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Binance executive detained in Nigeria seeks bail, citing health.

Tigran Gambaryan, a compliance officer at crypto giant Binance, has been detained in Nigeria since February on charges of tax evasion and money laundering. In March, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison in the US.

Reuters reports that Gambaryan, a US citizen, has once again applied for bail, saying he is suffering from a herniated disc and “bouts of malaria and pneumonia.”

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