{"id":61262,"date":"2026-11-09T07:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T07:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/?p=61262"},"modified":"2026-11-09T07:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T07:30:17","slug":"binance-closes-accounts-in-four-european-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/binance-closes-accounts-in-four-european-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Binance Closes Accounts in Four European Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Binance_Informs_Users_of_Account_Closures_in_Europe\"><\/span>Binance Informs Users of Account Closures in Europe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cryptocurrency exchange <strong>Binance<\/strong> is set to close accounts for users in four European nations: France, Spain, Italy, and Poland. The company has notified affected customers to withdraw their assets before the impending closure date of <strong>December 31, 2026<\/strong>. Additionally, users were informed that starting <strong>November 29<\/strong>, accounts with remaining assets will incur monthly fees.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Details_of_Account_Closures_and_Fees\"><\/span>Details of Account Closures and Fees<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In communications sent to users, Binance confirmed that new deposits to impacted accounts have been suspended. However, customers are still able to withdraw their existing cryptocurrency and fiat balances without restriction. Alongside the closure notice, Binance indicated that a monthly fee of <strong>0.025%<\/strong> or a minimum charge of <strong>10 USDC<\/strong> will be applied to remaining cryptocurrency balances starting late November. The first fee deductions are expected to occur shortly after the implementation date, with further deductions continuing thereafter.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Regulatory_Context\"><\/span>Regulatory Context<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This decision aligns with the <strong>European Union&#8217;s Crypto Asset Market Regulation (MICA)<\/strong>, which mandates that cryptocurrency exchanges must be authorized within a member state to operate across the EU. Currently, Binance has not been included on the European Securities and Markets Authority&#8217;s list of sanctioned entities, prompting its compliance actions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Future_Operations\"><\/span>Future Operations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Despite the operational challenges, Binance has expressed optimism regarding its licensing process in Europe, indicating it anticipates receiving appropriate authorization in the near future. Users receiving these notifications are encouraged to assess their account activity and ensure they withdraw funds promptly to avoid incurring fees.<\/p>\n<p>This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Binance Informs Users of Account Closures in Europe Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is set to close accounts for users in four European nations: France, Spain, Italy, and Poland. The company has notified affected customers to withdraw their assets before the impending closure date of December 31, 2026. Additionally, users were informed that starting November 29, accounts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":61263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Binance Closes Accounts in Four European Countries - Bitrabo","description":"Binance Informs Users of Account Closures in Europe Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is set to close accounts for users in four European nations: France, Spain,"},"_slim_seo_primary_term_category":0,"_slim_seo_primary_term_post_tag":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316],"tags":[1500,5971,347,9017,574,2766,607,679,2967],"class_list":["post-61262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","tag-accounts","tag-announced","tag-binance","tag-closing","tag-countries","tag-deadline","tag-european","tag-fee","tag-monthly"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61262"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61264,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61262\/revisions\/61264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}