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UBS Favors Gold as ‘Most Preferred’ — Says ‘Hedging Properties Remain Attractive’
24.9.2024
UBS remains optimistic about gold’s potential, despite its current record highs. The Swiss investment bank highlights key factors, including the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts and global geopolitical tensions that are boosting demand for gold as a safe-haven asset. UBS also notes that...
U.S. Sanctions Hezbollah Crypto Operator Linked to Terrorist Funding
26.3.2024
A hawala operator who worked with agents from Hezbollah on cryptocurrency funding infrastructure has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the federal agency announced Tuesday. Tawfiq Muhammad Said Al-Law is accused of providing digital wallets to...
Hamas, Hezbollah Now Prefer Tron to Bitcoin: Reuters
27.11.2023
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 Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Wall Street Journal corrects article misciting Hamas' crypto terrorism funding data
28.10.2023
Elliptic, the firm which Wall Street Journal sourced the data from, said it was “pleased” to see the news outlet acknowledge its mistakes
Crypto’s Role in Terrorism Financing Overestimated, Chainalysis Shows
20.10.2023
Inaccurate methodologies have resulted in overstated metrics about the use of cryptocurrency by terror groups fighting Israel, according to Chainalysis. The analytics company has tried to “correct the record” on crypto’s role in terrorism financing amid ongoing hostilities in the Middle East....
Binance Played a Crucial Role in Israel's Historic Counterterrorism Effort Against Iran and Hezbollah
30.6.2023
Binance has disclosed a collaboration between its Sanctions Investigation Team and Israel’s Ministry of Defense in a counterterrorism operation against Iranian and Hezbollah terrorist groups.
A June 29 blog post revealed that this operation aims to track down terrorism financing operations linked...
Israel Confiscates Cryptocurrency Allegedly Used for Funding Hezbollah and Iran's Revolutionary Guard
28.6.2023
Israel has seized millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency allegedly used to finance the Iran-backed militant groups.
In a Tuesday announcement, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said he has spearheaded the operation and ordered the confiscation of cryptocurrency wallets involved in these...
Israel Seizes Millions in Crypto From Iranian Military and Hezbollah: Report
28.6.2023
Israel's government has seized millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from accounts linked to the Iranian military and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon
The Truth About Bitcoin and Hezbollah in Lebanon
17.6.2020
Will Hezbollah in Lebanon use bitcoin? The data suggests terror activity is uncommon despite surging crypto popularity across the Middle East