The ##zz ad - Deen al - ah Brigades , the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas organisation , is testing the use of cryptocurrencies for large - scale funding , according to researchers at Elliptic . Izz ad - members posted online tutorials demonstrating how terrorists can bypass international restrictions and provide them with targeted donations using public funds . Countries including the US and UK have publicly condemned Hamas and those financially supporting the group would be considered guilty of funding terrorism .
The Izz ad-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas organisation, is testing the use of cryptocurrencies for large-scale funding, according to researchers at Elliptic. Izz ad-Deen posted online tutorials demonstrating how donors can bypass international restrictions and fund them with bitcoin donations using public computers. Countries including the US and UK have publicly condemned Hamas and those financially supporting the group would be considered guilty of funding terrorism.