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2020-01-19 12:39:25

Neo-nazis using BTC to spread terror says US officials; an attempt to de-value Bitcoin?

The US Homeland security believes that there are certain domestic terrorist groups and neo-nazis using BTC (Bitcoin) to fund their criminal activities. This was confirmed by Jared Maples, director of New Jersey Homeland Security office, George Selim, VP of Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Rena Miller, a finance expert from Congressional Research Service. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been earlier used by other terrorist organizations like Hamas (Palestinian militant group) and will be used again. Similarly, there are indications of Neo-nazis using BTC to fund their agendas and attacks like the car attack in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017. According to