#terroristfinancing — Public Fediverse posts

Most Illicit On-Chain Activity Now Involves Stablecoins: FATF - Stablecoins now account for most illicit on-chain activity, according to the Financial Ac... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/06/26/most-illicit-on-chain-activity-now-involves-stablecoins-fatf #terroristfinancing #moneylaundering #stablecoins #policy #crime #fatf #news

FBI Seizes $200,000 in Crypto From Hamas-Linked Wallets, Accounts - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized more than $200,000 in cryptocurrenc... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/03/27/fbi-seizes-usd200-000-in-crypto-from-hamas-linked-wallets-accounts #terroristfinancing #policy #hamas #fbi

new article from #ZekeFaux in Bloomberg about the chairman of the #Trump transition team #HowardLutnick taking an ownership stake in "#Tether, the stablecoin used by drug traffickers, terrorists and scammers to move money around the world" and more specifically about $300 million in terrorist connected transactions:

> It turns out that particular crypto wallet was controlled by Sa’id al-Jamal, a financier of the #Houthi fighters attacking merchant ships in the Red Sea, according to the US Treasury Department... Still, he was able to use those crypto wallets to send and receive more than $300 million of Tether.

no paywall: https://archive.ph/ivmIC
more on tether: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/trumps-transition-team-is-tethered

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FATF Urges India to Strengthen Virtual Asset Regulation - India has achieved a high level of technical compliance with Financial Action Task... - https://news.bitcoin.com/fatf-urges-india-to-strengthen-virtual-asset-regulation/ #terroristfinancing #asia-pacificgroup #cashrestrictions #moneylaundering #cryptocurrency #financialcrime #illicitfinance #preciousmetals #eurasiangroup #virtualassets #regulation #compliance #non-profit #sanctions #crypto #india #fatf #aml

Binance CEO Teng Rejects Allegations the Exchange Froze All Palestinians' Funds - The crypto exchange complies with anti-money laundering legislation, he said. - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/08/28/binance-ceo-teng-rejects-allegations-the-exchange-froze-all-palestinians-funds/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #anti-moneylaundering #terroristfinancing #cryptoexchanges #richardteng #rayyoussef #finance #binance #israel #news

French Regulator Begins Accepting Crypto Service Provider Applications Ahead of MiCA Regulation - The French financial regulatory authority has begun accepting applications for aut... - https://news.bitcoin.com/french-regulator-begins-accepting-crypto-service-provider-applications-ahead-of-mica-regulation/ #terroristfinancing #cryptocurrencies #moneylaundering #digitalassets #secretservice #cybercrimes #legislation #regulation

New Senate Bill Empowers US Secret Service to Combat Digital Asset Cybercrimes - U.S. senators have introduced legislation to empower the Secret Service to combat ... - https://news.bitcoin.com/new-senate-bill-empowers-us-secret-service-to-combat-digital-asset-cybercrimes/ #terroristfinancing #cryptocurrencies #moneylaundering #digitalassets #secretservice #cybercrimes #legislation #regulation

Crypto Use in Terror Financing Rises, but Is Still Relatively Small: Singapore - Singapore's government noted an increasing use of cryptocurrencies in terror financing, e... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/07/26/crypto-use-in-terror-financing-rises-but-is-still-relatively-small-singapore/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #terroristfinancing #regulations #singapore #palestine #security #policy #crypto #israel #hamas #news #isis

Fewer Than 30% of Jurisdictions Globally Have Started Regulating Crypto: FATF Chief - Globally, less than 30% of jurisdictions have started regulating the crypto sector as of ... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/28/fewer-than-30-of-jurisdictions-globally-have-started-regulating-crypto-fatf-chief/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #virtualassetserviceproviders #financialactiontaskforce #globalcryptoindustry #anti-moneylaundering #terroristfinancing #policy

Treasury Official Confirms Crypto Isn’t a Popular Tool for Terrorists — Says They ‘Prefer Traditional Products’ - U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Under Secretary Brian E. Nelson has confirmed th... - https://news.bitcoin.com/treasury-official-confirms-crypto-isnt-a-popular-tool-for-terrorists-says-they-prefer-traditional-products/ #palestinianislamicjihad #terroristfinancing #cryptodonations #cryptocurrency #fiatcurrencies #regulation #terrorists #crypto #hamas

U.S. Treasury Backs Down Narrative That Hamas Relied on Crypto to Fund Terrorism - Just after Hamas' terrorist attacks in Israel last year, crypto took blame for helping fu... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/02/14/us-treasury-backs-down-narrative-that-hamas-relied-on-crypto-to-fund-terrorism/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #housefinancialservicescommittee #treasurydepartment #terroristfinancing #regulations #legislation #briannelson #terrorism #tomemmer

Who assesses @FATFNews ? Why it is not accountable for its actions and the harm caused by their laws?

