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CZ Highlights Gambaryan Detention in Nigeria as Trump, US War Secretary Call for Action
2.11.2025
CZ reminded that Nigeria detained ex‑Binance employee Tigran Gambaryan, responding to Trump and War Secretary Hegseth. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) tweeted that “Nigeria also basically kidnapped Tigran Gambaryan, an ex‑Binance employee and an ex‑US federal agent, for 8 months without cause...
Tigran Gambaryan formally resigns from Binance following return to US
6.6.2025
The former executive is starting a new chapter, having returned to the US in October 2024 after being detained for eight months in Nigeria
Tigran Gambaryan formally resigns from Binance following return to US
6.6.2025
The former executive is starting a new chapter, having returned to the US in October 2024 after being detained for eight months in Nigeria
Tigran Gambaryan formally resigns from Binance following return to US
6.6.2025
The former executive is starting a new chapter, having returned to the US in October 2024 after being detained for eight months in Nigeria
Tigran Gambaryan formally resigns from Binance following return to US
6.6.2025
The former executive is starting a new chapter, having returned to the US in October 2024 after being detained for eight months in Nigeria
Tigran Gambaryan, Binance Exec Who Was Detained in Nigeria for Nearly a Year, Departs Crypto Exchange
6.6.2025
During his time at Binance, Gambaryan built a 100-person global investigations team and oversaw the company's response to thousands of law enforcement requests
Binance exec shares details about his release from Nigerian detention
26.3.2025
Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive who was held in Nigeria for eight months in 2024 facing tax and money laundering charges, provided additional details about his experience and what led to his release.Speaking at the DC Blockchain Summit on March 26, Gambaryan, the head of financial crime...
Binance vs. Nigeria: Tigran Gambaryan Denies Allegations of Spiriting $26 Billion Out of African Country
15.2.2025
On Valentine’s day, Tigran Gambaryan reiterated claims that rogue Nigerian lawmakers demanded a $150 million bribe in exchange for dropping the case against the cryptocurrency exchange. Fake Meeting Tigran Gambaryan, head of financial crime compliance at Binance, has reiterated the claim that...
Binance’s Tigran Gambaryan: ‘It Would Be an Honor to Serve My Country Again’
20.1.2025
Gambaryan has been recommended for several high profile crypto crime fighting roles by people associated with the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, which Donald Trump attended
Tigran Gambaryan: The Star Crypto Investigator Kidnapped by Nigeria
10.12.2024
The star IRS investigator-turned-executive was unlawfully detained by Nigeria and charged with tax evasion for Binance. His case shocked the crypto industry
President Joe Biden Thanks Nigerian Leader for Role in Ex-Federal Agent’s Release
30.10.2024
President Joe Biden thanked Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for securing the release of American citizen Tigran Gambaryan, a former U.S. law enforcement official and Binance employee, on humanitarian grounds. Gambaryan spent eight months in Nigerian detention, where his deteriorating health...
President Biden thanks Nigerian President for Binance exec’s release
29.10.2024
A former IRS special agent and Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, Tigran Gambaryan had been in Nigerian custody with reports of deteriorating health since February
President Biden thanks Nigerian President for Binance exec’s release
29.10.2024
A former IRS special agent and Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, Tigran Gambaryan had been in Nigerian custody with reports of deteriorating health since February
President Biden Thanks Nigerian President for Binance Exec’s Release: White House
29.10.2024
U.S. President Joe Biden called Bola Tinubu, the President of Nigeria, on Tuesday to personally thank him for the recent release of detained American Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan
Former US Federal Agent Freed From Nigerian Prison After 8 Months
24.10.2024
Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and former federal agent detained in Nigeria for eight months, has been released. The charges against him, brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, were dropped. The release of the Binance executive from one of Nigeria’s notorious prisons...
Tigran Gambaryan Has Left Nigeria Following Months-Long Detention
24.10.2024
Binance exec leaves Nigeria after authorities drop final charges
24.10.2024
After eight months’ detainment in Nigeria and court delays, Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, is heading home for medical treatment
Tigran Gambaryan Free to Leave Nigeria for Medical Treatment After Money Laundering Charges Dropped: Reports
23.10.2024
Nigeria's government has withdrawn the money laundering charges against Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, local news outlet Punch reported first on Wednesday
Nigeria drops money laundering charges against Binance exec
23.10.2024
Announcing the withdrawal of the charges, the EFCC lawyer reportedly said that Tigran Gambaryan was merely an employee of Binance
US attorneys push Biden to help free Binance exec held in Nigeria
19.10.2024
Concerns increased over Gambaryan’s well-being on Oct. 18 after his illness prevented him from appearing in court