Price Dislocations in Binance USDT Spot Pairs During Market Turmoil

Methodology

Compare Binance’s lowest prices during extreme market events — including the most severe liquidation period — with the corresponding lows on other major USDT-based exchanges.

Reference exchanges: OKX, Bybit, Bitget, and Gate.

When Binance records the lowest price, calculate the deviation relative to the second-lowest exchange.

This report compares how often Binance posted the lowest USDT spot prices during notable stress events. Buckets show how far Binance’s low sat below the next-cheapest venue.

2025-10-11 — The Super Liquidation Day

Binance vs. peers during the 2025-10-11 05:15–05:40 (UTC+8) dislocation window.

Bucket (Δ% vs next lowest) Count Share of strict-low Symbols
0-1%5322.3%ADA, ADX, ALICE, AMP, AR, ASR, ATA, BAND, BLUR, BNB, COW, DYM, FARM, FDUSD, FLOW, FTT, GMX, IDEX, ILV, JTO, KNC, LA, MAV, MOVR, MTL, NEO, NEXO, OPEN, PARTI, POL, POND, PORTAL, PROM, QUICK, RARE, RLC, ROSE, SCR, SOPH, STG, STRAX, SUI, SXT, THE, TRX, TUSD, VET, VTHO, W, WAXP, WBTC, XLM, ZRX
1-5%5221.8%AAVE, ACM, ARKM, BANANA, BAT, C98, CITY, COTI, CTK, D, DATA, DENT, DUSK, ERA, ETC, FET, GAS, GLMR, GNO, GUN, HEI, HUMA, IOTA, IQ, JASMY, JUV, KDA, LAZIO, LINEA, LSK, NEWT, NFP, NXPC, ONG, OXT, PHA, PYR, RDNT, REQ, RESOLV, RSR, S, SC, SLP, STX, SYN, THETA, TRU, UTK, VANRY, VELODROME, XAI
5-10%3012.6%AIXBT, ALCX, ARK, ARPA, BARD, BEAMX, BEL, BICO, CHESS, COMP, CRV, DIA, EDU, EGLD, FORTH, HBAR, HFT, LUMIA, MAGIC, MBL, MBOX, MINA, NKN, NOT, OM, PSG, STORJ, TNSR, WCT, XVS
10-15%156.3%ALPINE, ANKR, CTSI, CVX, DYDX, LDO, MLN, OGN, OSMO, PROVE, RAD, RENDER, SKL, UNI, USUAL
15-20%62.5%BABY, EDEN, FORM, TRB, USTC, VIC
20-25%41.7%HAEDAL, PLUME, SEI, USDE
25-30%72.9%DCR, ICP, QNT, SANTOS, SIGN, SPK, STRK
30-40%93.8%A, ALT, G, IO, OP, ORDI, PHB, WOO, ZK
40-50%41.7%APE, BMT, CHZ, LQTY
50-75%187.6%ACT, AUDIO, COOKIE, DOT, EPIC, FIL, FIS, GHST, HEMI, HOOK, ICX, MITO, PIXEL, POLYX, QI, REZ, TREE, ZRO
75-100%93.8%AXL, BERA, CYBER, DEGO, HIVE, HOME, INIT, JUP, RPL
>= 100%3113.0%ANIME, API3, APT, ATOM, BANANAS31, CVC, DEXE, DOGS, ENJ, ENS, ETHFI, FLM, FXS, GMT, IOST, IOTX, KAVA, KERNEL, ME, MUBARAK, ORCA, PUMP, RVN, SAND, SOLV, SUSHI, SYRUP, SYS, TUT, UMA, WIF

2025-02-28 — Trump Tariff War

Binance vs. peers on 2025-02-28 (UTC+8) amid renewed tariff headlines.

