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According to CoinDesk, Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, who was kidnapped and illegally imprisoned in Nigeria for eight months, has been recommended for several positions in the Trump administration, such as the head of cryptoassets at the SEC or the leadership of the FBI's cyber division. According to people familiar with the matter, the proposal to the Trump transition team came from people associated with Trump's participation in the Bitcoin 2024 Nashville conference, including event organ...
Steve Milton, former vice president of global marketing and communications at Binance, said that Trump may reduce the US government's regulation of the cryptocurrency industry. Trump has been outspoken about the need to reduce the US government's intervention in people's lives and has been supportive of cryptocurrencies. Trump's victory and the Republican majority in the US Senate are "historic achievements" in US cryptocurrency regulation.
On October 30, former Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng said that he will probably take the stage at around 4:00 pm Dubai time (20:00 Beijing time) on October 31.
On October 11, a Nigerian court denied Binance executive Tigran Gam baryan's request for bail due to illness, which triggered a strong opposition from Binance. In a statement, a Binance spokesperson said: "We are deeply disappointed by the court's decision to deny Tigran bail, especially in light of his deteriorating health. He has been illegally detained for more than 220 days. Ti gran did not go to Nigeria as a decision maker and there is no reason to continue his detention...
On Friday, a Nigerian court rejected a bail application by Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, who is on trial for alleged money laundering and currency manipulation, on health grounds, while instructing the prison to send him to a hospital for treatment. Binance's financial crime compliance chief, Tigran Gambaryan, has been held in the country since February, and U.S. lawmakers say he has been unjustly detained. His lawyer has repeatedly cited his poor health and said he needed surgery.
Detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan was still being held in a Nigerian jail on Wednesday, with Judge EmekaNwite allegedly appearing to be absent from Gambaryan's hearing this week, instead going to attend a seminar at the National Institute of Justice in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. Gambaryan's hearing has now been rescheduled for Friday, October 11. He has been held in Nigeria since the end of February 2024, when he was charged by Nigerian authorities with money laundering and tax evasi...
Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, who is in poor health, pleaded with a Nigerian judge on Monday to allow him to undergo back surgery because he has a herniated disc. "I've been complaining about this problem, but it hasn't been resolved," said Gambaryan, 40, as his money laundering trial in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, continued. "My nerves have been permanently damaged due to lack of proper treatment, which is why I'm in this condition now, I can't walk anymore.", G...
According to Bloomberg, on Tuesday, Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan attended the Nigerian court, but only stayed a few hours before the judge announced that the hearing would be postponed until October.
Nigerian prison officials said Thursday that Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive being held in the country, did not have "serious health conditions" and was "in good condition" during his detention. Gambaryan's family has insisted in recent weeks that his health is deteriorating, but a spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service has insisted that the prison can meet Gambaryan's health needs.
The Nigerian federal government has denied claims that Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan is in poor prison conditions, claiming that he has received quality medical care and complete consular services, and has stressed adherence to lawful trials and judicial integrity. In a statement, Nigeria's Minister of Information and National Positioning, Mohammed Idris, stressed that Gambaryan's detention is based on a court order and that only a court can change the conditions of his detention or order h...
