Coinbase suspends BAL and TNSR transactions: Notes for holders

Coinbase suspends BAL and TNSR trading: Key details

Coinbase will stop trading Balancer (BAL) and Tensor (TNSR) next month. Can you still transfer your tokens? According to the notice, the answer is yes.

Coinbase will suspend trading in BAL and TNSR at around 2 pm EST on November 9, 2026. The Coinbase Markets post was posted on October 8. Many readers call this "Coinbase removal". However, Coinbase officially uses the phrase "suspend trading." The notice did not provide reasons for specific projects and only cited the results of a recent review of its marketing criteria. This article focuses on the notification itself, not market price fluctuations.

Coinbase suspends BAL and TNSR transactions

Assets Balancer (BAL), Tensor (TNSR) Suspension time November 9, 2026, Around 2 pm Eastern Time Conversion time (calculated) UTC time 19:00; Indian Standard Time (IST) November 10, 12:30 am Platform Coinbase.com (simple trading and professional trading), Coinbase Exchange, Coinbase Prime Order book status Limit order mode only Funding status Funds can be accessed; the coin withdrawal function continues to run. The above time conversion into calculation results is not from Coinbase officials. The notice stated that there is a 32-day buffer period before the suspension. BAL is a governance token for the decentralized exchange agreement Balancer. TNSR is a governance token for Tensor in Solana NFT market. Holding governance tokens allows the holder to vote on project decisions.

Measures that holders can take before Coinbase suspends BAL and TNSR trading

The "limit order-only" model means that limit orders can be submitted and cancelled, and a deal may occur. According to the announcement, you can:

• continue to hold BAL and TNSRs on Coinbase.
• Submit or cancel limit orders before suspension.
• Use any network supported by Coinbase to plan any withdrawal operations.

According to Coinbase's notification, funds can still be accessed after the transaction is suspended, and the withdrawal function will continue to operate. Holders should check the supported withdrawal networks and any updated Coinbase instructions before transferring tokens. Before Coinbase suspended BAL and TNSR trading, limit orders were the main avenue described in the announcement. The notice only covered the Coinbase platform and did not say whether trading would resume in the future.

Coinbase has previously used similar wording. Its status page shows that IoTeX transactions will close on September 23, 2026, and Badger DAO and Storj will close on September 28, 2026. Each announcement is issued about one month before implementation.

Information still unknown in Coinbase's suspension of BAL and TNSR transactions

Coinbase's October 6 announcement about Blast mentioned the network shutdown. The notice about BAL and TNSR did not specify the reasons. At the same time, it did not say whether Coinbase would continue to support money transfers, provide redemption services or plan to re-list.

Background Sources stated Correlation with Coinbase Balancer Clearing Process BIP-928 Passed; BIP-929 did not pass an independent protocol layer development pool. The pool applicable to the withdrawal mode was changed to the withdrawal only mode on October 30. Except for some v3 pools, which does not establish Coinbase's stated reasons. Recent reviews of non-compliance with listing criteria did not provide explanations for specific assets. Tensor found no relevant announcements from reviewed sources and did not establish a link with Balancer's liquidation. Balancer approved the liquidation plan to convert the applicable pool to a coin-only operation on October 30. If eligible partners request an extension before October 16, some v3 pools may remain active until November 30. This has nothing to do with Coinbase's stated reasons for suspending BAL trading. Balancer's governance update stated that BIP-928 was passed, while BIP-929 was not. Please treat any connection to Coinbase's decision as unconfirmed.

Total junction

Coinbase 将于 11 月 9 日暂停 BAL 和 TNSR 的交易，但提币功能仍然开放。理由尚未公布。在 Coinbase 另有说明之前，请将 Balancer 的清算进程视为独立背景信息。请在 11 月 9 日之前查看 Coinbase 的公告并制定你自己的计划。