Binance compliance chief steps down following Nigerian detention

Tigran Gambaryan, a former U.S. federal agent and head of financial crime compliance at Binance Exchange, has announced via a LinkedIn post his departure after four years with the company, according to CoinDesk. His tenure was overshadowed by a high-profile detention in Nigeria in 2024 over allegations related to Binance’s operations, which resulted in eight months of imprisonment before he was released following bipartisan U.S. political pressure.