Crypto Carnage: 17 Altcoins Face the Chop Thanks to Binance’s Popular Vote Madness

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Ah, Binance — the grand bazaar of cryptocurrency, where fortunes are made and lost between sips of digital tea. Their latest spectacle? The second epic round of “Vote to Delist,” a charming carnival in which the people have spoken, or at least clicked. Leading the parade to the guillotine is none other than the FTX Token (FTT), that ill-fated artifact of the bankrupt FTX empire.

In a thrumming week from April 10, 2025, 04:00 UTC to the stroke of midnight on April 16, the crowd belted out their verdict. FTT captured 11.1% of the votes — almost like voting for the village idiot, except here the idiot is dragging your portfolio down.

Will Binance Swing the Axe Over FTT’s Neck?

Binance’s “Vote to Delist” and “Vote to List” carnival is their cunning way of pretending the masses have a say while they scout the chaos from their ivory towers. Tokens flagged with that ominous Monitoring Tag—think of it as a scarlet letter for crypto—go up for public mercy.

But don’t pop the champagne just yet; Binance assures us the masses are just one ingredient in their secret sauce. The final decree will come from the shadowy council within, who will wield their official review criteria like a judge with a hammer.

“Don’t get too comfy with the voting results,” Binance said with an elegant shrug. “Our watchers keep spying on these tokens, and we alone decide who stays or goes, according to our sacred, mysterious procedures. The timing? Even more mysterious.”

Still, poor FTT is hanging by a thread. Marked and mocked since FTX’s November 2022 implosion, it’s been slugging through a downtrend the whole year. Recent statistics show its value slipping another 4.1% overnight—to a humble $0.81. Market vultures smell blood whenever a delisting vote kicks off.

Other not-so-lucky candidates in this democratic inquisition included Zcash (ZEC) and JasmyCoin (JASMY), each snagging 8.6% of the public’s displeasure. GoPlus Security (GPS) and PlayDapp (PDA) trailed hot on their heels, racking up 8.2% and 7.6%, like the understudies hoping for a last-minute miracle.

Further down the abyss we find Voxies (VOXEL) with 7.1%, followed by a surprisingly pastoral Alpaca Finance (ALPACA) at 6.3%. Even STP Network (STPT) and Flamingo Finance (FLM), resilient or just unfortunate, aren’t spared, collecting 5.9% and 4.3% of the unwanted spotlight.

Market movement was swift and unforgiving. JASMY and STPT took a dive of around 6%—a graceful nosedive that would put professional divers to shame—while others whispered into the winds with smaller declines.

The list goes on like the guest list for the doomed: ARK (ARK) at 5.8%, Biswap (BSW) with a modest 5.5%, MovieBloc (MBL) pulling 4.2%, and Wing Finance (WING) fluttering in at 3.8%. Not to forget the fuddy-duddies Ardor Platform (ARDR) with 3.6%, Perpetual Protocol (PERP) at 3.4%, and the ever-so-modest NKN (NKN) alongside LTO Network (LTO), scratching the bottom with 3.2% and 2.9%, respectively.

Though these votes are but whispers in the hall of power, the shadow they cast looms large. Traders and speculators hold their breath, clutching their tokens, eyes glued to Binance’s verdict—waiting for the final curtain to fall on this tragicomic opera of altcoins.

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2025-04-17 08:46