The US Ministry of Justice confiscated more than $ 200,000 in cryptocurrency from at least 17 digital portfolios, alleging that funds were intended to support Hamas.
On March 27, the Doj revealed He seized the cryptocurrency of the fundraising addresses which would have been linked to the militant group. Officials claim that these portfolios have facilitated the whitening of more than $ 1.5 million in digital assets since October 2024.
According to court documents, an encrypted messaging group claiming links with Hamas has shared rotating cryptocurrency addresses with supporters around the world. Supporters would have been encouraged to send funds to these addresses to help the organization.
The funds were then transferred to an operational portfolio, then moved through a network of exchanges and transactions of virtual currencies. Authorities believe that alleged financiers and over -the -counter brokers have facilitated the laundering process.
About $ 89,900 in cryptocurrency addresses as well as three additional accounts holding around $ 111,500 in digital assets were included in the crisis. These accounts were recorded under the names of Palestinian people residing in Türkiye and other places.
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Binance continued for having allegedly helped Hamas transactions
In January, Binance and his former CEO, Changpeng Zhao awaited the decision of a federal judge at their request to reject a legal action brought by families of victims of the attack on Hamas in 2023 in Israel.
The trial accused Binance, the former CEO, and financial entities in Iran and Syria of helping Hamas, allegedly facilitating transactions that contributed to the group’s ability to carry out attacks on Israel in October 2023. Legal action said that Binance provided substantial assistance to Hamas by allowing the transfer of funds used to support its operations.
The complainant’s legal team argued that Binance had knowingly facilitated financial transactions for Hamas, citing an incident of 2020 where the scholarship would have authorized a person affiliated in Hamas to keep funds from the platform without intervention.
“Binance was informed, Hamas is on your platform. They did not seize the funds, they helped them leave and told them that they had been reported, facilitating,” said the complainant’s lawyer.
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