Terrorism

A top official with the U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed earlier reports that Hamas relied heavily on crypto were faulty. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk.)
U.S. Treasury Debunks Narrative That Hamas Relied on Crypto to Fund Terrorism
The Treasury's top official on terrorism, Brian Nelson, said Hamas and other groups still prefer traditional financing, and crypto isn't figuring into their funding in a big w...
A top official with the U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed earlier reports that Hamas relied heavily on crypto were faulty. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk.)

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Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin Myth Busting
Despite growth and resilience, several myths continue to plague the digital asset ecosystem.
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Mitt Romney (Wikimedia Commons)
Bipartisan Anti-Crypto Terror Financing Bill Heads to U.S. Senate
Legislation will crack down on terrorist organizations like Hamas by applying sanctions to foreign parties that facilitate financial transactions with terrorists.
Mitt Romney (Wikimedia Commons)

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Hamas, Hezbollah Now Prefer Tron to Bitcoin: Reuters
Almost two-thirds of Israel's Tron seizures were in 2023, including 39 from wallets Israel said in June were owned by Lebanon's Hezbollah and 26 in July from Hamas ally Palest...
a figurative representation of a blockchain (fabio/Unsplash)

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) (CoinDesk archives)
Crypto-Friendly Lawmakers Ask Biden, Yellen to Quantify Hamas' Digital Asset Fundraising
Lawmakers want to know to what extent Hamas may actually be raising crypto funds to finance terrorism, and what role the U.S. has had in seizing those funds.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) (CoinDesk archives)

U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) cited discredited figures about crypto funding of terrorist groups at a congressional hearing, despite vigorous pushback from the industry on those stats. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Discredited Crypto Terrorist Funding Figures Gain Fresh Life in House Hearing
Recent reports that terrorism organizations such as Hamas pocketed as much as $130 million in crypto funding have been proved incorrect but were resurrected in Congress today.
U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) cited discredited figures about crypto funding of terrorist groups at a congressional hearing, despite vigorous pushback from the industry on those stats. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Turkish Flag Turkey (Unsplash)
Turkey in 'Final Stage' of Bringing Crypto Legislation as Last Step to Get Off FATF's Gray List: Minister
Turkey has been on the "gray list" of the Paris-based global money laundering and terror financing watchdog since 2021.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Sherrod Brown (Getty Images)
U.S. Senate's Banking Chairman Says Panel to 'Crack Down' on Crypto's Terrorism Ties
Despite two forensics firms saying Hamas support via crypto may have been overstated, Sen. Sherrod Brown suggests the U.S. needs to address terrorist use of crypto.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Sherrod Brown (Getty Images)

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and more than a hundred lawmaker colleagues from both parties are pushing the Biden administration to address crypto-backed terrorism. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
U.S. Sen. Warren Leads Lawmakers to Push Administration on Crypto-Backed Terrorism
In a letter to top U.S. security officials, 102 lawmakers demanded to know what the Treasury Department and others are doing to prevent the use of crypto to finance terrorism.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and more than a hundred lawmaker colleagues from both parties are pushing the Biden administration to address crypto-backed terrorism. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Tether freezes wallets (Raisa Milova/Unsplash)
Tether Freezes 32 Crypto Addresses Linked to Terrorism, Warfare in Israel and Ukraine
The combined value across the frozen wallets equated to $873,118.
Tether freezes wallets (Raisa Milova/Unsplash)