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Binance reportedly handed Russian authorities data on jailed IT worker

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

Russian IT specialist Yury Belenky has been sentenced to 13 years in prison over a roughly $700 cryptocurrency donation to Ukraine's armed forces, and reports say Binance supplied Russian security services with his data. The case has sparked anger online, with critics accusing the exchange of enabling prosecution of donors and raising questions about crypto platforms' cooperation with Russian authorities.

Why now: Anger that a major crypto exchange helped Russian authorities prosecute a man for a small pro-Ukraine donation

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• Binance gave Russia data on IT worker jailed 13 years for $700 Ukraine donation · souvlakee · 28

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