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Detained Binance Executives to Remain in Nigerian Custody Until Hearing: WSJ

The two men were arrested on Feb. 26 after arriving in Abuja to meet with Nigerian leaders who accused the crypto exchange of crashing the country’s currency, the naira.

By Cheyenne Ligon|Edited by Nikhilesh De

Updated Mar 13, 2024, 11:52 p.m. Published Mar 13, 2024, 10:34 p.m.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)