DOJ reports $560,000 in crypto seized over Hamas-linked fundraising
Regulation & Gov ·
The Justice Department disclosed the seizure of cryptocurrency and digital infrastructure tied to fundraising and recruitment activity attributed to Hamas, with the FBI shutting down associated websites.
The seizure totals $560,000 in digital assets, according to Decrypt, which reported that the funds and related online infrastructure had allegedly been used to solicit donations and support recruitment efforts. As part of the action, the FBI took down sites connected to the fundraising operation.
The action fits within the FBI's broader enforcement role, which spans asset seizures tied to national-security cases as well as large-scale financial fraud. The bureau's parallel work includes tracking cryptocurrency fraud losses more generally, an area where it reported that Americans lost $11.4 billion in 2025 alone, a 22% increase over the prior year. That figure is unrelated to the Hamas case but illustrates the scale at which the FBI now monitors crypto-linked financial activity, from terrorism financing to consumer fraud.
Two sources are tracking this cluster, with the Hamas-linked seizure corroborated as a distinct development alongside the FBI's wider crypto-enforcement docket. Unlike consumer-fraud cases, which are typically disclosed through the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reporting, seizures connected to designated terrorist organizations are handled through DOJ forfeiture actions and national-security channels, a separate track from the bureau's annual fraud statistics.
Not yet detailed is how the $560,000 was identified, which blockchain networks or wallets were involved, or whether any individuals have been charged in connection with the fundraising infrastructure. It also remains unclear whether additional seizures or website takedowns are expected as part of the same investigation, or whether the funds have been formally forfeited to the government.