Cryptocurrency under scrutiny after link to funding Hamas attack on Israel: ‘proliferation’ of illicit use

Hamas has used millions of dollars in cryptocurrency to fund their activities, including the acquisition of weapons used in the terrorist attack on Israel last week, according to reports. 

“I think criminals have kind of figured this out from an early stage, and it’s why we’ve seen a proliferation in terms of supporting illicit finance,” Elaine Dezenski, senior director of the Center on Economic and Financial Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies told FOX B