Binance will suspend Base network deposits and withdrawals on 2026-09-30 at 17:00 UTC to support the Base hard fork upgrade.
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Binance will suspend deposits and withdrawals on the Base network beginning September 30, 2026 at 17:00 UTC to accommodate a network upgrade and hard fork. The exchange is pausing transactions on Base to ensure service continuity during the protocol change.
Hard forks require nodes and infrastructure providers to coordinate around a specific block height or timestamp to maintain network consensus. Binance's suspension allows the exchange to upgrade its systems in sync with the Base network's state transition, preventing deposit or withdrawal requests from being processed across incompatible protocol versions during the transition window.
The announcement does not specify the expected duration of the suspension or provide technical details about the hard fork's scope and changes. No information has been released regarding other major exchanges' plans for the same upgrade.