Nigeria has released Tigran Gambaryan, an American executive from the popular cryptocurrency exchange Binance. He had been held in Nigeria for eight long months while facing serious charges of money laundering.

After spending eight months detained in the country, the Binance enployee was allowed to leave Kuje prison last night.

Tigran Gambaryan returns home after Nigerian court drops charges, citing diplomatic considerations and health concerns.

Tigran Gambaryan, a senior executive at Binance specializing in financial crime compliance, has been released from detention and has left Nigeria. His release comes after an eight-month legal battle involving charges of tax evasion and money laundering.

Charges against Tigran Gambaryan, an American held in Nigeria as part of a criminal case against the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, have been dropped, Nigerian officials said on Wednesday.

The EFCC withdrew the charges against Tigran Gambaryan but said it will continue with the money laundering suit against Binance.

Tigran Gambaryan, an American and senior employee at cryptocurrency exchange Binance who had been detained in Nigeria since February, boarded a plane back to the U.S. Thursday, according to senior Biden administration officials.

A Nigerian court has ordered the release of Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive imprisoned in the country since February.