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In his years as a US federal agent, Tigran Gambaryan helped to lead landmark investigations that took down cryptocurrency thieves and money launderers, dark-web drug dealers, and even crypto-funded child exploitation networks. Now, in his post-government role at the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, he has become the target himself of a very different sort of federal crypto crackdown: For the past two weeks, he and another Binance executive have been detained against their will by Nigerian officials.Since February 26,…

The Nigerian government has detained two executives of the Binance crypto exchange platform amid efforts to stabilise the nation’s foreign exchange market and salvage the value of the local currency. Sources familiar with the matter told PREMIUM TIMES that the two executives were detained in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, a day after they flew into the country as part of moves to negotiate with the Nigerian authorities amid a crackdown on the crypto platform. Last week, PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Nigerian…

Russia has arrested at least 400 people across the country for protesting the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was imprisoned in a Russian penal colony when he died suddenly on Friday. Among those detained is a priest, Father Grigory Mikhnov-Vaitenko, who was planning to lead a St. Petersberg memorial service in tribute to Navalny. Human rights group OVD-Info said that by Saturday night, police had detained at least 401 people across the country. More than 200 of those arrests took place in St.…

Rapper Killer Mike was detained at the 2024 Grammy Awards and escorted by Los Angeles police on Sunday, shortly after taking home three prizes. The musician, one-half of the rap duo Run the Jewels, was seen surrounded by at least two LAPD officers walking in Crypto.com Arena, in videos shared by the Hollywood Reporter’s Chris Gardner. A Los Angeles police spokesperson confirmed to The Times that a man was detained and handcuffed at the Los Angeles venue shortly after 4 p.m. for an alleged physical altercation related to…

Rapper Killer Mike has been detained at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, less than an hour before the 2024 Grammys are set to begin. Earlier Sunday afternoon, the rapper won big in the rap category during the premiere ceremony, scoring the awards for best rap song and best rap performance for “Scientists & Engineers,” and best rap album for Michael.  An arena security official told The Hollywood Reporter that Killer Mike was detained for a misdemeanor charge (the specific charge is unknown at…

Fan Bao, a veteran Chinese dealmaker who was taken away by Chinese authorities last year, has resigned from his firm. Fan Bao, a veteran Chinese dealmaker who was taken away by Chinese authorities last year, has resigned from his firm. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to…

On 19 October 2023, the presidency announced the appointment of Olasupo Olusi as the new managing director and chief executive officer of the Bank of Industry (BOI). In that announcement, presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale said Mr Olusi’s appointment followed the voluntary resignation of his predecessor, Olukayode Pitan. Mr Pitan’s sudden departure surprised many clients of his bank and some players in the nation’s financial sector, especially given that his second term of five years only began on 27 May…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeArnold Schwarzenegger has brushed off being detained by customs at Munich airport earlier this week in a somewhat raunchy manner.The Terminator actor, 76, was stopped by German officials on Wednesday (17 January) due to the fact he failed to declare a luxury watch.While scanning the Hollywood star’s luggage on his journey to Austria, they discovered an Audemars Piguet wristwatch, which…

Even celebrities aren’t above the law, and Arnold Schwarzenegger learned this the hard way. The Austrian-American actor is currently in the process of facing criminal tax proceedings after failing to declare an item upon arrival to Germany, according to a Munich customs press officer.The press officer, Thomas Meister, told CNN: “He did not declare a product. A product that was imported from non-EU countries in order to remain in the EU. And this process applies to everyone.”Meister reportedly said that the former…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeArnold Schwarzenegger was detained by customs officials at Munich airport on Wednesday 17 January after failing to declare a luxury watch.German authorities found an Audemars Piguet wristwatch in luggage belonging to the 76-year-old former Governor of California and Terminator star.According to reports in Bild, Schwarzenegger told authorities that he intends to auction off the…