The US Federal Bureau of Investigation seized Hamas-linked cryptocurrency fundraising infrastructure and intercepted donations intended for the group, the Justice Department announced this week.
The operation followed court-authorized seizures that traced and recovered more than $560,000 in digital assets tied to Hamas fundraising. Warrants issued in March, June, and October 2025 allowed investigators to follow rotating donation addresses distributed through encrypted chats and fundraising websites.
During the June warrant, Tether was ordered to burn targeted USDT and reissue an equivalent amount to a US law-enforcement-controlled address, while Binance transferred specified account balances into FBI-controlled wallets. This approach enabled investigators to recover cryptocurrency after identifying where it had moved.
Investigators targeted domains and servers linked to AlQassam.ps, a website the DOJ tied to the Al Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing. Affidavits filed in July and August connected fundraising communications to related infrastructure through the host.alaqsaflood.org domain.
After seizing the infrastructure, the FBI's operational scope expanded significantly. Rather than only tracing historical transfers, agents began intercepting cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas and obtained information about individuals attempting to contribute.
The DOJ said the broader investigation produced information about thousands of people who contacted Hamas online seeking to donate through cryptocurrency or traditional payment methods. The department did not specify how much cryptocurrency was captured through the seized systems or clarify whether all identified individuals completed donations or committed offenses.
The operation demonstrated how multiple enforcement tools converged: blockchain tracing identified the money, court orders moved assets through centralized cryptocurrency providers, and infrastructure seizures gave investigators control over fundraising channels themselves.
