The U.S. Department of Justice said it has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations that authorities say were intended for Hamas’s Al Qassam Brigades. The action was described in court documents tied to three seizure warrants that have now been unsealed.
According to the Justice Department, investigators also took control of domains and servers allegedly used in the fundraising and outreach effort, including AlQassam.ps. Officials said the online infrastructure was used for recruitment and for appeals seeking financial support.
How investigators say the fundraising worked
Court documents allege that a group chat claiming ties to Hamas used an encrypted messaging platform to guide supporters to a fundraising website. The same operation allegedly circulated changing cryptocurrency addresses to collect donations.
Authorities said they relied on information from multiple human sources as they traced the flow of funds. The Justice Department said that process led investigators to identify and seize about $560,000 in cryptocurrency connected to the campaign.
Seizures carried out in 2025
The unsealed warrants show that the cryptocurrency was seized on three separate dates: March 25, June 25 and Oct. 10, 2025. The Justice Department did not present the action as a single one-day operation, but as a series of seizures tied to the same broader investigation.
In addition to the digital assets, officials said they gained control of servers and domains linked to the alleged network. Among the named sites was AlQassam.ps, which authorities said was part of the group’s online presence.
What U.S. officials said
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for the District of Columbia said the operation was meant to show that Hamas’s online and financial infrastructure can be penetrated. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg said the seizures were intended to deny the group resources used for online recruitment, radicalization and financing attacks.
The statements from the department framed the action as part of a broader campaign to disrupt Hamas’s digital operations as well as its ability to raise money through cryptocurrency. The allegations and descriptions of the network come from the government’s court filings and public statements.
Agencies involved and what comes next
The Justice Department said the FBI Albuquerque Field Office led the effort, with support from counterterrorism and cyber units. The public record cited in the announcement consists of the three seizure warrants that have been unsealed.
For now, the confirmed next step is the legal process surrounding those seizures and the government’s control of the identified online infrastructure. The department’s announcement did not provide further details on additional charges or new enforcement actions beyond the warrants and the assets already taken.
Source: dailyhodl.com