Binance will October 19 suspend FIL deposits and withdrawals to support the network upgrade and hard fork
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Binance will October 19 suspend FIL deposits and withdrawals to support the Filecoin network upgrade and hard fork; trading will not be affected.
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Binance will October 19 suspend related deposits and withdrawals to support the Filecoin (FIL) network upgrade and hard fork
PANews October 15 reported that, according to an official announcement from Binance,Binance will October 19, 2026 suspend 11: 59（UTC) deposits and withdrawals of network tokens starting from FIL) to support the network upgrade and hard fork. The upgrade and hard fork will be carried out at block height 6,470,279, with the estimated time being October 19. 12: 59（UTC). The announcement stated that trading of the aforementioned network tokens will not be affected, and all technical procedures will be handled for users by Binance. Deposits and withdrawals will reopen once the upgraded network is stable, and no further announcement will be made at that time.
Binance will suspend October 19, 2026 on 11: 59（UTC) deposits and withdrawals of Filecoin (FIL) network tokens.
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The suspension of deposits and withdrawals is intended to support the Filecoin network upgrade and hard fork.
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The upgrade and hard fork will be carried out at block height 6,470,279, with the estimated time being October 19. 12: 59（UTC）。
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The announcement stated that trading of the relevant network tokens will not be affected, and all technical procedures will be handled for users by Binance.
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The announcement stated that deposits and withdrawals will reopen once the network is stable after the upgrade, and no further announcement will be made at that time.
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This means that during the upgrade, users will temporarily be unable to deposit FIL to the platform through Binance or withdraw it to external addresses, but they can still trade FIL on the platform. Binance stated that it will handle the relevant technical procedures and restore deposits and withdrawals once the network is stable.
Why it matters to readers
During the suspension,FIL transfers between Binance and the Filecoin network will be temporarily restricted; users who need to deposit or withdraw should pay attention to the suspension start time and subsequent restoration status.
If you only buy and sell FIL within Binance, the announcement stated that trading will not be affected; if you need to deposit or withdraw FIL, you will be affected by the temporary suspension arrangements.
Risks and unknowns
The stated upgrade execution time is an estimate, and it cannot yet be confirmed whether it will actually be completed on schedule.
No definite time has been given for the resumption of deposits and withdrawals; this depends on whether the network is stable after the upgrade.
The main text was relayed by PANews from Binance's official announcement, but the link provided is not the original link to Binance's official announcement.
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