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Cyprus calls for collective crackdown against crypto terror financing
10.7.2024
The alert serves as a reminder of the critical role financial professionals play as gatekeepers in the fight against financial crime
Tether under fire for alleged terror finance links
19.6.2024
The focus is again drawn to Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer in terms of market capitalization. This comes after Consumers’ Research, a non-profit organization, started a crusade to expose what they allege as Tether’s complicity in terror financing human trafficking and interacting with...
Bitcoin Vulnerable to 15% Drop from War or Terror Events: SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci
19.4.2024
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci said that war or terrorist attacks could potentially lead to a 10% to 15% decline in Bitcoin’s value over the next year.
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Illicit Virtual Asset Use On The Rise, U.S. Treasury Report Reveals
7.2.2024
The U.S. Treasury Department is seeing an increase in illicit crypto use according to a Thursday report. The department’s 2024 National Risk Assessments on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing report highlights that virtual assets are increasingly used by illicit...
Families of Hamas-Attack Victims Sue Binance Over Alleged Role in Terror Financing
1.2.2024
Families of victims of the Oct 7 Hamas attack on Israel have filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance over its alleged role in facilitating the transfer of funds utilized by terrorist groups. Court Filings Submitted Against Binance, Iran, and Syria A Jan 31 court filing shows...
CFA Renews Accusations Against Circle, Says CCTP May Be Funding Terrorism via Tron
15.12.2023
Nonprofit watchdog CFA alleged Circle’s blockchain protocol CCTP enables money laundering and funding of terrorism through Tron network. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, DALL-E 3. The Campaign for Accountability (CFA), a nonprofit ethics watchdog, renewed its accusations against Circle on December...
US Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Anti-Crypto Terror Finance Bill in Senate
8.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock A group of bipartisan United States lawmakers have introduced a bill to the Senate aimed at preventing terror organizations and their financial enablers from accessing financial aid in fiat and digital assets in the country. Billed to be cited as The Terrorist Financing...
Bipartisan Anti-Crypto Terror Financing Bill Heads to U.S. Senate
8.12.2023
Legislation will crack down on terrorist organizations like Hamas by applying sanctions to foreign parties that facilitate financial transactions with terrorists
Tron Blockchain Founder Justin Sun Rejects Reports Linking His Protocol to Terror Funding
29.11.2023
Tron blockchain founder Justin Sun has rejected suggestions that his protocol is increasingly being used by terrorist organizations. Sun said Tron’s top priority remains maintaining decentralization as well as making sure users’ assets remain safe. A new report suggests that between...
Fast-growing Tron Preferred over Bitcoin by Terrorist Groups: Report
27.11.2023
Numerous terror organizations are now utilizing Tron over Bitcoin, according to a new report by Reuters released Monday. Tron’s popularity is on the rise “Earlier it was Bitcoin and now our data shows that these terrorist organizations increasingly favor Tron,” said Mriganka Pattnaik, CEO...
Pro-Bitcoin Senator Lummis Explains Why Crypto Is Not The Problem On Terrorist Financing
1.11.2023
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) corrected the record on crypto and terror financing on Tuesday after calling for crackdowns on crypto firms supporting sanctioned groups just days earlier. In a post to Twitter, the Bitcoin-supportive politician highlighted how crypto’s share of illicit...
Israeli Crypto-Based Aid Organization Says Nearly $200,000 Raised for October 7 Terror Victims
25.10.2023
Nearly $200,000 has been raised by a non-profit organization launched by members of Israel’s Web3 community. More than 30 Web3 companies have since joined the campaign while the accounting firm KPMG is said to be assisting with fundraising and distribution. Web3 Companies Join Campaign Crypto...
Coinbase: ‘Overwhelming Majority’ of Terror-Related Funding Still Funneled via Traditional Financial Systems
20.10.2023
According to Coinbase, an overwhelming majority of terror-related funding is still done via traditional financial systems. The crypto exchange suggested that terrorist organizations that do receive crypto funding normally use “offshore entities” when attempting liquidate such digital...
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....
Chainalysis Highlights Flawed Analysis in Assessing Crypto's Role in Terror Financing
19.10.2023
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has raised concerns over the accuracy of recent reports regarding the extent of cryptocurrency's role in terrorist financing.
Following the recent Hamas attack in Israel, there has been increased scrutiny of how terrorist groups might be utilizing...
Tether Freezes 32 Suspicious Addresses Linked to Ukraine and Israel Conflicts
16.10.2023
On Monday, Tether, the leading stablecoin issuer, revealed it had frozen 32 addresses allegedly linked to activities involving war, terrorism, and crime. These USDT accounts are said to have ties to suspicious operations in Israel and Ukraine. The firm further disclosed that it is actively...
Debunking Crypto Myths: An Analysis of Kenyan Interior Minister’s Crypto Activity and Terror Funding Argument
17.9.2023
Despite Kenyan Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki’s recent attempt to revive the old crypto terrorism funding narrative, evidence suggests that criminal elements primarily use conventional financial systems when transferring funds. Contrary to Kindiki’s claims, crypto transactions...
Israeli authorities seize crypto from terror organizations, credit new technology
28.6.2023
The Israeli Ministries of Defense and Justice and a number of intelligence and enforcement agencies collaborated, Chainalysis also pitched in
Crypto-Linked Terror Attacks Probably Quadrupled, UN Official Says: Report
31.10.2022
Crypto-financed terror attacks may have quadrupled in the last few years, according to Svetlana Martynova, senior legal officer at the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate
Terror groups may turn to NFTs to raise funds and spread messages — WSJ
5.9.2022
National security experts have raised the alarm bells over the "IS-NEWS #01" NFT, which is being seen as the first case of an NFT created and shared by a “terrorist sympathizer."