Binance Provided Customer Information to Russian Authorities, Reports Say

Information Provided to Russia

According to a report by Reuters on the 17th, Binance had provided Russian authorities last year with customer data related to donations to Ukrainian aid organizations. This data was used to substantiate charges of financing terrorism against Russian IT engineer Yuri Berenkiy, as revealed in investigative documents.

The Russian Federal Investigative Committee stated in an October statement last year that Mr. Berenkiy, who was detained in September, had been involved with the Azov Battalion, which both the Ukrainian military and Russia label as a terrorist organization...