Binance to Delist AIAUSDT Perpetual Contracts in December 2025
Binance’s contract delisting announcement preceded a sharp 40% drop in AIA’s value, underscoring the immediate market impact of futures product removals.
Summary
Binance announced it will settle and delist all AIAUSDT USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts at 20:15 on December 11, 2025, with new positions disabled from 19:45. Following the announcement, AIA’s price fell over 40% to $0.152. Binance advised users to close positions manually to avoid auto-settlement and potential Auto-Deleveraging risks.
Terms & Concepts
- Perpetual contracts: A type of futures contract with no expiration date, allowing traders to hold positions indefinitely.
- AIAUSDT: A trading pair linking the cryptocurrency token AIA to Tether (USDT), a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin.
- Auto-Deleveraging (ADL): A risk management mechanism in futures trading that reduces the leverage of positions in extreme market conditions.