The FBI seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency and took control of internet domains and servers that Hamas used to raise money and recruit supporters, the Justice Department announced.
The operation disrupted an ongoing financing network tied to Hamas’ military wing, the Al Qassam Brigades, according to the department. The State Department designated Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization in 1997.
“Your networks are not secure, your crypto is vulnerable, and we will not stop until your ability to wage war is defeated,” U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro said.
Agents traced rotating crypto wallets
Unsealed court records show FBI confidential human sources contacted an email address posted on AlQassam.ps after online messages urged supporters to request donation instructions. The senders returned a rotating series of cryptocurrency wallet addresses, including addresses for Tether’s U.S. dollar-linked USDT stablecoin.
Investigators used blockchain analysis and crypto-exchange records to trace contributions as the network consolidated and moved funds through exchanges, over-the-counter brokers and digital bridge services, the affidavits allege.
Federal judges signed three cryptocurrency warrants on March 25, June 25 and October 10, 2025. The warrants authorized three rounds of seizures totaling approximately $560,000, according to DOJ. Agents seized approximately $201,400 in the first action after tracing more than $1.5 million through the fundraising network.
FBI seized web infrastructure
Federal judges signed two more warrants on July 29 and August 18, 2026, targeting alaqsaflood.org, host.alaqsaflood.org, and two servers associated with AlQassam.ps. The affidavits allege Hamas used those assets to distribute donation instructions and other material to supporters worldwide.
The warrants directed service providers to lock the domains and servers and redirect them to FBI-controlled name servers. DOJ said the takeover allowed agents to intercept additional donations and obtain information about thousands of people who contacted Hamas to donate or attempted to donate.
The FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office continues to investigate the case with the bureau’s Counterterrorism Division, Cyber Division and New York Field Office.
Federal authorities have also targeted alleged Hamas financing through nonprofit networks. In January, the Treasury Department sanctioned six Gaza-based organizations accused of supporting Hamas and an overseas advocacy network allegedly controlled by the group, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
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