Vladimir Smerkis, the former director of Binance in the CIS, was sentenced to five years for embezzling over 8.8 million rubles by promising to organize an advertising campaign to attract new users.

Vladimir Smerkis, the former director of Binance in the CIS, was sentenced to five years for embezzling over 8.8 million rubles by promising to organize an advertising campaign to attract new users.

@meduzalive 12 May 2026, 20:48

Former head of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, Vladimir Smerkis, was sentenced to five years in prison for fraud related to a failed advertising contract with a crypto blogger.

@varlamov_news 12 May 2026, 16:47

Former head of Binance in the CIS Vladimir Smerkis was sentenced to five years in prison for large-scale fraud related to failing to fulfill social media promotion obligations.

@bazabazon 12 May 2026, 16:02

Former head of Binance Vladimir Smerkis was sentenced to five years in prison for fraud related to a promise to attract new users to social networks.

@ostorozhno_novosti 12 May 2026, 15:49