DOJ Seizes $560,000 in Cryptocurrency and Online Infrastructure Linked to Hamas Financing
Key Takeaways
- 01The Department of Justice seized approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency intended for Hamas under court authorization.
- 02The operation also seized associated internet domains and servers, targeting the scheme’s online infrastructure as well as its digital assets.
- 03The action reflects U.S. enforcement efforts to disrupt terrorist financing involving cryptocurrency and related online services.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 1, 2026, that it obtained court-authorized seizures of about $560,000 in cryptocurrency intended for Hamas, along with related internet domains and servers.
The action is intended to disrupt Hamas terrorist-financing activity by cutting off both digital assets and the online infrastructure used in the scheme. The seizures target cryptocurrency holdings as well as the domains and servers connected to the fundraising or transfer activity.
For digital-asset businesses, the announcement underscores that U.S. authorities may pursue cryptocurrency, websites, and hosting infrastructure together when they are allegedly used to support designated terrorist organizations. The public announcement does not set out new compliance requirements, but it reinforces the enforcement risk around transactions and services linked to terrorist financing.