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 report also described maintenance fees beginning before the closure date, making the withdrawal deadline a separate consideration for affected customers.
Closure date and maintenance fees
Cryptoast, Crypto Briefing and other outlets reported on Saturday, citing Binance emails, that accounts retaining assets would incur a monthly maintenance fee starting Nov. 29, 2026. The stated charge is 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 those fees.
An email quoted by Cryptoast attributed the closure to an “orderly cessation of activities.” It said that crypto-assets remaining after Dec. 31 could lead to an account being considered inactive under Binance’s terms, potentially resulting in conversion, transfer or other processing of those assets.
Regulatory restrictions preceded the notices
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 reached users in Spain and Belgium. The response therefore did not confirm those reported notices.
What the adoption figures do—and do not—show
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. Those figures measure different things across different geographies: a global customer base is not an EU user count, and downloads do not establish active or retained users.
Neither figure establishes how many Binance France accounts were affected or how many customers would continue using crypto services after the closure. The reported restrictions illustrate why platform reach alone does not establish durable access to services.
Original publication: Nov. 8, 2026, at 20:57:51 UTC+8. This article reflects the reporting available at that time.
Source: Cointelegraph — Binance France emails announce closure of its users’ accounts on Dec. 31. Helen Partz contributed to the original report.
