Nigeria Asks Binance to Disclose Top Users, Executives Remain Detained

Nigeria East actively while searching information Since Binance concerning It is high 100 users In THE country And all transaction history extending THE pass six month, according to has A Financial Times report.

This news overlaps with THE revelation of THE names of THE two executives Since THE cryptocurrency exchange WHO were detained two weeks There is: Tigrane Gambaryen, Binance head of the surveys, And Nadim Anjarwalla, THE crypto the platform regional director For Africa, THE Wired reported Tuesday.

Last month, Gambaryen, WHO was A ancient focused on cryptography WE. federal agent, And Anjarwalla had their passports confiscated And to have has been detained In confinement has A government ease In Abuja, Nigeria capital. Their detention East part of Nigeria wider repression on cryptocurrency Exchanges, coinciding with questionable efforts by THE government has relaunch THE Naira, THE country national motto.

Before their detention, Gambaryen, A WE. citizen, And Anjarwalla, A double citizen of THE UNITED KINGDOM. And Kenya, replied has A invitation Since THE Nigerian government has discuss Binance operations And THE restrictions imposed on THE cryptocurrency exchange.

Nigeria central bank had Express concerns about THE loss of tax income Since not registered crypto Exchanges. In addition, he accused Binance of Operating illegally And facilitate "illicit flows Since sources And users WHO We can't adequately identify," Rising has $26 billion. As A result, THE detained executives can confront charges related has currency handling, tax escape And illegal the operations, by A Bloomberg report.

However, according to has their families, none of THE executives to have has been officially accused with any of them criminal offenses as of Tuesday. THE Financial Times reports that Nigeria fight against corruption agency was granted authorisation has to possess both Binance executives For 14 days, which concluded on Tuesday. A propose hearing has extend THE court order East program For Wednesday.

In answer has This increase regulatory meticulous examination And controversial negotiation tactical In Nigeria, Binance abandoned It is Naira (NGN) services last week.

Nigeria request For Binance high users In THE country East THE new focal indicate In negotiations between THE the biggest crypto platform And Africa high crypto walk. Just last week, local reports claims that Nigeria parliament threat has issue A to guarantee of Stop For THE the company executives And summoned Binance CEO Richard Teng has provide explanations concerning investigations In THE the company alleged participation In money whitening And terror financing.

In the meantime, documents examined by FT reveal that Nigeria, through It is national security advise, has request that Binance address any of them outstanding tax passive.