QUICK fell 20% and EPIC 11% as Binance set October 28 for their delisting
Binance will close spot trading in EPIC and QUICK on October 28, 14 days after announcing the removal on October 14. QUICK fell 19.67% and EPIC 10.54% over 24 hours, crypto.news reported, and the sources disagree on withdrawal dates.
The Investor · Invest desk
Key figures: the notice gave holders 14 days before spot trading in EPIC and QUICK closes. QUICK's Monitoring Tag had been in place for 167 days before the October 14 decision, and EPIC's for 145 days.
| Figure | Value | Note | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notice before spot trading closes | 14 days | 17 | |
| QUICK tag in place | 167 days | 18 | |
| EPIC tag in place | 145 days | 19 |
What happened
- Binance will settle affected futures contracts automatically on October 20, ahead of the spot closure at 03:00 UTC on October 28.
- crypto.news reports that deposits stop being credited on October 29 and that withdrawals stay supported until December 28.
- In the minutes after the notice QUICK fell about 10% and was still 6.69% down 17 minutes later, while EPIC dropped roughly 9% and then traded 5.61% above its earlier price.
- Binance had tagged QUICK for closer monitoring on April 30 and EPIC on May 22, months before the October 14 decision.
Why it matters
- contradiction crypto.news lists a December 28 withdrawal deadline, 61 days after spot closes, while Crypto Briefing says Binance had published no withdrawal guidance. The two accounts cannot both be current.
- decision Futures positions settle on their own on October 20, so the choice sits with spot holders: sell on Binance before 03:00 UTC on October 28, or withdraw to a venue that still lists the token.
- constraint With no stated reason and no comment from either project, holders cannot tell which review criterion failed or whether the problem was fixable.
- precedent Binance removed six tokens in August and put five more, including ICON, Moonbeam and Moonriver, under closer review, so a token under a Monitoring Tag is a candidate for removal.
The two tokens answer the question of what a notice does to a price differently. QUICK's drop held through the observation window; EPIC's reversed inside it, and its 24-hour figure still finished negative. crypto.news says the intraday and daily measurements cover different periods and should not be treated as equivalent [11]. The supplied data therefore cannot say when EPIC's daily loss came: before the notice, after the bounce, or on both sides of it.
The dollars are small. CoinGecko puts QUICK's market capitalization at about $5.37 million and EPIC's at about $13.48 million [7] [9], or $18.85 million between them [20]. Backing the 24-hour declines out of those figures gives roughly $1.3 million lost on QUICK and $1.6 million on EPIC, about $2.9 million in all [21]. That assumes supply did not change. It also charges the whole move to the notice, which the paragraph above says we cannot do. Treat it as a ceiling for the 24-hour window.
Neither notice came without warning. Binance's Monitoring Tag had sat on QUICK for 167 days and on EPIC for 145 before October 14 [18] [19], and crypto.news reports that a tag does not automatically lead to removal [13]. A market that had put the odds of delisting below one would fall on confirmation, which fits QUICK. It fits EPIC less well. EPIC is also the token that turned over 74% of its market capitalization in a day ($10 million against $13.48 million), against 27% for QUICK ($1.47 million against $5.37 million) [22] [23].
In our view the notice mostly repriced a risk the tag had already flagged. The larger cost, or rather the part of it we can see coming, arrives after October 28. That is when Binance stops hosting spot trading in either token, and neither project has commented publicly on what replaces it [4]. EPIC's bounce could hold, which would make its daily loss pre-notice drift. QUICK, the governance token of a decentralized exchange on Polygon where it can trade outside centralized venues entirely [14], could keep its on-chain volume. Or EPIC, which depends on whatever other markets continue to support it [15], could thin out once spot closes. Both tokens trading at or above their pre-notice prices at the 03:00 UTC cutoff on October 28 would show we overread the notice.
What to watch
- Whether Binance publishes withdrawal terms for EPIC and QUICK that settle the gap between the December 28 date and the report of no guidance.