>>> https://x.com/fatfnews/status/1757442409204518994?s=46&t=kKW9tARaqY_ZT2XIilOaEA

"How effective are countries’ measures to tackle #Moneylaundering and #Terroristfinancing? What progress have they made since their last assessment? See the FATF’s latest consolidated assessment https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf-gafi/en/publications/Mutualevaluations/Assessment-ratings.html
#Followthemoney "

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin Myth Busting - Kunal Bhasin, co-leader of KPMG Canada’s crypto asset and blockchain practice, debunks ma... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/12/28/crypto-for-advisors-bitcoin-myth-busting/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #terroristfinancing #cryptoforadvisors #financialadvisors #financialadvisers #moneylaundering #newsletter #terrorism #finance #opinion

Bipartisan Anti-Crypto Terror Financing Bill Heads to U.S. Senate - Legislation will crack down on terrorist organizations like Hamas by applying sanctions t... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/12/08/bipartisan-anti-crypto-terror-financing-bill-heads-to-us-senate/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #terroristfinancing #legislation #terrorism #policy #hamas #news #us

Hamas, Hezbollah Now Prefer Tron to Bitcoin: Reuters - Almost two-thirds of Israel's Tron seizures were in 2023, including 39 from wallets Israe... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/11/27/hamas-hezbollah-now-prefer-tron-to-bitcoin-reuters/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #terroristfinancing #hezbollah #terrorism #finance #israel #hamas #news #tron

Discredited Crypto Terrorist Funding Figures Gain Fresh Life in House Hearing - Despite a raging online debate discrediting the scale of crypto support for terrorist gro... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/11/02/discredited-crypto-terrorist-funding-figures-gain-fresh-life-in-house-hearing/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #terroristfinancing #palestinians #regulations #bradsherman #terrorism #congress #policy #israel #hamas #news

Japanese Government Sanctions Crypto Exchange Linked to Hamas - Source: Adobe / Catalin Pop
The Japanese government has taken action to freeze the... - https://cryptonews.com/news/japanese-government-freezes-asssets-of-crypto-exchange-linked-to-hamas.htm #terroristfinancing #hamas #japan #news

Media Reported Hamas Got Millions Via Crypto, but the Data Provider They Cited Says It Was Misconstrued - After Hamas' deadly attacks in Israel, media reports linked the terrorist group with tens... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/10/26/media-reported-hamas-got-millions-via-crypto-but-the-data-provider-they-cited-says-it-was-misconstrued/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #terroristfinancing #wallstreetjournal #elizabethwarren #regulations #congress #policy

Chainalysis Highlights Flawed Analysis in Assessing Crypto's Role in Terror Financing - Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has raised concerns over the accuracy of recent rep... - https://cryptonews.com/news/chainalysis-highlights-flawed-analysis-assessing-cryptos-role-terror-financing.htm #terroristfinancing #blockchainnews #chainalysis #hamas

US Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Crypto Exchange Linked to Hamas Financing - The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed... - https://cryptonews.com/news/us-treasury-imposes-sanctions-crypto-exchange-linked-hamas-financing.htm #terroristfinancing #blockchainnews #israel #usa

Israel Freezes 100 Binance Accounts Over Suspected Hamas Links: FT - Authorities requested information on some 200 other crypto accounts, the FT said, citing ... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/10/17/israel-freezes-100-binance-accounts-over-suspected-hamas-links-ft/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #terroristfinancing #regulations #palestine #binance #policy #israel #hamas #news

Hamas Received $41 Million in Crypto in Lead Up to Attack on Israel - Investigations based on Israeli government seizure orders and blockchain analytics have i... - https://cryptonews.com/news/hamas-received-41-million-crypto-lead-up-attack-israel.htm #terroristfinancing #blockchainnews #israel #hamas