Tigran Gambaryan
U.S. Lawmakers Visit Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria; Winklevoss Twins Donate to Trump Campaign
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, Congressman French Hill and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan visited Tigran Gambaryan in a Nigerian prison. Plus, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss announced their donations to the campaign of former President Donald Trump and Standard Chartered is establishing a spot trading desk for buying and selling bitcoin and ether.
Former Federal Prosecutors, Agents Ask U.S. Sec. Blinken to ‘Step Up’ Efforts to Secure Detained Binance Exec’s Release
Investor Katie Haun, a former federal prosecutor, reportedly spearheaded the letter to Blinken
Bitcoin Crosses $71K as BTC ETFs Score $880M Inflows; Kraken Lists PoliFi Tokens BODEN and TREMP
"CoinDesk Daily" host Helene Braun breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs recorded over $880 million in inflows on Tuesday, making it the best day of inflows since March. Plus, PoliFi tokens BODEN and TREMP saw gains after Kraken listing and a group of U.S. lawmakers asked President Joe Biden to bring back Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive detained in Nigeria.
The U.S. Response to Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan's Detention Is Shameful
A mid-tier employee of the crypto exchange and U.S. citizen is being wrongfully detained in Nigeria, former DOJ national security expert Andrew C. Adams argues.
Binance Executive Jailed in Nigeria Is Suspected of Having Malaria, Family Says
“Despite a court order from Justice Emeka Nwite issued on Thursday, May 23, Tigran Gabaryan has still not been moved to hospital from Kuje prison,” a family spokesperson for Gambaryan said.
Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan Denied Bail by Nigerian Court
The Nigerian court also ruled that the Binance exchange can be served the FIRS tax evasion charges through its executive Tigran Gambaryan.
Nigeria’s Central Bank Deletes Then Reinstates Tweet Calling Crypto-Related Directive Fake
The Central Bank of Nigeria did not immediately respond to CoinDesk’s request for comment.
Jailed Binance Exec’s Bail Hearing in Nigeria Postponed Until May 17
Tigran Gambaryan has been detained in Nigeria since February 26.
Binance 'Working Collaboratively' With Nigerian Government to Free Detained Executive, Compliance Chief Says
Tigran Gambaryan was detained in February.
Binance-Nigeria Brawl Continues as Country Asks Exchange to Submit List of Top 100 Users
Nigeria is also demanding all transaction history spanning the past six months from Binance.
