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...
After Nigeria dropped charges against Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan and released him on Wednesday, the U.S. State Department announced that it has joined forces with Nigeria to establish the Bilateral Liaison Group on Illicit Finance and Cryptocurrencies to jointly combat cybercrime and cryptocurrency-related financial misconduct. The announcement said: "The United States works with global partners to promote cyberspace and digital technologies while combating and responding to malicious cy...