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Spanish police have claimed that investigating crypto is difficult after arresting a “crypto-jihadist” in Barcelona suspected of owning various crypto addresses linked to terrorist networks funding ISIS. According to Spain ’s Ministry of Interior (MoI), the man was operating various crypto addresses linked to three international terrorist financing networks that fund DAESH — the Arabic acronym for ISIS .  The ministry stated that the use of crypto as a financing tool “promoted by fully specialized crypto-jihadists severely complicate the investigations of the security services.” The MoI also emphasized the importance of international cooperation, calling it “ one of the most decisive instruments to be able to neutralize these networks .” According to the ministry, the ISIS network and its “large economic movements” meant that authorities needed to work closely with the French DGSI, the American FBI, the Swedish SÄPO, and Europol. Hamas victims from the US sue Iran, S...

X owner Elon Musk received a show of support from crypto professionals, despite a storm of criticism and advertiser departures from his social platform after the world’s richest person made what critics perceived as an anti-Semitic comment.  In a Nov. 18 post, Tamara Haasen, who presides over InputOutput, the engineering and research company behind Cardano (ADA), described Musk as an “effective” leader, a “great operator” and someone clear on what battles to fight. I love how effective Elon is as a leader. He’s a great operator, no bullshit, is clear on what battles are worth fighting. https://t.co/awckb526xM — tamara haasen (@TamaraHaasen) November 18, 2023 Haseen’s post was in response to an earlier post by Musk stating X will be filing a “thermonuclear lawsuit” against Media Matters, a liberal advocacy group. Media Matters recently claimed X, formerly known as Twitter, was taking insufficient action against misinformation, particularly concerning the Israel-Hamas...