US Seizes Over $560,000 in Hamas-Linked Crypto Funds

The U.S. Department of Justice announced it has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations destined for Hamas and disrupted the designated Foreign Terrorist Organization's digital fundraising infrastructure. The operation targeted assets controlled by Hamas on behalf of its military wing, the Al Qassam Brigades.

The enforcement action also shut down fundraising and recruitment communication platforms and websites that Hamas used to solicit donations from supporters worldwide, according to a Justice Department statement released today.

FBI Infiltrates Encrypted Communications

Court documents reveal that a group chat claiming association with Hamas on an encrypted communications platform directed supporters to a fundraising website and provided donors with a rotating set of cryptocurrency donation addresses. Investigators used information from multiple human sources to identify, trace, and seize the funds through three separate cryptocurrency seizure warrants unsealed on March 25, June 25, and Oct. 10, 2025.

The FBI's Albuquerque Field Office worked with human sources to identify and seize domains and servers that the Al Qassam Brigades controlled, including its main website, AlQassam.ps. By capturing these domains and servers, the FBI was able to intercept cryptocurrency donations intended for the organization.

Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg said the seizures deprive Hamas of resources it relies on to recruit and radicalize individuals online and finance attacks. He added that authorities will continue to tighten pressure on the organization by infiltrating its online networks, confiscating its cryptocurrency, and shutting down its websites.

Thousands of Donor Contacts Identified

The FBI also obtained information regarding thousands of individuals who contacted Hamas online in an effort to donate or attempt to donate to the terrorist organization using cryptocurrency and other traditional means. That information will be used in future counterterrorism efforts, according to the Justice Department.

Assistant Director Brett Leatherman of the FBI's Cyber Division noted that Hamas relied on cryptocurrency and online platforms to solicit funds from donors around the world and move money outside the formal financial system.

The FBI Albuquerque Field Office is investigating the case in coordination with the FBI's Counterterrorism Division, Cyber Division, and New York Field Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tejpal Chawla for the District of Columbia and Trial Attorney Jacques Singer-Emery for the National Security Division's National Security Cyber Section are prosecuting the case.