Binance curbs commodity perpetual futures trading to weekdays only

Binance is pulling the plug on round-the-clock commodity trading. Starting September 15 at 21:00 UTC, the exchange will restrict its commodity-based perpetual futures contracts to a 24/5 schedule, matching the weekday-only cadence of the traditional commodity markets they’re designed to track. The move affects contracts tied to gold (XAUUSDT), silver (XAGUSDT), WTI crude oil (CLUSDT), Brent crude (BZUSDT), natural gas (NATGASUSDT), platinum, palladium, and copper. Crypto perpetuals and equity-based TradFi perps like TSLAUSDT and INTCUSDT will keep their 24/7 availability. From always-on to market-aligned When Binance launched its TradFi perpetual contracts in January 2026, the pitch was straightforward: trade traditional assets with crypto-native convenience, meaning no closing bells, no weekends off, no market holidays. Binance had already started addressing pricing tension before this schedule change. On May 8, 2026, the exchange migrated its commodity pricing mechanism from a fixed mode to an Orderbook Exponentially Weighted Moving Average (EWMA) strategy. Instead of relying on a static reference price during off-hours, the system started weighting recent order book activity mor...