South Korea imposed a complete ban on domestic ICO fundraising in September 2017, but a couple of MPs are now spearheading a campaign for introducing regulations to unfreeze the sector.
OFAC designated social media news outlet Gaza Now and its founder Mustafa Ayash for crypto fundraising efforts aimed at supporting Hamas. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) alongside the U.K.’s Office of Foreign Sanctions…
Frankfurt has emerged as the most suitable location for the situation of anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing (AML/CFT) authority headquarters in Europe.
A United States Treasury official has clarified that cryptocurrencies play a minimal role in financing the operations of militant groups such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, counteracting earlier reports of tens of millions of dollars in terrorism funding. Brian…
Crypto terrorism funding is at the focus of analysts today as concerns have been raised about the use of digital assets in funding militant organizations, with a particular focus on Hamas. However, blockchain forensics firm Elliptic is challenging the notion that crypto has played a significant role in terrorist financing, emphasizing the misrepresentation of recent […]
The government department warned virtual asset service providers and other financial institutions to “identify and report suspicious transactions” related to terrorist groups.