Counter Extremism Project: Tech & Terrorism - U.S. Seizes Cryptocurrency Assets Of Terror Groups
August 20, 2020
August 20, 2020
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release:
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice seized nearly two million dollars worth of cryptocurrency assets from three U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations--al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Hamas. The operation, which represents the largest seizure of terrorist groups' cryptocurrency accounts, comes as federal law enforcement agencies are increasingly pursuing new pathways to stem the flow of terroris . . .
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice seized nearly two million dollars worth of cryptocurrency assets from three U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations--al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Hamas. The operation, which represents the largest seizure of terrorist groups' cryptocurrency accounts, comes as federal law enforcement agencies are increasingly pursuing new pathways to stem the flow of terroris . . .