Nigeria Demands Binance User Data, Detains Executives Amid Crypto Crackdown

Nigeria is seeking information from Binance on its top 100 users and transactions over the past 6 months amid a crypto crackdown
Two Binance executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been detained in Nigeria for over two weeks
Gambaryan and Anjarwalla had their passports confiscated and are being held at a government facility in Abuja
Nigeria has accused Binance of illegal operations, tax evasion, and facilitating $26 billion in illicit flows
After halting naira services, Binance is now being asked to provide information on its top Nigerian users and address tax liabilities