U.S. Treasury crackdown reveals cryptocurrency’s involvement in a $2 million Hamas fundraising operation
In a recent announcement that has drawn considerable attention from both policymakers and the financial‑technology community, the U.S. Department of the Treasury disclosed a multi‑layered fundraising network that funneled more than two million dollars to Hamas. The operation, which masqueraded as a collection of humanitarian charities, relied heavily on the anonymity and speed of cryptocurrency t…
Oct. 5, 2026, 11:08 a.m.