Auto Deleveraging (ADL) Guarantee on BTC, ETH, and BNB USDⓈ-M Futures Contracts

Published on 2021-03-02 11:45
Updated on 2025-08-15 08:45

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Fellow Binancians,

To further support and protect our users, Binance Futures guarantees that there will be no auto deleveraging (ADL) incident(s) when users trade BTC, ETH, and BNB USDⓈ-M Futures Contracts listed below if the total open interest of the following contracts does not exceed 10 billion USDT:

  • BTCUSDT Perpetual

  • BTCUSDT Quarterly 

  • BTCUSDC Perpetual

  • ETHUSDT Perpetual

  • ETHUSDT Quarterly 

  • ETHUSDC Perpetual

  • BNBUSDT Perpetual

Important Notes:

  • The open interest and insurance fund balance are updated at 00:00 AM (UTC) daily. 

  • The ADL Guarantee is applicable to all BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT USDⓈ-M quarterly Futures Contracts (i.e., It will apply to the new BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT USDⓈ-M quarterly Futures Contracts when the current BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT quarterlies are delivered.)

  • Binance will compensate users who incur losses from ADL incidents on the above-mentioned USDⓈ-M Futures Contracts by utilizing the fund from each contract’s insurance fund

  • For more information, please refer to Counterparty Liquidation.

Thank for your support!

Binance Team

2021-03-02

Note: This announcement was amended on 2025-08-15 to update the total open interest from 4 billion USDT to 10 billion USDT and to add BTCUSDC and ETHUSDC perpetual contracts to the Auto Deleveraging (ADL) Guarantee contracts list.

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