🚀 Latest Developments on Binance – May 2025
1. Collateral Ratio Adjustments in Portfolio Margin
Effective May 16, 2025, at 06:00 UTC, Binance will revise the collateral ratios for several assets within its Portfolio Margin system. Notable changes include: 
• CAKE: from 80% to 75%
• IOTA: from 70% to 60%
• AXS: from 70% to 60%
• MASK: from 60% to 50%
• CHZ: from 65% to 50%
• BAT: from 65% to 50%
• GTC: from 50% to 40%
• PORTAL: from 50% to 35%
• ZEC: from 30% to 20%
• MOVE: from 20% to 10%
• BSW: from 20% to 10%  
These adjustments aim to enhance risk management within the Portfolio Margin framework. Users are advised to monitor their Unified Maintenance Margin Ratio (uniMMR) to prevent potential liquidations. 
2. Introduction of Doodles (DOOD) Trading
Binance has launched trading for Doodles (DOOD) on both Binance Alpha and Binance Futures: 
• Spot Trading: Commenced on May 9, 2025, at 13:00 UTC.
• Futures Trading: DOODUSDT perpetual contracts with up to 50x leverage became available on May 9, 2025, at 13:30 UTC. 
Doodles is a community-driven storytelling brand that integrates art, music, and animation on-chain. 
3. Launch of Space and Time (SXT) Across Binance Platforms
Binance has expanded support for Space and Time (SXT), a Microsoft-backed blockchain project, across multiple services: 
• Simple Earn: Offers a limited-time 66% APR for new users on a 3-day locked product.
• Buy Crypto & Convert: SXT is now available for purchase via various payment methods and can be converted with zero fees.
• Margin & Futures Trading: SXTUSDT perpetual contracts with up to 50x leverage are now live.  
This comprehensive rollout enhances user access to SXT across Binance’s ecosystem. 
4. Ethereum Network Upgrade Support
On May 7, 2025, Binance supported the Ethereum (ETH) network upgrade and hard fork. Deposits and withdrawals for ETH and related tokens were temporarily suspended during the upgrade and resumed once stability was ensured. 
