2026-01-03 12:26:53

The delisting actions by exchanges have indeed become more frequent in recent days. A major exchange officially removed the FLOW/BTC margin trading pair starting today, and users need to complete position closures or asset transfers within a 3-hour maintenance window. While spot and futures trading are unaffected, this still indicates that the trading activity of this longstanding public chain token is on the decline.

During the same period, other platforms have also followed suit. One exchange announced it would delist the COQ, ELON, L3, and X USDT trading pairs on January 9, while another exchange will remove the DMAIL, ELX, and ODOS USDT trading pairs on January 7. Looking at these delisted tokens, they are mostly small-cap projects or meme coins, characterized by liquidity exhaustion and dismal trading volumes.

From the perspective of exchange operations, maintaining these low-activity trading pairs incurs costs—system resource usage, risk control reviews, and risk management—that often outweigh the benefits they bring. Regularly trimming such assets is a normal business practice.

However, for retail investors, delisting announcements often trigger panic selling. The most straightforward advice is to transfer assets out in advance or quickly switch to other platforms. More importantly, it’s worth reflecting that under the backdrop of tighter regulation and exchange downsizing, projects that lack real utility and rely solely on market hype are actually shrinking rapidly. When selecting stocks, liquidity and exchange recognition should be considered as important risk indicators.

FLOW-4,53%

COQ-2,12%

ELON-0,09%

L3-2,52%

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SilentObserver

· 01-05 22:20

Here comes another round of clearing out small-cap coins, the retail investors need to face reality. --- FLOW is almost worthless now, what else is there to expect? --- Honestly, this wave of delistings is just filtering out who should survive; projects with no liquidity deserve to die. --- 3 hours? These exchanges really dare to do that, not afraid of retail investors crying? --- Meme coins are cooling off, the hype from last year is gone for good. --- Wake up, everyone. Projects without real demand should be eliminated; there's nothing to complain about. --- Those still daring to buy small-cap coins are truly playing with fire. --- What does delisting trading pairs indicate? It means no one is trading anymore. --- Illiquidity equals death—that's an iron law.

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BasementAlchemist

· 01-03 13:45

Here we go again, the exchange delisting is a signal --- Liquidity exhaustion should have been cleared long ago, garbage coins taking up space --- Transfer out within 3 hours? Ridiculous, already ran away long ago --- The death of MEME coins has arrived, everyone needs to wake up --- Choosing coins based on exchange recognition, there's nothing wrong with that --- Follow-up on top-tier delistings, it shows no one wants them anymore --- Old public chains are no longer viable? The times have changed --- Retail investors fear this the most, only realizing it half an hour before delisting

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GateUser-1a2ed0b9

· 01-03 12:48

Tokens with liquidity exhaustion have now become hot potatoes, and exchanges have started to ruthlessly delist them. --- Another wave of delistings... These junk trading pairs should have been cleaned up long ago, occupying space and dragging down the platform's image. --- A 3-hour maintenance window? This pace feels a bit rushed, like they're rushing people out. --- Even the veteran FLOW is starting to fall behind, which is quite sad. It seems that without hype, you really can't survive. --- Thinking about the few small tokens I still hold, maybe it's time to consider running away... --- Projects without practical use truly deserve to die, but this is too unfriendly to holders. They don't even get a grace period before delisting. --- The so-called "downsizing" of exchanges sounds nice, but it's really just them shedding baggage. --- The fate of meme coins is like this: they rise on hype, and when the hype fades, they get cleared out, helplessly.

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BlockchainArchaeologist

· 01-03 12:46

Another prelude to the wave of cutting leeks again; is the exchange helping us filter projects?

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FarmToRiches

· 01-03 12:43

They're starting to cut again. This round of delisting can be considered a lesson for retail investors.

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AlphaWhisperer

· 01-03 12:37

They're starting to harvest again. It's normal for small coins to have low liquidity, but the problem is that even the big coins are being cleaned out.

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