Phemex puts 82 tokens on notice over liquidity and project compliance concerns

Phemex placed 82 unique USDT spot pairs under Special Treatment on Aug. 31, requiring users to pass a mandatory Risk Cognizance Test before trading them. The restriction took effect at 10:00 UTC and applies to established assets including ETC, XTZ, SNX, YFI, NEXO, AXS, USDe and TUSD.The exchange announced the move in separate 43-pair and 40-entry notices. Together, the pages contain 83 entries, but MAGIC/USDT appears twice in the second notice, leaving 82 distinct markets.Infographic showing Phemex’s Special Treatment review of 82 USDT spot pairs, including risk criteria, affected pairs, and possible delisting.The 82 pairs under reviewThe first notice lists SHELL/USDT, PORTO/USDT, ANKR/USDT, SPELL/USDT, OPEN/USDT, CVC/USDT, DOLO/USDT, AIN/USDT, KERNEL/USDT, ORDER/USDT, TURTLE/USDT, GIGA/USDT, KAT/USDT, ZKP/USDT, DOOD/USDT, NS/USDT, WCT/USDT, TKO/USDT, FIDA/USDT, ZBCN/USDT, 1000SATS/USDT, RED/USDT, ALLO/USDT, TFUEL/USDT, GWEI/USDT, 2Z/USDT, SIREN/USDT, RAVE/USDT, HEI/USDT, BANK/USDT, Q/USDT, TST/USDT, BLUAI/USDT, PHA/USDT, AXS/USDT, NEXO/USDT, MMT/USDT, COTI/USDT, KSM/USDT, ALICE/USDT, SLP/USDT, POPCAT/USDT, and C98/USDT.The second notice has 40 entries but 39 unique pairs: GNS/USDT...