Binance Will Support the Ethernity Chain (ERN) Token Swap and Rebranding to Epic Chain (EPIC)
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Fellow Binancians,
Binance will support the Ethernity Chain (ERN) token swap and rebranding to Epic Chain (EPIC).
General
TradingAt 2025-03-10 03:00 (UTC), Binance will remove all existing ERN spot trading pair(s) (i.e., ERN/USDT) and cancel all pending ERN spot trading orders. At 2025-03-13 08:00 (UTC), Binance will open trading for the EPIC/USDT trading pairs.Deposits and WithdrawalsAt 2025-03-10 03:30 (UTC), deposits and withdrawals of ERN tokens will be suspended. Please ensure that you leave sufficient time for your ERN token deposits to be fully processed prior to this time. Deposits of EPIC tokens will be opened at 2025-03-13 07:00 (UTC).Binance will make a separate announcement after the event is completed to notify users when withdrawals of EPIC tokens have opened.After the event is complete, withdrawals of ERN tokens will no longer be supported.Binance will handle all technical requirements for users who are involved in this event.Users may refer to the announcement from the project team for more information.
Token Swap and Rebranding
ERN tokens will assume the ticker of EPIC tokens on Binance. This is different from the on-chain display.All ERN tokens will be swapped to EPIC at a ratio of 1 ERN = 1 EPIC.
Spot
At 2025-03-10 03:00 (UTC), Binance will remove and cease trading on all spot trading pair(s) for ERN. The exact trading pair being removed is: ERN/USDT.All trade orders will be automatically removed after trading ceases in each respective trading pair.Binance will remove Trading Bots services for the aforementioned spot trading pairs at 2025-03-10 03:00 (UTC), where applicable. Users are strongly advised to update and/or cancel their Trading Bots prior to the cessation of Trading Bots services to avoid any potential losses.Binance Spot Copy Trading will remove the aforementioned spot trading pairs on 2025-03-09 03:00 (UTC). After this time, any outstanding assets will be force-sold at market price or moved to the Spot Account if the amount is unsellable. Users are strongly advised to update or cancel their Spot Copy Trading portfolios prior to 2025-03-09 03:00 (UTC) to avoid potential losses.Binance will open trading for the EPIC/USDT trading pair(s) at 2025-03-13 08:00 (UTC).
Margin
Binance Margin will remove ERN from Cross and Isolated Margin at 2025-03-06 06:00 (UTC). The ERN/USDT Cross and Isolated Margin pair(s) will be removed from Margin. Effective immediately, users will no longer be able to transfer any amount of the aforementioned token(s) via manual transfers and Auto-Transfer Mode for Cross and Isolated Margin into their Margin Accounts. If users hold outstanding liabilities of said tokens, these users may only manually transfer up to the amount of liabilities of that token into their Margin Accounts, less any collateral already available.At 2025-03-01 06:00 (UTC), Binance Margin will suspend Isolated Margin borrowings on the aforementioned Isolated Margin pair(s). At 2025-03-06 06:00 (UTC), Binance Margin will close usersā positions, conduct an automatic settlement, and cancel all pending orders on the aforementioned Isolated Margin pair(s), which will then be removed from Isolated Margin.At 2025-03-01 06:00 (UTC), Binance Margin will suspend Cross Margin borrowings on the aforementioned token(s). At 2025-03-06 06:00 (UTC), if users hold both collateral and liabilities of the aforementioned token(s), the collateral will be used to repay the respective liabilities. If there are remaining collateral or liabilities of the aforementioned token(s), one of two options below will occur:If users only hold the aforementioned token(s) in the form of collateral: If the Collateral Margin Level (CML) is above 2, the aforementioned token(s) will be transferred to usersā Spot Accounts, up to the point when the CML reaches 2. The remaining tokens in their Cross Margin Accounts that are to be removed will then be fully sold. If the CML is below 2, the remaining tokens in usersā Cross Margin Accounts that are to be removed will be fully sold. If users only hold the aforementioned token(s) in the form of liabilities:
All remaining open orders in your Cross Margin account will be canceled at the scheduled removal time, unless the collateral value of all available assets is more than twice the liability value of the removed token, in which case these open orders will not be canceled.
The system will then sell other collateral tokens to buy and fully repay the aforementioned token(s)ā liabilities.
Please note that users will not be able to update their positions during the removal process, and they are strongly advised to close their positions and/or transfer their assets from Margin Accounts to Spot Accounts prior to the cessation of margin trading at 2025-03-06 06:00 (UTC). Binance will not be responsible for any potential losses.
Portfolio Margin users are advised to transfer the aforementioned token(s) out of their Margin Accounts to their Spot Accounts and to top up their Margin balance before 2025-03-06 06:00 (UTC) where applicable. Users should monitor the Unified Maintenance Margin Ratio (uniMMR) closely to avoid any potential liquidation that may result from the removal of the aforementioned token(s) from the Margin Account. Refer to this FAQ for more information on how any remaining balances of the aforementioned token(s) in Portfolio Margin usersā Margin Accounts will be treatedA separate announcement will be made for relisting.
Loans
At 2025-03-06 03:00 (UTC), Binance Loans (Flexible Rates) and VIP Loan will close all outstanding loan positions for ERN (both loanable tokens and collateral tokens will be closed). Users are strongly advised to repay their outstanding ERN loans before 2025-03-06 03:00 (UTC) to avoid any potential losses.
Please refer to the Binance Loans (Flexible Rates) and VIP Loan FAQs for more information. More details are also available in the Binance Loans and VIP Loan Terms and Conditions.
Simple Earn
From 2025-03-07 03:00 (UTC), Binance Simple Earn will cease support for ERN Simple Earn Flexible Products. Subscriptions will no longer be available. From 2025-03-07 03:00 (UTC), all remaining ERN Flexible Products positions, together with any accrued rewards, will be automatically redeemed to usersā Spot Accounts. Users can choose to redeem their assets from ERN Simple Earn Flexible Products anytime beforehand.After the token swap, Binance Simple Earn will resubscribe the converted EPIC assets for Flexible Product for impacted users, according to the above swap ratio after the event is complete.
Binance Pay
At 2025-03-06 03:00 (UTC), Binance will remove ERN from the list of supported cryptocurrencies on Binance Pay.
Gift Card
At 2025-03-10 03:00 (UTC), Binance will no longer support the creation of ERN Gift Cards.
Users may proceed to redeem any unredeemed ERN Gift Cards for ERN tokens before 2025-03-10 03:00 (UTC).
Convert
Binance Convert will remove ERN and all associated pairs at 2025-03-10 02:00 (UTC).
Auto-Invest
Binance Auto-Invest will remove ERN after 2025-03-05 03:00 (UTC). Users may choose to remove the plan(s) beforehand. Otherwise, the next recurring cycle of the aforementioned token(s) will fail.
Convert Low-Value Assets
Convert Low-Value Assets will remove ERN at 2025-03-09 02:00 (UTC). Users may choose to convert the low-value assets beforehand.
Buy & Sell Crypto
At 2025-03-03 08:00 (UTC), Buy & Sell Crypto will remove ERN and all associated pairs.
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Thank you for your support!
Binance Team
2025-02-28