#Binance
Here are the key updates from the Binance platform until mid-2025:
🌍 New geographical expansion and independence
Entry into Syria: Since June 12, 2025, Syria has been unrestricted on the platform, with the ability to trade over 300 tokens and official support for the Syrian pound
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Strong global and regional growth: Binance surpassed 265 million users by the end of Q1 2025, with significant growth in institutional users (+97%) and a 144% increase in total value locked
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🛠 Technical updates and new products
Support for Optimism network upgrade: The network was upgraded (hard fork) on January 10, 2025, improving performance and scalability; deposits and withdrawals were temporarily halted
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Binance Alpha 2.0: Binance launched an improved version of the Alpha platform for discovering emerging tokens, within the trading platform and another on the wallet, with MEV protection (no trading fees until September 2025)
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BERA (Berachain) integration: In February 2025, BERA was listed in Earn and Convert services and leveraged trading, even futures contracts (up to 75×) according to Reddit
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Removal of low liquidity pairs: A number of weak trading pairs were removed to enhance liquidity, with advanced trading tools for Grid and DCA emerging in April 2025
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