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Binance shared an IT specialist’s data with Russian authorities in 2025 after exiting the market

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A Reuters investigation alleges Binance voluntarily shared an individual's personal and transaction data with Russian authorities in 2025, despite its 2023 Russia exit, and the data was used in a terrorism-related case tied to Ukraine military donations. The report heightens counterparty, privacy, and jurisdictional risk perceptions around centralized exchanges, potentially increasing compliance uncertainty and sentiment drag across crypto on concerns of data exposure and selective cooperation.
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A Reuters investigation found that Binance voluntarily provided Russian authorities in 2025 with the personal and transaction data of an IT specialist, despite having announced a full exit from Russia in 2023. Russian officials later used the information as evidence in a case tied to his donations to the Ukrainian military. The disclosure has raised questions about Binance’s data-privacy commitments and compliance neutrality after it said it no longer had an obligation to share customer data in Russia.
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