Former IRS crypto investigator shares his harrowing 8-month imprisonment in Nigeria

A former IRS crypto investigator specializing in Bitcoin tracing techniques was trapped in a Nigerian prison for eight months, with Nigerian officials demanding billions in payments, reports Andy Greenberg in a feature article for Wired.
Tigran Gambaryan, who helped seize over $7 billion in stolen digital assets from major criminal networks, went to Nigeria in January 2024 to attend a hearing with Nigeria's National Assembly regarding Binance's alleged role in devaluing Nigeria's currency. — Read the rest
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