Israel confiscated the crypto wallets of the Palestinian militant group Hamas for use in raising donations worldwide

• The cryptocurrency wallets used by the Hamas military are being confiscated by Israel.
• The Israeli Defense Minister ordered the security forces to confiscate 84 Hamas-controlled crypto wallets.
• According to an analysis by a tracking company, most deposits were found to be in Tether and Bitcoin.
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Israel has begun to confiscate cryptocurrency wallets used by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Associated Press with Al Jazeera Report.

Defense Secretary Benny Gantz said that after the 11-day conflict in Gaza, the organization has been conducting an online campaign to raise funds. Killed more than 200 Palestinians, Including dozens of children and more than 12 Israelis.

Gantz said on Thursday: “The intelligence, technology, and legal tools that enable us to grasp terrorist funds around the world constitute a business breakthrough.”

Issued by Israel’s National Counter-Terrorism Agency Seizure order Targeting cryptocurrency addresses believed to be controlled by Hamas on Wednesday.

These 84 wallets hold a variety of digital assets, including Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Cardano and Ethereum. According to tracking company EllipticElliptic’s analysis found that most of these addresses were related to the Al-Qassam brigade of Hamas’ military branch.

The official did not specify how many cryptocurrencies have been seized. However, Elliptic’s report shows that Hamas received a total of more than 7.7 million U.S. dollars (109 million rand) in crypto assets.

The report shows that most of the deposits were found to be held in Tether and Bitcoin.

The value of cryptocurrency received at the address listed in the seizure order.

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Militant groups have Seeing a surge in crypto donationsEspecially Bitcoin, a senior Hamas official told the Wall Street Journal earlier this year since the armed conflict with Israel again.

In order to control its financial distress, it has Make a donation appeal Pass the Bitcoin of supporters at the end of 2019.

Gantz Authorized seizure order In late June, he said he was convinced that these wallets were related to Hamas or used to commit “serious terrorist crimes.”

Since many people believe that encrypted transactions remain anonymous, encrypted currencies are considered safe for illegal transactions.But think they can’t be traced One of the stupidest thingsAccording to Ben Weiss, CEO of crypto ATM operator CoinFlip.

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