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Nigeria Detains Binance Executives In Terrorism, Money Laundering Investigation

Nigerian authorities are intensifying their investigation into Binance, demanding access to customer data and probing whether the crypto exchange is involved in terrorism financing and money laundering. The detention of two Binance executives marks a serious escalation in the dispute between the Nigerian government and the exchange, leading to the blocking of Binance's website in Nigeria and prompting some users to turn to alternative platforms for trading.

Nigerian authorities are intensifying their investigation into Binance, demanding access to customer data and probing whether the crypto exchange is involved in terrorism financing and money laundering. The detention of two Binance executives marks a serious escalation in the dispute between the Nigerian government and the exchange, leading to the blocking of Binance's website in Nigeria and prompting some users to turn to alternative platforms for trading.

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