Move pairlist validation to exchange (we need to use .quote) from

markets

freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py

@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class Exchange:
         if not self.markets:
             logger.warning('Unable to validate pairs (assuming they are correct).')
             return
-
+        invalid_pairs = []
         for pair in pairs:
             # Note: ccxt has BaseCurrency/QuoteCurrency format for pairs
             # TODO: add a support for having coins in BTC/USDT format
@@ -322,6 +322,12 @@ class Exchange:
                 logger.warning(f"Pair {pair} is restricted for some users on this exchange."
                                f"Please check if you are impacted by this restriction "
                                f"on the exchange and eventually remove {pair} from your whitelist.")
+            if not self.markets[pair].get('quote') == self._config['stake_currency']:
+                invalid_pairs.append(pair)
+        if invalid_pairs:
+            raise OperationalException(
+                f"Stake-currency '{self._config['stake_currency']}' not compatible with "
+                f"pair-whitelist. Please remove the following pairs: {invalid_pairs}")
 
     def get_valid_pair_combination(self, curr_1: str, curr_2: str) -> str:
         """