Hong Kong Amends Finance Law to Incorporate Crypto Firms
Virtual asset service providers will be covered by terror financing and anti-money laundering rules as of
June 2023.
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Dec 8, 2022 at 12:53 p.m. UTC
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Crypto-Linked Terror Attacks Probably Quadrupled, UN Official Says: Report
As many as 20% of terror attacks may be financed by crypto, up from 5% a few years ago, said Svetlana Martynova.
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Oct 31, 2022 at 3:27 p.m. UTC
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CBDCs Can Stop Aid Falling Into Terrorist Hands
Central bank digital currencies, like the digital shekel, can be programmed to stop money reaching the wrong people, says Orbs' co-founder.
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Aug 4, 2021 at 3:35 p.m. UTC
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US Sanctions Bitcoin Address Belonging to Suspected Syria-Based Terrorist Fundraiser
According to the US Treasury Department, the suspect solicited donations for a militant group involved in the Syrian civil war.
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Jul 28, 2021 at 5:21 p.m. UTC
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Israeli Seizure Order Shows Hamas Holds USDT, TRX, DOGE
The wallets, 84 in all, show the terrorist group has diversified its holdings far beyond bitcoin.
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Jul 7, 2021 at 7:58 p.m. UTC
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FATF Report on Extreme Right Financing Highlights Cryptocurrency Use
“Some [extreme right-wing] groups have used so called ‘privacy coins,’” the FATF report states.
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Jun 30, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
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52 US Representatives Are Backing a Bill Targeting Hamas Financing
The Hamas International Financing Prevention Act would leverage sanctions against individuals and governments donating to Hamas, including donations made in bitcoin.
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Jun 23, 2021 at 8:50 p.m. UTC
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Hamas Sees Surge in Donations Through Bitcoin: Report
An unidentified Hamas official said there has been a "spike" in the past month, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Jun 3, 2021 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2021
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The Node: Bitcoin, Warts and All
If mass adoption is the aim, we might as well tell the truth about what that world looks like. The whole truth.
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Apr 9, 2021 at 5:56 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Is Spared Scapegoat Treatment in US Hearing on Terror Financing
Witnesses didn't call for new domestic terror statutes or treat cryptocurrencies as a tool uniquely suited for illicit finance in a U.S. Congressional hearing Thursday.
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Feb 26, 2021 at 12:05 a.m. UTC
Feb 26, 2021