{
  "id": 1552298,
  "title": "EU resident faces treason charges after Binance shared transaction data with the Russian authorities, rights group says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/eu-resident-faces-treason-charges-after-binance-shared-transaction",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T19:41:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/296130"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Bulgarian man living in the EU is facing treason charges after cryptocurrency exchange Binance shared transaction data with Russian authorities, according to rights group Pervy Otdel. IT specialist Yury Belenky, who has resided in Bulgaria since 2015 and often travels to Russia, was detained in Moscow in September 2025. He is accused of making 15 transfers totaling 1,680.69 USDT to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Azov Regiment. The charges stem from a detailed report that Binance provided to Russia's Investigative Committee in response to a request for information on suspected terrorism funding. Belenky was initially detained on charges of hooliganism, but his case has now expanded to include allegations of terrorism financing. The report provided by Binance contained personal data, document scans, transaction history, account login history, a list of trusted devices, and records of transfers, deposits, and withdrawals. Russian security officials obtained additional information on Belenky's transfers from a Telegram chat where journalist Arkady Babchenko reported his cryptocurrency donations to the Ukrainian army.",
  "summary": "Security officials in Moscow received sensitive information from cryptocurrency exchange Binance while preparing a case against Yury Belenky, an IT specialist who has lived in Bulgaria since 2015 but regularly traveled to Russia. Belensky was detained in 2025 and accused of making several transfers to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the Azov Regiment. The case is based in large part…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}