Binance is doing some spring cleaning, and QI/BTC, TLM/BTC, and VITE/BTC are going into the bin.

Mark your calendars for February 6, 06:00 UTC, because these pairs are officially off the exchange when the clock strikes.

It was a good run, and we can imagine the teams behind the projects aren’t exactly happy about the news. 

The Cleanup List

The biggest issue with pairs that make Binance’s naught list is liquidity.

Binance makes money from trading, and when nobody is actually trading a pair, then it makes more sense to simply delist them than to keep support running for the few folks who still want to trade their favorite obscure token.

Don't panic, though – you can still trade these on USDT, BNB, and FDUSD pairs. 

Looks like not everyone's given up hope on these coins yet.

The damage report on these tokens from the news is varied.

QI isn’t looking so hot at $0.0096, and it's down 18% this month.

TLM is actually up 2%, but VITE is down 1.2% today and has bled 48% monthly.

Volume for all of these is looking even worse than before, though – QI has $7.2M (-31%), TLM has $23M (-40%), and VITE is only seeing $130K (-56%),

Those aren't exactly numbers that make market makers excited.

We've Seen This Movie Before

Back in December, Binance axed AKRO, BLZ, and WRX.

After the delisting, all those pairs dropped harder than a diehard degen’s NFT portfolio (-48%).

But interestingly, November's DAR/BTC and IRIS/BTC removals barely registered as a blip on the radar, thanks to their USDT pairs staying alive.

The reason is that BTC pairs are like the VIP room of crypto trading – big players love them for those sweet fee savings.

But USDT pairs are where the actual volume happens – it’s more utilitarian.

What If You’re A Bag Holder?

If you happen to have any trading bots on these pairs, you’re going to want to fix that ASAP. 

If you’re still HODLing, you definitely want to slide into those USDT pairs before the liquidity dies. 

But of course, if you just love a good drama, you can watch the volatility show on February 6. 

And don’t stress if you want to keep trading. Keep in mind these tokens aren't dead – it’s just their BTC pairs that are getting nixed.

This is also a good lesson to all Binance-listed projects out there – If your token isn’t bringing the volume, it's inevitably going to get the boot.

Even Europe's new rules are making exchanges pick their dance partners carefully.

And with MiCA breathing down everyone's neck, expect more "quality control" moves like this.

Binance Or Busy

This isn't just about three random trading pairs getting kicked to the curb.

It's about Binance flexing its "we decide what's worth trading" muscles, backed by a cold, calculated profit motive.

And if you’re planning a moon shot with any low-cap tokens, make sure you check to see if they've got a date with the delisting team.

For better or worse, “available on Binance" is a privilege, not a right.