Binance [https://www.binance.com/], the world's leading blockchain ecosystem 
and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has welcomed Aron Akbiyikian to the 
Audit and Investigations team, where he will help to ensure that Binance and 
the larger crypto industry are a safer place for all users with a strong 
emphasis on removing the worst elements of the world from the ecosystem. His 
work will focus on identifying bad actors attempting to use Binance's platform 
and tracking their movements across the blockchain to help law enforcement 
agencies around the world take them down. His appointment is a significant step 
forwards in ensuring that Binance is on the leading edge of securing crypto for 
everyone.

Aron brings a wealth of experience, joining from TRM Labs and having previously 
led investigations at Chainalysis where he investigated and helped to prevent 
criminals using blockchain. Previously he demonstrated his commitment to 
fighting crime as a Detective in Mariposa County, California, where he had a 
strong focus on forensic analysis of digital media.

Aron worked on a number of high-profile cases including 'Welcome2Video' where 
his work was instrumental in assisting global law enforcement agencies bring 
criminals to justice. He is especially keen to increase collaboration with 
others that are fighting the same fight, from government workers to non-profit 
organizations and other private sector services in the fintech space, and to 
keep evolving internal systems that proactively prevent facilitating illicit 
activity and respond to incidents of it already taking place. 

Aron Akbiyikian said: "I had to retire from law enforcement after an 
unfortunate helicopter accident which broke a few too many bones to carry on in 
that career. That was the catalyst to me joining the crypto world and I really 
consider myself fortunate to be able to continue to help make the world a 
better place through that and look forward to continuing this work at Binance. 

"Anytime we work to remove the worst elements of the world from the crypto 
ecosystem, we are helping secure the entire space. No one wants to be 
associated with the perpetrators of heinous crimes, and getting them out of 
crypto keeps crypto users safe from being inadvertently associated with them. 
At the same time crypto users can feel safer that they and their loved ones are 
less likely to be victims of certain crimes, because of the efforts of many 
dedicated individuals that are trying to make the crypto space, and the world, 
safer."

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SOURCE: Binance