<p>Nigerian authorities detained a mid-level Binance executive named Tigran Gambaryan for eight months last year. Some observers say officials hoped to extract millions of dollars in fines from the company. Others maintain they just wanted to send a message. Matthew Page from Chatham House gives us some backstory.</p>

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Nigerian authorities detained a mid-level Binance executive named Tigran Gambaryan for eight months last year. Some observers say officials hoped to extract millions of dollars in fines from the company. Others maintain they just wanted to send a message. Matthew Page from Chatham House gives us some backstory.

Mic Drop: The man behind a Binance exec’s Nigerian detention