Bucket (Δ% vs next lowest) Count Share of strict-low Symbols
0-1%16097.0%1INCH, AAVE, ACA, ACE, ACM, ACX, ADA, ADX, AGLD, AI, ALGO, ALICE, ALT, AMP, ANIME, ANKR, ARB, ARK, ARPA, ASR, ATA, ATM, AVA, AXL, BANANA, BAT, BEAMX, BIO, BNB, BNT, CAKE, CELO, CELR, CHESS, CHR, CHZ, CITY, CKB, COMP, COS, COTI, COW, CTK, CTSI, D, DATA, DEGO, DENT, DGB, DUSK, DYM, EIGEN, FIL, FIO, FLOW, FORTH, FUN, G, GAS, GHST, GLMR, GMT, GNO, GNS, HIGH, HIVE, HOT, ICX, ILV, INJ, IO, IOST, IOTA, IOTX, IQ, JOE, JUP, JUV, LAZIO, LDO, LINK, LISTA, LPT, LSK, LTC, MANTA, MAV, MBL, MBOX, MDT, ME, MEME, MOVE, MTL, NKN, NMR, NTRN, ONG, ORCA, OSMO, PAXG, PENDLE, PERP, PHB, PIXEL, POL, POLYX, PORTAL, PORTO, POWR, PROM, PSG, PYR, QKC, QNT, QTUM, QUICK, RAD, RARE, RAY, REI, REQ, REZ, RLC, ROSE, RUNE, RVN, SANTOS, SCRT, SFP, SKL, SLP, SPELL, STEEM, STORJ, STRAX, SUI, SUPER, SUSHI, SXP, SYN, T, TAO, THE, THETA, TKO, TLM, TRUMP, TUSD, USDP, USUAL, UTK, VANA, VET, VOXEL, VTHO, XRP, XVS, ZEN, ZRO
1-5%53.0%ALCX, ALPINE, BAR, FARM, OGN

2024-08-05 — BOJ Surprise Rate Hike

Binance vs. peers on 2024-08-05 (UTC+8) when the Bank of Japan unexpectedly hiked rates.

Bucket (Δ% vs next lowest) Count Share of strict-low Symbols
0-1%12180.1%AAVE, ACA, ACE, ADX, AI, ALPINE, ALT, ARKM, ARPA, ATA, ATOM, AVA, BEAMX, BOME, CAKE, CELO, CFX, CHESS, CKB, CTSI, CVC, CVX, CYBER, DATA, DCR, DEGO, DIA, DODO, DUSK, EDU, EGLD, ETC, FARM, FDUSD, FIDA, FIO, FIS, FLM, FLUX, FORTH, FUN, GLM, GNS, HFT, HIGH, ILV, IMX, IO, IOST, IOTA, IOTX, JUP, JUV, KAVA, KSM, LAZIO, LDO, LISTA, LPT, MAV, MDT, MLN, NEO, NTRN, OGN, ONG, ONT, OSMO, OXT, PIXEL, POLYX, POND, PORTO, PSG, PUNDIX, QKC, QNT, RAD, RARE, RAY, REI, REQ, REZ, RIF, RLC, ROSE, RPL, SAGA, SANTOS, SCRT, SFP, SNX, SPELL, SSV, STEEM, STORJ, STRK, SUI, SUPER, SXP, SYN, SYS, TFUEL, TIA, TLM, TNSR, TRU, TWT, USDP, USTC, UTK, VET, VOXEL, VTHO, W, WAXP, WBTC, XLM, XVS, ZEN, ZK
1-5%2717.9%ASR, ATM, AXL, BICO, CELR, CHR, COS, CTK, DENT, DEXE, DF, G, HIVE, HOT, MBL, MOVR, NEXO, NFP, NMR, PAXG, PHB, POWR, QUICK, RVN, STRAX, T, XAI
5-10%10.7%BAR
10-15%10.7%GNO
15-20%10.7%ARK

2022-11-07 – 2022-11-11 — FTX Bankruptcy Week

Binance vs. peers from 2022-11-07 through 2022-11-11 (UTC+8) around the FTX insolvency.

