Binance Coin (BNB) extended its gains on August 27, rising 2.59% to around $713 as traders reacted positively to the BNB Chains latest network upgrade. The rally comes two days after the Pasteur hard fork went live, while BNB derivatives activity has also climbed to its highest level in nearly three months. BNB Chain activated the Pasteur hard fork on August 25, introducing BEP-682, BEP-695 and BEP-675. The upgrades are designed to strengthen cross-chain and governance security while increasing the number of transactions that can be processed within each block. BEP-682 addresses cross-chain…