How $ALPACA pumped 10x after Binance delisting — full breakdown Could this start a new trend of "delisting pumps"? 👇
Normally, low-cap tokens are easy to pump — but hard to exit. No liquidity = no one to dump on.
So how do whales exit without getting rekt? ➡️ perpetual futures + high open interest. Otherwise, even whales can't build enough positions at the bottom or exit at the top.
Then came the Alpaca moment: - Binance announced delisting - Traders piled into shorts - Open interest exploded
⚡️ Perfect setup for the whales: - Build massive long positions at the bottom - Aggressively pump spot - Trigger liquidations - Earn 2% funding fees per hour = Printing money while crushing shorts
And here's the real kicker: Binance auto-closes all positions on delisting. Whales don't need to worry about exit liquidity anymore. Just push the price high enough, sit back, and let forced liquidation do the rest.
⚠️ Risk? If Binance changes the rules (e.g., postpones delisting, adjusts closing price), whales could get rugged too. But unless that happens, shorts are simply walking into a meat grinder.