This is not a fluke, but a recurring market pattern:
Huge short positions established
Short squeeze
Investor FOMO (fear of missing out) sentiment rises
Liquidation-induced pump and dump cycles
Take $ALPACA as an example. Within 24 hours after the announcement of the delisting, the liquidation volume exceeded 50 million US dollars, even exceeding BTC and ETH . This "liquidation pump" has become a hidden speculative opportunity.
Why does this happen?
When a token is announced to be delisted, many investors tend to short sell. However, as liquidity decreases, any buying may trigger a short squeeze. When FOMO sentiment is added, prices may rise sharply in a short period of time.
Which tokens are likely to replicate this trend?
We have screened 15 altcoins with low market capitalization, declining trading activity, and high risk of delisting. These tokens are very likely to become the next “liquidation pump” outbreak point:
1️⃣ $ FTT (FTX)
FTX was once a world-renowned centralized exchange, but went bankrupt due to management chaos and fraud in 2022. Today, FTT still has a huge user base and room for speculation.
💰Price: $0.92 | Market Cap: $302M
2️⃣ $ ARK (Ark)
A modular blockchain platform that supports the rapid creation of dApps and independent chains, with a technical route close to the "chain factory" concept.
💰Price: $0.42 | Market cap: $80 million
3️⃣ $DATA (Streamr)
Web3 real-time data infrastructure, focusing on decentralized data stream transmission and sharing.
💰Price: $0.016 | Market cap: $18 million
4️⃣ $ KMD (Komodo)
A representative of early cross-chain projects, it supports atomic swaps and inter-chain communication and has a certain old user base.
💰Price: $0.13 | Market cap: $19 million
5️⃣ $RIF (Rootstock)
An EVM-compatible smart contract platform on the Bitcoin network, with the goal of introducing DeFi into the BTC ecosystem.
💰Price: $0.046 | Market Cap: $46M
6️⃣ $ PIVX
A privacy-focused cryptocurrency that uses the SHIELD protocol to enable optionally anonymous transactions.
💰Price: $0.13 | Market cap: $12 million
7️⃣ $ COS (Contentos)
Content platform projects focus on copyright management and content incentive systems, with transparency and traceability on the chain.
💰Price: $0.0036 | Market Cap: $18M
8️⃣ $ VIC (Viction)
Formerly TomoChain, a Layer 1 blockchain, it features zero gas fees, user-friendliness, and a strong community base in Asia.
💰Price: $0.22 | Market cap: $27 million
9️⃣ $ ALCX (Alchemix)
The DeFi platform allows users to obtain “advance loans” using pledged assets, and is an explorer of alternative lending models.
💰Price: $8.9｜Market Cap: $21M
🔟 $ GTC (Gitcoin)
An open source development funding platform that provides financial support to Web3 developers and projects.
💰Price: $0.3｜Market Cap: $29M
1️⃣1️⃣$ DUSK
Zero-knowledge privacy chain focuses on the coexistence of privacy protection and compliance auditability.
💰Price: $0.085 | Market Cap: $41M
1️⃣2️⃣ $ LOKA (League of Kingdoms)
A representative project of blockchain games, MMO strategy games, and the NFT land system are quite distinctive.
💰Price: $0.09 | Market cap: $33 million
1️⃣3️⃣$ WAN (Wanchain)
A veteran cross-chain platform that once focused on bank-level privacy and inter-chain asset bridging.
💰Price: $0.11 | Market cap: $22 million
1️⃣4️⃣ $ UTK (Utrust)
The encrypted payment solution focuses on the "encrypted version of PayPal" route and supports buyer protection.
💰Price: $0.036 | Market Cap: $25M
1️⃣5️⃣ $ GHST (Aavegotchi)
A combination of DeFi + GameFi, players gamble by collecting and cultivating NFT ghost pets "Gotchi".
💰Price: $0.5｜Market Cap: $26M
in conclusion
In the current crypto market, "Binance delisting" is no longer equivalent to a doomsday alarm. Instead, it may become the best signal for smart investors to deploy potential coins. Especially in the market downturn, these "undervalued unpopular coins" are more likely to be targeted by institutional shorts, thus creating conditions for extreme price rebounds.
Of course, high returns are accompanied by high risks. When planning such opportunities, investors should carefully evaluate the timing of entry and exit based on market sentiment, on-chain data, and liquidity.
Delisting does not mean the end, sometimes it is just the beginning of a surge.
