The US Department of Treasury announced that the main source of financing of the terrorist organization Hamas is provided through traditional methods, not cryptocurrencies.
U.S. Treasury Department Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson said in a statement on Wednesday, February 14. Hamas And cryptocurrencies He made an update on the connection between.
In the early days of the Palestinian-Israeli war breaking out last year Allegations that Hamas received donations in cryptocurrencies There was a serious theory and one of the biggest supporters of this theory was the US front.
However, Brian Nelson stated that Hamas receives most of its donations in cash and uses traditional methods. This claim has been largely refuted:
To be clear, Hamas uses relatively small amounts of crypto, contrary to popular belief. Frankly, we also evaluate that terrorists still prefer to use traditional products and services.
Brian Nelson, who called on the USA to conduct a more constructive investigation into terrorist financing and cryptocurrencies. wrong data floating around He emphasized that mistakes such as passing laws should not be made:
We have senators who pass laws based on these false numbers. Our government should be more careful about this issue and scrutinize it carefully.
Bblockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, which published a report following the allegations against Hamas and cryptocurrencies, emphasized at that time that the data circulating was exaggerated.