PancakeSwap Retires Five Position Managers, Users Face June 21 Deadline

PancakeSwap, a leading decentralized exchange on BNB Chain, has announced the retirement of several third-party position managers: Bril, Defiedge, Teahouse, Range, and Alpaca. This change, communicated through the platform’s official X account and blog, requires urgent attention from users with active positions managed by these providers. The deadline for users to act is set for 08:00 UTC on June 21, 2025, after which all remaining positions will be restructured and will no longer be accessible or actively managed through PancakeSwap.

Position managers are third-party tools or strategies used to optimize liquidity provisioning on decentralized exchanges. They often employ automated rebalancing techniques to ensure capital is efficiently allocated within a specified price range, enhancing yield potential for users. With the retirement of these managers from the PancakeSwap interface, users who have deposited liquidity through these services must act before the cutoff date. Failure to do so will result in their liquidity being placed into a “wide range”—effectively rendering the positions passive and unmanaged. These positions will no longer be visible or withdrawable via the PancakeSwap interface after the transition.

Once the assets are locked in this default state, PancakeSwap will no longer provide a user-friendly method to retrieve them. This increases the risk of funds becoming inaccessible for those who may not be comfortable interacting directly with smart contracts or third-party recovery tools. The announcement serves as a clear warning to both retail and institutional users: if your liquidity is tied to any of the affected managers, prompt action is not optional. Once the cutoff passes, any funds left in the protocol under these managers will likely remain illiquid or require manual retrieval via direct interaction with smart contracts—a technically complex and risky process for the average user.

The removal of these position managers suggests a strategic move by PancakeSwap to streamline supported integrations, likely due to a combination of protocol upgrades, risk management, and performance evaluation of external managers. While no specific reasons were outlined for the retirement of these particular services, the broader DeFi landscape has seen growing scrutiny over automated strategies that lack transparency or deliver inconsistent returns. This update underscores the dynamic and sometimes fragile nature of decentralized finance integrations. For users, staying informed and proactive is not just good practice—it’s essential to protecting assets and ensuring continued participation in yield-generating opportunities.

To avoid potential loss of access, users are advised to visit PancakeSwap and check their active liquidity positions, identify any pools or strategies managed by the affected managers, withdraw and reallocate funds before the deadline, and consider alternative position management tools or manual provisioning options if continuing to provide liquidity. PancakeSwap has published a detailed blog post offering more context and guidance on this transition. As DeFi protocols evolve, users should expect more of these shifts—and be prepared to adapt accordingly, both technically and strategically.