American Doy says Hamas Cripto meant financing terrorism

The US Department of Justice (Doy) seized more than $ 200,000 cryptocurrency intended to use the Militant Group of Hamas he said in a statement 27. Marta.

Cryptocurrency with a total value of 201,400 USD followed the collection of funds that allegedly control Hamas and used for washing more than 1.5 million dollars of digital assets since October 2024. Years.

The washing occurred through a series of “virtual exchange currencies and transactions using suspected financiers and transmit brokers,” Doy said. The funds are currently being held in combination of at least 17 wallets.

In January 2024. the US Office for foreign assets, together with appropriate organizations in the UK and Australia, Sanctions announced Against networks and facilitators of CRIPTO transactions associated with Hamas. These sanctions are built on American Sanctions of Treasury From October 2023. years.

In January 2024. year, three families of Hamas victims attack against Israel Tued Binance and her former Changpeng Zhao Directorstating that the exchange provided “significant assistance” to terrorists. In oral arguments, A lawyer who represents a stage He claimed that the stock market “without special connection (SA) Hamas (…).”

Binance faced the supervision of the American government due to alleged deficiencies in their money laundering controls. Exchange settled with a breast for $ 4.3 billion In November 2023. years.

More regulation is required?

Toward To the report in December 2024. by the research services of the Congress, Hamas allegedly requested the cryptocurnancy donations of at least 2019, although “scale and effectiveness” of these efforts is unclear.

Terrorist organizations used by the fundraising craft are increasingly drewing the U.S., and some officials examined whether the industry needed more supervision or regulation to stop such behavior.

According to a chain report 2023, financing terrorism Accounts For a very small amount of use of crypto, with illegal groups that advocate traditional methods based on a business funding.

Journal: Terrorism and war of Israel-gauze were armed to destroy crypto