Binance has announced the upcoming availability of Balance (EPT) for trading on its Alpha platform, set to begin on April 21, 2025, at noon UTC.
Binance has announced the upcoming availability of Balance (EPT) for trading on its Alpha platform, set to begin on April 21, 2025, at noon UTC. Concurrently, Binance Futures will introduce the EPTUSDT Perpetual Contract, which allows for leverage of up to 20x, starting at 1 p.m. UTC on the same day. Binance is the first platform to announce the listing of EPT for both Futures and Alpha trading.
To celebrate this launch, Binance will distribute an airdrop of 3,500 EPT tokens to eligible users who have a purchasing history on Binance Alpha. These tokens will be credited to accounts before 12:10 p.m. UTC on April 21, 2025.
Eligibility for the airdrop is limited to users who made purchases on Binance Alpha using Spot or Funding accounts between April 11, 2025, and April 17, 2025.
The EPTUSDT Perpetual Contract will be settled in USDT, with a funding rate capped at +2.00%/-2.00%. Funding fees will be settled every four hours, and the contract will be available for trading 24/7.
Binance has stated that Multi-Assets Mode will be supported, allowing users to trade using various margin assets, including BTC, subject to applicable haircuts.
Market conditions may prompt Binance to adjust several parameters of the perpetual contract, including funding fees and leverage. Additionally, the contract will be available for Futures Copy Trading within 24 hours of its launch.
It is important to note that the listing of EPT on Binance Futures does not guarantee its availability on Binance Spot. Users are advised to refer to the original English announcement for the most accurate information, as discrepancies may exist between translated versions.