Two Binance Employees Detained in the U.A.E. Amid Police Inquiries NYT: Technology By: David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Forsythe 20 August 2026 at 15:57 The detentions of the workers, who have been released, are a sign of legal pressure that the worldβs largest crypto exchange faces in the Emirates, which is home to its main regulator. Β© Katarina Premfors for The New York TimesAuthorities in the United Arab Emirates detained two Binance employees amid police investigations.