🛑📌 New Binance Policy / Product Updates for $XAU
1. Binance is updating the price index for the XAUUSDT perpetual contract
Binance announced adjustments to the price index components used for the USDⓈ-Margined XAUUSDT perpetual contract, effective January 29, 2026 at 08:00 UTC.
Certain data feed weightings have changed (e.g., Dxfeed, MassiveC, Pyth).
The update is meant to improve accuracy, reliability, and trading experience for the gold perpetual contract.
This is an exchange policy update under Binance Exchange Rule 17 and affects how market prices for gold futures are calculated. (Longbridge SG)
👉 Impact: Traders using the XAUUSDT perpetual futures on Binance should see more robust pricing benchmarks, especially during times of volatility.
🟡 Background Context (Recent -Related Moves by Binance)
These are related developments — not necessarily policy changes but important context:
• Binance TradFi Perpetual Contracts include gold (XAUUSDT)
Binance has been expanding products that let users trade traditional assets like gold via perpetual contracts on Binance Futures — settled in USDT and tradable 24/7.
• XAU and other asset volatility was highlighted in recent Binance news
Binance noted extreme gold price volatility recently — which affects how products like XAUUSDT perform. (Binance)
• General market momentum & token spotlight » New top market moves include $BTC news; not specific to XAU policies but part of Binance ecosystem updates. (Binance)