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Bitcoin News Roundup for July 17, 2020

With Binance expanding its miner ambitions and Thailand's CBDC seeing early use, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 9:32 a.m. Published Jul 17, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
Markets Daily Front Page Adam Lyllah

With Binance expanding its miner ambitions and Thailand's CBDC seeing early use, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup.

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Today's Bitcoin News:

First Mover: Why Bitcoin Traders Couldn't Give a Sat About the Twitter Hack

Bitcoin barely moved on this week’s Twitter hack. Here's what analysts said about why the attack had so little effect on prices.

Binance Pool Poised to Grab More Bitcoin Mining Hashrate in Russia

Binance is looking to consolidate more bitcoin mining hashrate to its pool in Russia and the Central Asia region.

Thailand Already Using Central Bank's Digital Currency

Thailand's digital currency is backed by the central bank’s foreign currency reserves, which have grown by $25 billion over the past 12 months.

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