Binance Shared Client Details with Moscow, Used to Charge Russian Over Ukraine Donations: Reuters
Law enforcement records show Binance sent identity and transaction data that Russian investigators used to support terrorism financing charges against Yuri Belenkiy.
- On Monday, August 17, 2026, a Reuters investigation revealed that Binance provided Russian Authorities with identity and transaction records used as evidence in terrorism financing charges against Russian IT specialist Yuri Belenkiy.
- Russian investigators alleged that Belenkiy sent more than $700 in cryptocurrency to Ukrainian military groups, including the Azov Brigade, following online appeals by exiled Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko.
- Belenkiy, a 49-year-old with a Russian passport and Bulgarian residency, remains detained in a Russian jail awaiting trial; Binance maintains it fully exited Russia in 2023.
- Lawyer Mike Bystrov suggested Binance may have violated European Union data protection laws, as Russia is not recognized by the EU as having adequate data protection safeguards under GDPR.
- A Binance spokesperson said the exchange cooperates with lawful requests from law enforcement globally, stating it does not "determine charges, or decide how any government uses information in legal proceedings.
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Times of IndiaBinance gave Moscow client details used to charge Russian over Ukraine donations, documents show
LONDON, Aug 17 - Binance last year handed Russian authorities details of cryptocurrency donations to Ukrainian fundraising campaigns that were used as evidence to bring terrorism financing charges against a Russian IT specialist, law enforcement documents show. Read more at straitstimes.com.
EXCLUSIVE: Binance gave Moscow client details used to charge Russian over Ukraine donations, documents show
Binance last year handed Russian authorities details of cryptocurrency donations to Ukrainian fundraising campaigns that were used as evidence to bring terrorism financing charges against a Russian IT specialist, law enforcement documents show.
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