- Where EPIC and QUICK trade against their pre-notice prices at the October 20 futures settlement and the 03:00 UTC spot cutoff on October 28.
- Whether ICON, Moonbeam or Moonriver, which Binance put under closer review in August, receive their own delisting notices.
Clarity's read
What the record supports and how the coverage leans. The claims behind it follow.
Reality
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Claim ledger
Ranked by verification strength, evidence, and original report placement.
- [1]
Binance confirmed the decision on October 14; all spot trading pairs involving EPIC and QUICK will close at 03:00 UTC on October 28.
- [2]
Binance made the announcement on October 14, 2026, and EPIC and QUICK are scheduled to be delisted on October 28, 2026.
- [3]
The announcement did not identify a specific violation or individual reason behind either token's removal.
- [4]
Binance did not attach a public explanation to the announcement, and the projects themselves have not offered public commentary on the decision.
- [5]
Binance will automatically settle affected futures contracts on October 20, before removing spot trading pairs.
- [6]
According to CoinGecko data, QuickSwap traded at approximately $0.008169 after falling 19.67% over 24 hours and 15.52% over seven days.
- [7]
QUICK's market capitalization was approximately $5.37 million, with around $1.47 million in daily trading volume.
- [8]
EPIC traded near $0.4001 at press time, down 10.54% over 24 hours and 16.10% over the preceding seven days.
- [9]
EPIC's market capitalization stood at approximately $13.48 million, with daily trading volume of $10 million.
- [10]
In the minutes after the notice, QUICK fell about 10% below its pre-announcement price and was 6.69% below it about 17 minutes later; EPIC fell roughly 9%, then traded about 5.61% above its pre-announcement price, per intraday TradingView figures supplied with the report.
- [11]
The intraday recovery did not stop EPIC recording a negative 24-hour performance; the two measurements cover different periods and should not be treated as equivalent price changes.
- [12]
QUICK received Binance's Monitoring Tag on April 30 and EPIC on May 22; the labels remained in place for months before the October 14 delisting decision.
- [13]
The Monitoring Tag does not automatically result in a delisting, and tagged cryptocurrencies can continue trading while the exchange conducts further assessments.
- [14]
QUICK is the governance and utility token for QuickSwap, a decentralized exchange built on Polygon, where the token can trade outside centralized venues entirely.
- [15]
EPIC, as a project token for Epic Chain, depends on whatever other markets and platforms continue to support it.
- [16]
Binance's August removals affected six cryptocurrencies, including PIVX and Vulcan Forged PYR, and the exchange placed five additional cryptocurrencies, including ICON, Moonbeam and Moonriver, under closer review.
- [17]
The notice gave holders 14 days before spot trading closes.
- [18]
QUICK's Monitoring Tag had been in place for 167 days before the October 14 decision.
- [19]
EPIC's Monitoring Tag had been in place for 145 days before the October 14 decision.
- [20]
The two tokens' combined market capitalization is about $18.85 million.
- [21]
Backing out the 24-hour declines implies roughly $1.3 million lost on QUICK and $1.6 million on EPIC, about $2.9 million in total, assuming constant supply.
- [22]
EPIC's daily volume was about 74% of its market capitalization.
- [23]
QUICK's daily volume was about 27% of its market capitalization.
- [24]
Deposits will stop being credited on October 29, while withdrawals remain supported until December 28.
- [25]
As of the report, Binance had not published guidance on withdrawal timelines and had not explained how remaining balances would be handled once the delisting takes effect.
- [26]
The reported withdrawal window runs 61 days after spot trading closes.
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Sources
2 independent publishers whose own reporting we read for this story.
- crypto.newsBinance delisting sends QUICK down 20% and EPIC 11%
1 article · October 14, 2026
- cryptobriefing.comBinance will delist EPIC and QUICK on October 28, 2026
1 article · October 13, 2026
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