15% | 10% |
| HEI | 15% | 10% |
| IOTA | 15% | 10% |
For active PM users, the highest risk moment is the transition window itself. If collateral ratios tighten while an account holds concentrated exposure, uniMMR can slip and trigger forced deleveraging. The operational check is simple: review the full before and after table on the announcement page, then stress-test the account’s uniMMR assuming the post-change ratios apply to the existing collateral mix.
Binance also schedules wallet maintenance for Tron (TRC20) at 2026-02-11 07:00 (UTC) and says it will suspend TRC20 deposits and withdrawals starting 2026-02-11 06:55 (UTC), estimating about one hour. The post adds that trading on the network’s tokens is not impacted and that deposits and withdrawals will reopen once the network is deemed stable, without a further announcement, according to the TRC20 maintenance update.
TRC20 is a common rail for stablecoin settlement and exchange-to-exchange transfers. Even a short pause can create downstream timing issues for desks that batch withdrawals, users who need same-hour collateral top-ups, or arbitrage routes that depend on predictable transfer completion.
On the same day, Binance Margin announces it will add PAXG/USD1 to Cross Margin at 2026-02-10 08:30 (UTC), then add ASTER/U, SUI/U, and XRP/U to Cross Margin at 2026-02-10 10:30 (UTC), as listed in the new Cross Margin pairs notice.
New margin routes tend to pull in short-term leverage demand because they allow traders to express views without converting collateral manually. The first hours after a margin listing are often defined by shifting borrow limits and interest rates, then rapid adjustments as utilization changes. The practical check is whether borrow caps, rates, and collateral treatment update soon after launch, because early settings often change once real demand hits.
Binance also posts a batch margin delist notice, stating it will remove the same 10 pairs from both Cross Margin and Isolated Margin at 2026-02-13 06:00 (UTC): QNT/BTC, GRT/BTC, CFX/BTC, IOTA/BTC, ROSE/BTC, THETA/BTC, SAND/BTC, RUNE/BTC, ALGO/BTC, and LPT/BTC. The post further states that isolated margin borrowing for those pairs will be suspended at 2026-02-11 06:00 (UTC), and that at the Feb 13 cutoff Binance will close positions, settle accounts automatically, and cancel open orders, as detailed in the margin pair removal notice.
Delists matter less for headline price discovery and more for mechanics. If a strategy relies on BTC-quoted margin routing, the delist forces conversion into alternate quotes and can raise slippage, especially when liquidity is thinner in the replacement route. The time-sensitive operational step is to reduce exposure and cancel orders before the delisting process begins, because Binance notes users may not be able to update positions during the removal process.
Finally, Binance introduces a yield incentive called “BTC Conviction Boost,” offering an extra 2.5% APR on BFUSD holdings for eligible users who hold BFUSD in USD-M Futures or Portfolio Margin accounts while maintaining BTCUSDT perpetual long positions. The promotion period is stated as 2026-02-10 00:00 (UTC) to 2026-02-25 23:59 (UTC), and eligibility requires maintaining both BFUSD and the BTCUSDT long for 24 hours per day, with hourly snapshots used to assess compliance, per the BFUSD Conviction Boost announcement.
The key mechanism is that the boosted APR applies to an eligible base defined as the minimum of BFUSD balance and BTCUSDT long notional value, with a per-user cap of up to 2,000,000 BFUSD eligible for the boosted APR. That structure ties the yield boost to directional BTC exposure, which can temporarily increase demand for BFUSD among users already long BTCUSDT, while discouraging purely passive BFUSD holding without the corresponding futures position.
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