The United States and Nigeria have established a bilateral contact group to pool resources to combat crypto-related crimes

After Nigeria dropped charges against Tigran Gambaryan, a senior Binance executive, and released him on Wednesday, the US State Department announced that it had joined forces with Nigeria to establish the Bilateral Liaison Group on Illicit Finance and Cryptocurrencies to jointly combat cybercrime and cryptocurrency-related financial misconduct. "The United States works with global partners to promote cyberspace and digital technologies while countering and countering malicious cyber operations, cybercrime, and other digital hazards," the statement said.