Behind Nigeriaβs Arrest of Binance Employee, Claims of a Bribe Request NYT: Technology By: David Yaffe-Bellany and Emily Flitter 7 May 2024 at 04:00 A compliance officer for the cryptocurrency exchange told senior executives and Nigerian contacts that the company had been asked to pay $150 million in crypto. Β© Abraham Achirga/ReutersTigran Gambaryan, right, a Binance employee, in a Nigerian courtroom on April 4. He was jailed during a trip to Nigeria in February.