An American cryptocurrency executive, Tigran Gambaryan, who had been held in Nigeria for the past eight months, has been released after authorities announced the end of his money laundering trial on health and diplomatic grounds. Gambaryan, the head of financial crime compliance at Binance, was granted humanitarian parole and is returning to the United States for medical attention.
The release was confirmed by White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, who expressed gratitude to Nigerian colleagues for their cooperation. Gambaryan was arrested in February during a business trip to Nigeria, along with Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance's regional manager in Africa, who remains at large.
