A number one cryptocurrency alternate within the U.S., Coinbase has notified customers of its choice to take away some fashionable buying and selling pairs from its platform. In a publish on X, the alternate clarified that the transfer is to enhance the general market well being of the alternate and consolidate liquidity.
Coinbase shifts to USD-based markets for greater liquidity
The delisted buying and selling pairs are MASK-USDT, MASK-EUR, MINA-USDT, GMT-USDT, AXS-BTC and SNX-BTC. Coinbase will droop buying and selling on these pairs efficient 12:00 p.m. ET on Oct. 29, 2025. Which means after that point, holders will not be capable of place new trades in these pairs.
Notably, the property themselves will stay tradable, however solely in pairs that the alternate has not delisted. It seems the figures from the buying and selling pairs haven’t inspired the alternate to proceed providing it to its customers.
We usually monitor the markets on our alternate. In an effort to enhance general market well being and consolidate liquidity, we might be eradicating the MASK-USDT, MASK-EUR, MINA-USDT, GMT-USDT AXS-BTC, SNX-BTC buying and selling pairs.
— Coinbase Markets 🛡️ (@CoinbaseMarkets) October 28, 2025
Nevertheless, customers on Coinbase Superior and people in choose eligible areas can nonetheless commerce these tokens. To do that, a consumer would want to make use of USD-based buying and selling pairs, comparable to MASK/USD and MINA/USD, amongst others.
This means that the tokens usually are not totally delisted, however the much less lively pairs are. The aim is to permit Coinbase direct liquidity on the principle USD market, which seems to be thriving greater than different buying and selling pairs.
In the meantime, the alternate has additionally moved AXS-BTC to “limit-only mode.” This means that customers can place restrict orders and cancel present orders. Nevertheless, immediate shopping for and promoting have been disabled. The event means that this pair may face full suspension quickly.
Market observers are carefully monitoring the affect this might have on the delisted tokens. Notably, when Coinbase delisted the OMNI-Perp pair, the transfer brought about a 17% value crash for OMNI token. In that occasion, the alternate didn’t go away the Coinbase Superior choice open to customers.
Coinbase’s broader alternate technique
So far as enhancing general market well being goes, Coinbase introduced final week that it was offering help for BNB. It’s going to permit customers to commerce the BNB/USD pair, which is a major growth on condition that BNB is the native token of the Binance buying and selling platform, one other competing alternate.
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao acknowledged the itemizing provide on social media as a giant win for BNB. The asset has managed to remain above $1,000 regardless of market volatility.
