Report: An Analysis of Bitcoin’s Use in Illicit Finance
As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rise to record levels ahead of the direct offering of crypto exchange Coinbase, former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell is […] More
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My Experience with Bitcoin and Challenging Conventional Wisdom
As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rise to record levels ahead of the direct offering of crypto exchange Coinbase, former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell is […] More
Need to Know: Sidestepping False Profits in Blockchain
The world is just beginning to experience the disruptions being generated by blockchain, the technology that underpins Bitcoin and that provides a new way to […] More
Terrorist Networks Eye Bitcoin as Cryptocurrency’s Price Rises
Signs are increasing that jihadist groups are looking to capitalize on the rising value of bitcoin, as massive price increases for the cryptocurrency in recent […] More
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The Bitcoin Experiment
The launch of Bitcoin futures trading is a good moment to consider the cyber and wider security issues raised by this and other cryptography-based currencies. It is […] More
Why Virtual Currencies are a Potential Strategic Threat
In January, the Indonesian financial transactions agency claimed Bitcoin had been used by Islamic militants to fund terrorist activity there; last year, Salafi-jihadist groups designated […] More
Terror Finance in the Age of Bitcoin
Terrorists’ tactics evolve with the times. Just as we have seen an adaption of terrorist methods for sowing fear and distrust, so, too, we have […] More
Money-Laundering Laws Should Cover Virtual Currency Exchange Businesses
Continuing terror attacks around the world indicate law enforcement and intelligence agencies face difficulty in trying to identify and disrupt the plans of globally disparate […] More
Will A New Generation of Terrorists Turn to Bitcoin?
Discussion of malicious cyber activity has mainly focused on criminal activity and countries’ intelligence efforts. Entities other than national governments – particularly terrorist groups – […] More
The New Frontier in Terror Fundraising: Bitcoin
When I worked as a counterterrorism analyst for the CIA, I always looked out for signs of terrorist groups adapting their methods. Now, as someone […] More