Some of the crypto held by the groups, which include the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah, were seized by the Israeli government, reads a blockchain analytics report. As much as $93 million worth of cryptocurrency was seized between August of 2021 and 2023.
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Militants in Mideast Used Millions In Crypto to Fund Operations: Report
Hamas and other militant groups in the Middle East have used large amounts of cryptocurrency to finance their operations in recent months. So reports The Wall Street Journal.
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