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ForkLog 19 27.12.2020

Taproot upgrade support reaches 91% of Bitcoin’s total hashrate

Following Binance's pledge to support Taproot, 91.5% of the Bitcoin network's total hashrate signals support for the upgrade.

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ForkLog 7 26.12.2020

Binance CEO reports surge in institutional clients

In the third quarter of 2020, Binance's bitcoin exchange reported a 60% increase in corporate clients from the previous period. CEO Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao said. Since the start of the year, institutional investors on the platform grew by 46%, he noted in the article 'Industry Trends and Forecasts for 2021'. Contrary to expectations, the past year did not see a strong rise in the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a means of payment.

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ForkLog 17 24.12.2020

Binance year-to-date trading volume surpasses $3 trillion

Binance said that in 2020 the total trading volume on its platforms exceeded $3 trillion, and the daily peak surpassed $52.6 billion.

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ForkLog 21 24.12.2020

Binance to close branch in South Korea

The Binance unit in South Korea will cease operations at the end of January 2021 due to low trading volume, according to journalist Colin Wu.

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ForkLog 11 22.12.2020

Binance carried out a Trust Wallet token airdrop

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance conducted an airdrop of the Trust Wallet project's native tokens worth several million dollars to inform users about the benefits of non-custodial wallets.

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ForkLog 8 21.12.2020

Binance halts trading after error in order-matching mechanism

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance halted trading due to an issue with the API endpoint, according to CEO Changpeng Zhao.

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ForkLog 21 18.12.2020

The Graph creators launch mainnet; GRT listed on Binance, Coinbase and OKEx

The Graph team announced the launch of a decentralised data-indexing protocol on the Ethereum mainnet. Three major exchanges announced the listing of the project’s native token (GRT).

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ForkLog 14 16.12.2020

Changpeng Zhao: Binance pursues up to 50 acquisitions a year

Binance chief Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao said the company conducts 30 to 50 acquisitions or purchases of other projects (M&A) each year. Binance does not disclose the details of most of them.

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ForkLog 23 15.12.2020

DoppelPaymer ransomware operators sent 262 BTC to Binance

The Indrik Spider hacker group, which developed the DoppelPaymer ransomware, sent part of the funds to the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to analytics company Whitestream.

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ForkLog 20 14.12.2020

Binance to add support for Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus fan tokens

The Bitcoin exchange Binance announced a strategic partnership with blockchain company Chiliz, operator of the Socios.com platform for issuing fan tokens for sports and entertainment clubs and organizations.

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ForkLog 9 11.12.2020

Binance to host CS:GO tournament with prize pool over 1 million rubles

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance will host the esports tournament "Binance SUPER CUP" for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with a prize pool of more than 1 million rubles, ForkLog reports.

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ForkLog 14 05.12.2020

Binance expects to finish 2020 with a profit of $1 billion

For 2020, Binance is expected to post a profit of between $800 million and $1 billion, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao told Bloomberg.

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