FBI: SEIZURE OF $560,000 IN ENCRYPTED CURRENCY FROM HAMAS FUND-RAISING NETWORKS

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, IN A JOINT OPERATION WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), HAS CONFISCATED MORE THAN $560,000 IN ILLEGALLY ENCRYPTED FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH HAMAS. THIS CONFISCATION WAS CARRIED OUT AFTER A YEAR-AND-A-HALF TRACKING OF BLOCK-CHAIN FINANCIAL FLOWS, AND THE FBI HAS SHUT DOWN COMMUNICATION FACILITIES USED BY SEVERAL HAMAS DONORS AND SUPPORTERS. ACCORDING TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1 SEPTEMBER, THE COURT AUTHORIZED THE FBI TO CONFISCATE THE FUNDS AND LEGALIZE INTERFERENCE WITH ALL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS USED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO RAISE FUNDS FROM SYMPATHIZERS. ACCORDING TO FBI DOCUMENTS, THE OPERATION BEGAN IN MARCH 2025 AND CONTINUED UNTIL AUGUST 2026。