Terrorism News

The benefits associated with stablecoins pale in comparison to their risks and challenges, according to a new statement from EU authorities.

The U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary argued that decentralized privately-issued cryptos can shift some functions of the state to the private sector.

While money laundering is noted as a key fear of regulators, the numbers shows fiat currency is still the main choice of criminals.

Director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation Christopher Wray said that cryptocurrencies present a significant and growing problem for the intelligence agen...

Australian Minister of Home Affairs Peter Dutton warned that terrorists are exploiting cryptocurrencies to “fund their deadly missions.”

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Bitcoin should be regulated the same way as other electronic financial transactions.

Demand for virgin Bitcoin is currently at its all-time high.

The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania wants to adopt legal amendments for operating crypto-related services.

RAND Corporation, a U.S. nonprofit think tank, has published a report on the illicit use of crypto by terrorist groups.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision believes that cryptos are unsafe to rely on as a medium of exchange or store of value.

The Malta Financial Services Authority appointed U.S.-based blockchain security firm to assist in tracking the compliance of crypto firms.

The IMF has said that Malta does not have the proper supervision for AML and CFT and is calling for “urgent action.”

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would establish a task force to combat terrorist use of cryptocurrencies.

A recent report from the U.S. Foundation for Defence of Democracies has revealed that crypto is not well-suited for financing terrorism.

Cryptocurrency is a “poor form of money” for most terrorists, says director of analysis at U.S. think tank FDD’s CSIF Yaya Fanusie.