Binance Provided Russian Authorities with Customer Data in Terror Financing Case
Yuri Belenkiy, an IT specialist, was detained in September 2025 and is awaiting trial in Russia after the Russian Investigative Committee accused him of donating over $700 in cryptocurrency to Ukrainian military and banned organizations from January 2023 to March 2024. The provided records included his transaction history, birth date, address, phone number, Russian passport, and Bulgarian residence permit; Binance said it cooperates with lawful information requests while noting it has exited Russia and sold its local business to CommEX.
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Yuri Belenkiy, an IT specialist, was detained in September 2025 and is awaiting trial in Russia after the Russian Investigative Committee accused him of donating over $700 in cryptocurrency to Ukrainian military and banned organizations from January 2023 to March 2024. The provided records included his transaction history, birth date, address, phone number, Russian passport, and Bulgarian residence permit; Binance said it cooperates with lawful information requests while noting it has exited Russia and sold its local business to CommEX.
source: #CertiK
#Binance