FG Trade Words with Gambaryan After Calling Out Nuhu Ribadu, Lawmakers Over $150m Bribery Allegations

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, has revealed detailed corruption and misconduct by Nigerian officials, including National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, Peter Akpanke, Philip Agbese, Hamma Adama Belloji, in a post on X.  Gambaryan, a former U.S. federal agent known for his work in cryptocurrency investigations, was detained alongside his colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla,…

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Binance Executive Claims Three Lawmakers Requested $150M Bribe Amid Dispute with Nigeria

Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings Limited, has accused three Nigerian federal lawmakers of demanding a $150 million bribe during the dispute between the cryptocurrency firm and the Nigerian government. Gambaryan alleged that the legislators requested the payment be made in cryptocurrency and deposited into their personal digital wallets. The executive was detained by…

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From Suno being sued by GEMA to Weverse’s 150m lifetime downloads… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs. This week, rumors about a possible sale of audio…

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The Hipgnosis Songs Fund catalog has just been valued at $2.36bn… around $150m more than HSF’s enterprise value when Blackstone acquired it

In July, investment giant Blackstone acquired Hipgnosis Songs Fund‘s assets from HSF’s then-public shareholders in a transaction worth USD $1.584 billion. According to MBW’s analysis, that transaction – when you factor in HSF’s debt – gave HSF’s portfolio of 45,000 songs an approximate enterprise value of USD $2.20 billion. That same portfolio (originally accumulated between 2018 and…

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Imperative Care closes potential $150M Series E and more digital health fundings

Medical technology company Imperative Care announced it initially closed an oversubscribed Series E financing round led by Ally Bridge Group. The company says additional closings of the round could bring its Series E up to $150 million. Existing investors AMED Ventures, D1 Capital Partners,  Rock Springs Capital Management, Bain Capital Life Sciences, Pura Vida Investments…

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