Here are the main reasons why Binance is still maintaining both coins until early 2026:

1. Massive Trading Volume and Liquidity

Despite its very low price, LUNC remains one of the most actively traded assets.

Market Activity: By the end of 2025 and early 2026, the daily trading volume of LUNC often spikes by hundreds of percent when there is news of burning.

Exchange Revenue: Binance earns significant profits from trading fees due to the high frequency of buying and selling in the very militant LUNC community.

2. Sustainable Burning Mechanism

Binance is the biggest supporter in the effort to reduce the very large supply of LUNC (hyperinflation).

Monthly Commitment: Until January 2026, Binance routinely conducts the burning of LUNC tokens taken from 50% of spot and margin trading fees.

Achievement: On January 1, 2026, Binance burned approximately 5.33 billion LUNC, bringing the total tokens burned cumulatively to exceed 441 billion units.

3. Support for the Ecosystem and Users

Unlike other "dead" coins, the Terra Classic community is still very alive and continues to make technical updates.

Network Upgrade: Binance continues to support network upgrades, such as the update to version v3.6.1 that was carried out in early 2026.

Social Responsibility: As an early investor in Terra (since 2019), Binance has a moral and financial interest in not allowing this ecosystem to completely vanish in order to protect the thousands of users still holding those assets.

4. Status as a Legitimate Speculative Asset

As long as a coin has a functioning network (not technically broken) and does not violate legal rules that require immediate delisting, Binance tends to maintain it as a speculative asset for investors with a high-risk profile.