Binance Halts Base Network Transfers as Major Upgrade and Hard Fork Nears
Binance will pause Base network deposits and withdrawals on September 30, 2026, with one notice putting the start at 1 p.m. ET and another at 17:00 UTC. Both notices say trading will continue during the maintenance window while the Base upgrade and hard fork are scheduled for that day.
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Users who move Base assets on Binance will notice the change first, because deposits and withdrawals are set to stop on September 30 while trading stays open. That means balances can still be traded on the platform even though network transfers are paused. This is the immediate effect for people using the exchange that day.
In practice, the maintenance window changes transfer activity, not trading access. Base-based token spot trading and exchange operations remain active, so the platform keeps those functions running while network deposits and withdrawals are suspended.
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