On March 5, Binance pulled out of Nigeria because of regulatory concerns and accusations.
Branded as a cryptocurrency exchange, Binance serves a worldwide customer base. A number of regulatory problems and illegal business operations led to its recent dissolution in Nigeria, situated on the Atlantic coast of Africa.
Binance has already pulled out of the cryptocurrency market in a number of countries where it is either banned or severely limited for breaking government regulations, including the UK, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the Philippines.
The Nigerian authorities have suspicions about suspicious activity at Binance and illegal cryptocurrency transactions on February 27. It was a hoax after the Economic and Financial Crime Commission’s (EFCC) investigation exposed the exchanges and two Binance executives. Two executives are involved; one has escaped, while the other has remained free.
Nadeem Anjarwalla and Tigran Gambrayan were both arrested in Nigeria in February on charges of tampering with the country’s fiat currency, the naira. But the Nigerian government let him go and he’s now hiding in Kenya. The Kenyan police and Interpol are working together to get him back and to bring the accusations against him. Nevertheless, not a single piece of evidence regarding him is accurate.
On March 22, he took a plane to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, and fled. How he managed to get on a plane with a Kenyan passport is a mystery. Despite having his papers held by the Nigerian government, Anjarwalla escaped to the UK on an international aircraft while he was in their possession.
The hearing against Tigran Gambaryan, the other executive of Binance, was delayed until April 19th since the charges against him have not yet been proved guilty. His wife had 3,373 people sign a petition asking for his return to the United States as of the publishing date.
The Binance exchange stopped and delisted all transactions using the Naira (Nigerian currency) on March 5th. Allegations and a lack of oversight by the Nigerian government led Binance to withdraw from the market. Binance is under fire from the Nigerian government for allegedly mishandling the country’s cryptocurrency.
As a result of the Naira’s collapse, the government has blamed the exchange. As a result, a $10 billion fee is supposedly due from Binance. The continuing events in Nigeria and other countries are causing Binance anxiety. They are facing accusations and limitations on a worldwide scale in the cryptocurrency industry.
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