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Nigeria withdraws charges against Binance cryptocurrency leader

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Nigeria withdraws charges against Binance cryptocurrency leader

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has dropped a money-laundering case against a top cryptocurrency executive to allow him to get medical treatment abroad. Tigran Gambaryan, a US citizen, was arrested on a business trip to Nigeria in February and later charged alongside his company Binance with laundering $35.4m (£28m) – which they denied. The 40-year-old was in … Read more

Binance executive freed from detention in Nigeria after 8 months

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Binance executive freed from detention in Nigeria after 8 months

“ After making repeated requests for medical attention over several months, Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance employee and former U.S. Special Agent, has finally been granted his freedom by the Nigerian government. A court in Nigeria ordered his release from prison on Wednesday after the government dropped money laundering charges against him. Gambaryan has been wrongfully … Read more