Source publication time: Nov. 8, 2026, at 20:57:51 UTC+8.
Binance France customers were notified by email in early November that their accounts would close on Dec. 31, 2026, according to media reports cited by Cointelegraph. The notices also outlined monthly maintenance fees beginning Nov. 29 for accounts that still held assets.
These dates were reported as scheduled measures, not completed account closures.
Reported account timeline
- Early November 2026 — Customer notices: Cryptoast, Crypto Briefing and other media reported on Saturday that Binance had emailed users about the closure of Binance France accounts.
- Nov. 29, 2026 — Maintenance fees begin: Accounts retaining a balance would incur a monthly fee of 0.025% of the balance, with a minimum of 10 USDC, a stablecoin tracking the US dollar. Binance said withdrawals must be completed by Nov. 29 to avoid fees.
- Dec. 31, 2026 — Scheduled account closure: An email cited by Cryptoast said Binance France accounts would close as part of an “orderly cessation of activities.” It also warned that accounts with crypto-assets remaining on that date could be considered inactive under Binance’s Terms of Use, potentially resulting in the conversion, transfer or other processing of those assets.
Earlier restrictions and Binance’s response
Cointelegraph reported in late June that Binance had notified European Union users of restrictions on key services after failing to secure Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) authorization from a member state before a July 1 deadline.
Responding to Cointelegraph on Sunday, a Binance spokesperson said: “Following the end of the MiCA transition period, Binance is progressively restricting certain services for affected users, in line with the schedule previously communicated to them.”
The spokesperson did not address a specific question about reports that similar emails had been sent to users in Spain and Belgium. That response therefore did not establish whether the reported French closure timetable also applied in those countries.
For scale, the report cited media estimates of at least 300 million Binance customers globally and more than 4 million EU app downloads in the previous year.
Original article: Cointelegraph — Binance France emails announce closure of its users’ accounts on Dec. 31