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Binance reportedly handed Russian authorities data on IT worker jailed for Ukraine donation

Original: Binance gave Russia data on IT worker jailed 13 years for $700 Ukraine donation

Russian IT worker Yuri Belenko has been sentenced to 13 years in prison over roughly $700 in donations to Ukraine's armed forces, and the crypto exchange Binance reportedly supplied Russian authorities with the user data that enabled the case. The reported exchange of information is drawing criticism of the company's cooperation with Russian law enforcement.

Why now: People are debating crypto exchanges' cooperation with authoritarian governments and the privacy risks for users.

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