Coinbase will suspend trading for Badger DAO and Storj on Sept. 28, 2026, following its latest review of assets listed on the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange.
Summary
- Coinbase will suspend BADGER and STORJ trading on September 28, 2026, around 2:00 p.m. ET.
- Suspension covers Coinbase.com Simple and Advanced Trade, Coinbase Exchange, and Coinbase Prime services for customers.
- Both order books now operate in limit-only mode, allowing orders and possible trade matches temporarily.
- Customers will retain access to BADGER and STORJ balances and withdrawals after trading ends completely.
- Coinbase cited routine listing reviews but did not identify specific deficiencies involving either token publicly.
Trading will end at approximately 2 p.m. ET across Coinbase.com Simple and Advanced Trade, Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Prime, according to the exchange’s Aug. 28 announcement.
Coinbase said it regularly reviews supported assets to determine whether they continue meeting its listing standards. The exchange did not disclose which technical, legal, compliance or market criteria prompted its decision concerning BADGER and STORJ.
Coinbase puts BADGER and STORJ in limit-only mode
Coinbase has moved the BADGER and STORJ order books into limit-only mode ahead of the suspension. Customers can place and cancel limit orders, while transactions may still execute when matching orders become available.
Limit-only mode prevents traders from submitting market orders. It gives customers more control over their requested prices during the transition, although an order may remain unfilled when sufficient liquidity is unavailable.
The restrictions apply to Coinbase’s retail, professional and institutional trading services. After the Sept. 28 deadline, customers will no longer be able to buy or sell either token through the affected Coinbase platforms.
Coinbase did not announce any automatic conversion program for remaining balances. This differs from its earlier handling of DAI, when eligible customer balances were scheduled for conversion into USDS after trading ended.
Withdrawals remain available after trading ends
Customers will retain access to their BADGER and STORJ balances. Coinbase said users will continue to have the ability to withdraw both assets, and it did not announce a withdrawal deadline.
A trading suspension therefore does not mean that Coinbase has frozen the tokens. Customers can leave supported balances on the platform or transfer them to compatible external wallets. Anyone transferring funds must verify the receiving address and supported blockchain before approving an irreversible transaction.
BADGER is the governance token associated with Badger DAO, a decentralized finance project focused on bringing Bitcoin-linked assets into DeFi. STORJ serves as a payment token within the Storj decentralized cloud-storage ecosystem.
The loss of Coinbase trading could reduce access to both tokens for customers who rely on the exchange. Other centralized and decentralized markets may continue supporting them, subject to regional restrictions and the platforms’ own listing decisions.
BADGER falls as Coinbase prepares trading suspension
BADGER traded near $0.37 on Aug. 30, down approximately 4% over 24 hours. The token moved within an intraday range of about $0.365 to $0.385. The timing followed Coinbase’s announcement, but the price change cannot be attributed solely to the suspension without further evidence.
STORJ traded near $0.074 during the same reporting period. Available market data did not show a comparably clear announcement-linked move, making a direct market-reaction conclusion difficult.
Delistings can reduce liquidity and widen spreads when a large exchange accounts for a material share of trading. However, Coinbase did not publish volume or liquidity figures showing its share of the global BADGER and STORJ markets.
The exchange says its monitoring process considers onchain and offchain signals. Material changes to a project or Coinbase’s understanding of an asset can trigger further review, according to the company’s listing policy.
September brings three Coinbase token suspensions
BADGER and STORJ are not Coinbase’s only scheduled September suspensions. The exchange previously announced that IoTeX trading would end on Sept. 23 at approximately 2 p.m. ET.
Coinbase also suspended five tokens earlier in August. As crypto.news reported, withdrawals remained open after trading ended for IDEX, LRC, OMNI, PIRATE and FIS.
Customers holding BADGER or STORJ now have until Sept. 28 to complete trades through Coinbase, subject to the limit-only restrictions. The exchange has not announced an appeal process, reconsideration period or further review deadline.
The next confirmed step is the suspension across all named Coinbase trading services. Withdrawals are expected to continue afterward unless Coinbase publishes a separate update.
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