New: Binance Delisting & Airdrop Alerts

April 10, 2026

We now detect Binance delistings and HODLer Airdrops in real time. Two new announcement types, same sub-millisecond delivery, same WebSocket API.

What's new

Until now, CryptoListing.ws focused exclusively on new coin listings. Starting today, we also detect and deliver two additional Binance announcement types:

• Delistings — spot and futures delistings, with ticker extraction and classification
• HODLer Airdrops — Binance's program where BNB holders receive allocations of newly listed tokens

Both types are delivered over the same WebSocket connection you already use. No code changes needed on your end unless you want to filter or act on them specifically.

New listing types

Your WebSocket messages now include three new possible values for the listingType field:

"spot_delisting"      // Binance spot market delisting
"futures_delisting"   // Binance futures contract delisting
"hodler_airdrop"      // Binance HODLer Airdrop announcement

These are in addition to the existing spot_listing, futures_listing, and not_listing types. All types include parsed ticker symbols and microsecond timestamps as usual.

Why delistings matter

Delisting announcements are the inverse of listings. When Binance announces it will remove a token, the price typically drops 20-50% within minutes as traders rush to exit. Detecting delistings early allows you to close positions, hedge, or short the asset on other venues before the market fully reacts.

We detect both spot delistings (tokens removed from Binance spot trading) and futures delistings (perpetual contracts being settled). Multi-ticker delistings are supported — each affected ticker is extracted and included in the message.

Why HODLer Airdrops matter

Binance HODLer Airdrops are a strong leading indicator for upcoming spot listings. When Binance announces an airdrop for a new token, the price on other exchanges and DEXs pumps immediately — often 20-40% within minutes — as traders front-run the upcoming Binance listing. The token almost always gets listed for spot trading on Binance shortly after, driving a second wave of price action. Detecting the airdrop announcement early puts you ahead of both moves.

Filtering by type

If you only want specific announcement types, simply check the listingType field in your message handler:

def on_message(ws, msg):
    data = json.loads(msg)
    if data["type"] != "announcement":
        return

    lt = data["listingType"]

    if lt in ("spot_listing", "futures_listing"):
        buy(data["ticker"])

    elif lt in ("spot_delisting", "futures_delisting"):
        sell(data["ticker"])

    elif lt == "hodler_airdrop":
        alert(data["ticker"])

Currently Binance only

Delisting and airdrop detection is currently available for Binance. We may extend coverage to other exchanges in the future. Listings remain supported across Binance, Upbit, and Bithumb.

For full details, see our updated message reference, the Binance delisting alert page, and the Binance airdrop alert page.