“The Prophet said, ‘War is deceit.’” (Bukhari 4.52.269) And that works both ways. “Federal agents tricked Hamas into sending Bitcoin to Uncle Sam,” by Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, August 13, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): …On Thursday the Justice Department revealed details of the sting, which was part of a sprawling investigation into […]
Islamic State funded Sri Lanka Easter bomber with bitcoin donations
“ISIS allegedly funded the deadly bombings with Bitcoin donations, the UK based Mirror reported. Now a blockchain intelligence company called Whitestream has claimed ISIS used the CoinPayments platform to convert cryptocurrency into dollars shortly before the attacks.” Hamas is also raising funds through Bitcoin. Earlier this month a fake news site complained that it was “time […]
Muslima who laundered bitcoin for the Islamic State entered US via chain migration
So did at least two other jihadis, Pennsylvania cop shooter Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty and New York City subway jihad bomber Akayed Ullah. How many is it going to take? “Woman accused of laundering bitcoin for ISIS got U.S. visa thanks to family ties: officials,” Associated Press, December 23, 2017 (thanks to Blazing Cat Fur): NEW […]
Indonesia: Islamic State raising money through WhatsApp, Twitter, Bitcoin and PayPal
First came news this week that almost 20% of high school and university students in so-called “moderate” Indonesia support the establishment of a caliphate; now there is an App to support the Islamic State in that country. Indonesia is becoming increasingly sharia-compliant and dangerous, even for tourists. According to Kiagus Ahmad Badarudin, chairman of the […]