Bucket (Δ% vs next lowest) Count Share of strict-low Symbols
0-1%8185.3%ACH, ALCX, ALGO, ALICE, ALPINE, AMP, API3, APT, AR, ARPA, ASR, ASTR, ATA, ATOM, AUCTION, AUDIO, AVA, AXS, BNB, CAKE, CELO, CHESS, CKB, COS, COTI, CRV, CTSI, CVC, DENT, DEXE, DIA, DODO, EGLD, ENS, ETC, FIS, FLUX, FORTH, FUN, GLMR, GMX, HIGH, HOT, ICX, ILV, IMX, INJ, IOST, IOTA, JOE, JST, JUV, LPT, LRC, LSK, LUNA, MASK, MBL, ONE, ONG, ONT, OP, OXT, PAXG, PERP, RAY, RLC, ROSE, STEEM, STRAX, T, TFUEL, UTK, VOXEL, VTHO, WOO, XLM, XTZ, XVS, YFI, ZEN
1-5%1212.6%ADX, ATM, DGB, DUSK, FARM, HIVE, KAVA, OSMO, PORTO, RARE, REI, TWT
15-20%11.1%STG
>= 100%11.1%QI

2022-05-12 – 2022-05-13 — Luna/UST Collapse

Binance vs. peers across 2022-05-12 to 2022-05-13 (UTC+8) during the Luna/UST collapse.

Bucket (Δ% vs next lowest) Count Share of strict-low Symbols
0-1%8677.5%ACH, ADX, ANKR, AR, ATA, AUDIO, BAND, BEL, C98, CAKE, CELO, CITY, COMP, COS, COTI, CTSI, DCR, DENT, DODO, DUSK, ETC, FARM, FIDA, FIO, FIS, FLM, FLOW, FTT, FUN, GLMR, GMT, HBAR, HOT, ICX, IMX, IOST, IOTX, JASMY, KDA, LAZIO, LINK, LPT, LRC, MDT, NEAR, NEO, NKN, NMR, OG, OGN, ONG, ONT, PAXG, PEOPLE, PHA, PORTO, PSG, PUNDIX, PYR, QNT, QTUM, QUICK, RARE, REQ, RIF, RLC, ROSE, SC, SCRT, SFP, SKL, SNX, SOL, SUSHI, THETA, TLM, TRB, TUSD, UMA, UNI, VOXEL, WAXP, XRP, XTZ, ZEN, ZIL
1-5%2320.7%ALPINE, ASR, ATM, AVA, AXS, BICO, CHESS, CKB, DEXE, DF, HIVE, IDEX, LDO, MTL, POND, POWR, REI, SANTOS, SYS, TFUEL, UTK, VTHO, XEC
15-20%10.9%STEEM
>= 100%10.9%QI

2021-05-19 — Mini Black Wednesday

Binance vs. peers on 2021-05-19 (UTC+8) during the mid-cycle sell-off.

Bucket (Δ% vs next lowest) Count Share of strict-low Symbols
0-1%1926.4%1INCH, CAKE, CHZ, DGB, DODO, ENJ, GRT, HIVE, IOTX, KNC, LRC, NEO, OXT, PUNDIX, ROSE, SFP, TUSD, TWT, XVS
1-5%3345.8%ALICE, AVA, AVAX, BEL, CHR, COTI, CTSI, DATA, DCR, DEGO, DENT, ICX, INJ, KAVA, MDT, OM, ONE, ONG, PSG, RIF, RLC, RUNE, SAND, SKL, STRAX, SUN, SUPER, SXP, TRU, VTHO, XLM, XTZ, YFI
5-10%79.7%ARPA, AUDIO, CKB, HOT, MTL, QTUM, TFUEL
10-15%34.2%BAND, SOL, UTK
15-20%11.4%RSR
20-25%11.4%DIA
25-30%34.2%ANKR, KSM, VET
30-40%22.8%AR, ZIL
40-50%11.4%CFX
50-75%11.4%AXS
>= 100%11.4%FORTH

2020-03-12 — Black Thursday

Binance vs. peers on 2020-03-12 (UTC+8) during the COVID crash.

Bucket (Δ% vs next lowest) Count Share of strict-low Symbols
0-1%928.1%ADA, BCH, BTC, ETH, LTC, TRX, XRP, XTZ, ZRX
1-5%928.1%BAT, DOGE, KAVA, ONG, THETA, TUSD, VET, XLM, ZIL
5-10%412.5%BNT, FUN, HBAR, NKN
10-15%13.1%IOTA
15-20%39.4%COS, LSK, RVN
20-25%26.2%IOST, IOTX
25-30%13.1%WIN
50-75%13.1%ONE
>= 100%26.2%LINK, RLC