US President Joe Biden has expressed his appreciation to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for securing the release of Binance’s compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan from prison.

Gambaryan, a former agent of the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), was visiting Nigeria to address regulatory concerns about Binance when local authorities arrested and jailed him on charges of money laundering and operating an unlicensed financial institution.

Amid reports of Gambaryan’s deteriorating health and the Nigerian government’s refusal to give him adequate medical treatment, 18 US state attorneys general wrote a joint letter telling Biden that Nigeria’s blatant misuse of power should be met with the full weight of the US government’s influence given the financial and political support that America extends to the West African nation’s current regime.

Last week, Judge Emeka Nwite ordered that Gambaryan be released from Kuje prison where the executive was incarcerated following his arraignment in April.

R.U. Adaba, a lawyer who represents the prosecuting agency, said that Nigeria is dropping the charges due to diplomatic interventions and in consideration of the extent of Gambaryan’s involvement as an employee of Binance.

The White House says that during a recent call, Biden thanked Tinubu for the development in Gambaryan’s case.

“President Biden offered his condolences on the recent flooding that has impacted northeastern Nigeria and underscored his appreciation for President Tinubu’s leadership in securing the release on humanitarian grounds of American citizen and former U.S. law enforcement official Tigran Gambaryan last week.”

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The recent hot buzz of the crypto town, Goatseus Maximus (GOAT), once again garnered substantial investor attention as it secured a vital listing on Thursday. Notably, Binance launched a perpetual contract for the Truth_Terminal-backed token, pushing GOAT price to extend weekly gains by over 200%. Meanwhile, the coin’s intraday gains totaled 20% in tandem with the listing announcement.

Crypto market enthusiasts speculate whether the recently launched crypto could sustain a bull run to $1 in light of its futures listing on one of the top crypto exchanges.

GOAT Bags Binance Futures Listing Reverberating Market Optimism

According to an official Binance announcement dated October 24, the futures trading arm of the firm is listing GOATUSDT USD-Margined perpetual contract today at 13:30 UTC. Traders on the platform can enjoy up to 75x leverage when trading the asset. This mover by the crypto trading platform comes primarily to expand the list of trading choices offered to users.

The underlying asset for the perpetual contract remains Goatseus Maximus, the Truth-Terminal-backed token. Further, the ticker size for the asset is 0.0001, per the listing announcement. Simultaneously, the capped funding rate was set at +2.00% / -2.00% by the exchange. Besides, the announcement also clarified that the perpetual contract remains poised to face potential changes ahead based on market risk conditions.

Nevertheless, the listing appears to have set off bullish waves for the crypto across the broader market, as seen by recent market stats. Notably, the leading crypto exchange, Crypto.com, also listed Goatseus Maximus previously, pouring optimism over the asset’s future prospects.

GOAT Price Soars 20%

Overall, aligning with its recent listing chronicles on leading crypto exchanges, the token currently surfs bullish tides in the market. At press time, GOAT price surged nearly 20% over the past day and is sitting at $0.7947. The token extended weekly gains to over 200%, per CoinMarketCap data. Further, the coin’s intraday low and high were registered as $0.5992 and $0.8821, respectively. Traders also reacted bullishly to the listing announcement as the coin’s intraday trading volume soared 57% to $437.28 million.

Meanwhile, Coinglass data indicated a 201.87% upswing in Goatseus Maximus futures OI to $29.02 million today. Moreover, even the derivatives volume for the token rocketed 808% to $239.53 million. This data pointed out that the Truth_Terminal-backed token is currently on an uptrend.

Simultaneously, past listings by Binance and their impact on a token’s price bring additional optimism toward the coin’s future price movements. Notably, Simon’s Cat price extended gains to over 60% to date since October 21 in light of CAT futures listing on the exchange. This phenomenon sparks optimism over GOAT price gains lying ahead, with a potential $1 target not far away. Also, it’s noteworthy that BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes anticipated the token to gain 10x ahead, adding to optimism on future movements.

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