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U.S. Lawmakers Visit Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria, Call for Release

The two House members said Tigran Gambaryan is being wrongfully detained and should be freed.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

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MicroStrategy Buys 11.9K More Bitcoin; SEC Ends Probe Into Consensys

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including MicroStrategy's purchase of 11,931 BTC. Plus, Binance has been fined approximately $2.2 million by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit; and Consensys received letters from the U.S. SEC saying the regulator had ended its investigation into the technology incubator company.

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Binance Fined $2.2M by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit

Binance became the first offshore crypto-related entity, along with KuCoin, to be approved by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in May, conditional to paying a penalty.

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Nigeria Drops Tax Charges Against Binance Executives

The executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, are still named in a money-laundering case.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

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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

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

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Robinhood to Buy Crypto Exchange Bitstamp; Core Scientific Rejects CoreWeave's Buyout Offer

"CoinDesk Daily" host Helene Braun breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as trading platform Robinhood announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million in cash. Plus, Core Scientific has rejected the more than $1 billion buyout offer from cloud computing firm CoreWeave and Binance can once again allow Mastercard users to purchase crypto on the exchange.

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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.

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Binance Asks UK Competition Tribunal to Throw Out Most of Collusion Case: Reuters

The case relates to the delisting of the BSV token in 2019.

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Biden Urged to Act as Lawmakers Fear for the Life of Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria

Binance and Gambaryan are facing money laundering and tax evasion charges in the country.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)