It also made it much harder for researchers to track movement of funds than prior, more simple campaigns, Chainalysis said. A previous effort that started in 2016 used a single Bitcoin address for donations. The AQB campaign also published a video on its website, teaching people how to donate anonymously; in the past, terrorism contributors have had to figure that out on their own. Crypto exchanges—sometimes based in the US—have been involved in terrorism financing plots, Chainalysis found. Even though they check their users, they accounted for the largest chunk of the funds that AQB received last year.

Source: Mint January 26, 2020 03:22 UTC