Binance Futures delists coin-margined LUNA perpetual contracts
Binance suspended withdrawals for LUNA and UST amid the UST stablecoin losing its peg to the U.S. dollar on Tuesday. Amid collapsing Terra network’s cryptocurrencies Luna (LUNA) and TerraUSD (UST), crypto exchange Binance continues deactivating related trading services.Binance’s derivatives arm Binance Futures has delisted coin-margined LUNA perpetual contracts, the firm officially announced on May 12.“Users are advised to close any open positions prior to the delisting time to avoid automatic settlement,” the statement by the platform reads.Binance Futures has also started conducting....
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