FBI Seizes Over $560K in Cryptocurrency and Hamas Fundraising Domains in Multi-Year Counterterrorism Disruption

The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that the FBI seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas' military wing, the Al Qassam Brigades, along with the domains and servers running its main fundraising site, AlQassam.ps 12. The crypto seizures stem from three warrants dated March 25, June 25, and October 10, 2025, while two additional warrants dated July 29 and August 18, 2026 covered the infrastructure takedowns, according to affidavits released with the announcement 13. Investigators used human sources to trace a rotating set of donation addresses promoted through an encrypted-platform group chat and fundraising website, and the operation yielded information on thousands of individuals who contacted Hamas-linked platforms attempting to donate 12. The seizures recovered only a fraction of the network's total activity: one Al Qassam wallet alone took in roughly 1.57 million USDT between late October 2024 and March 2025, and affidavits put the network's total donations at more than $3 million by November 2025, with fundraising instructions still being circulated as recently as February 2026 13. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro and FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Brett Leatherman said the bureau will continue seizing infrastructure and funds to disrupt the group's online fundraising 12.