US lawmakers called for an urgent investigation to determine the extent to which Binance and Tether (USDT), the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, helped Hamas.
US lawmakers Cynthia Lummis and French Hill in a statement published October 26 in the letter, Binance And Tetherto the US Department of Justice regarding possible aid to Hamas. (DOJ) called for an investigation.
Lawmakers tell Binance to use Tether financially to support Hamas How did you help? And Thoroughly vetting the source he demanded.
Lummis and Hill also included the following statements in the letter:
We support swift action against Binance and Tether to cut off funding for terrorists targeting Israel.
In their letter to Attorney General Merrich Garland, the MPs asked for a decision indicating Binance’s level of guilt and for the investigation into Tether’s illegal activities to be concluded quickly.
The Wall Street Journal reported on October 10 that Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement and Hezbollah have been using cryptocurrencies for more than a year. where you raise funds He had given it. US lawmakers on this Joe Biden to fight this he called.
Data revealed by Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic indicates that this is not the case. By company Israel on October 7Hamas since the attack on $21,000 cryptocurrency donation arrived and most of it was frozen.
In the letter in question both data Even though it was included, MPs emphasized that a clear investigation was necessary. On the other hand, both senators anti-crypto technology by not following a stance promote innovation He stated that he could.
Response from Tether was not delayed
Tether immediately responded to the call for investigation and stated that unnecessary concern was created with inconclusive data.
The company also explicitly denies statements indicating inadequate customer identification and incomplete screening. Bank Secrecy Laws He emphasized that there was no evidence of violation.