As reported by Reuters, Tron has become the most popular blockchain for terrorists to transfer USDT due to its high speed and low fees. According to the publication, from July 2021 to October 2023, the Israeli authorities froze 143 wallets associated with terrorist organizations on the Tron network. Almost two-thirds of them - 87 - belonged to Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a Hamas ally. Groups identified as terrorist organizations choose the Tron network because it is faster and cheaper than the Bitcoin network. "It used to be Bitcoin, but now our data shows that terrorist organizations are increasingly favoring Tron," said Mriganka Pattnaik, CEO of New York-based blockchain research firm Merkle Science. A Tron representative explained that all technologies "could theoretically be used for dubious activity." He gave the example of US dollars, which are used for money laundering. More than ten people whose funds were frozen told Reuters they used Tron. However, they said they used the network for their business and denied any connection to Hamas or Islamic Jihad. The day before, Elliptic analysts reported that the use of cryptocurrency to finance terrorists is extremely small — the Hamas movement has received no more than $21,000 since October 7, and most of the cryptocurrency has been blocked. It recently became known that the Wirex crypto-fiat transfer system has a black market of verified accounts that can be used to launder money in the Russian Federation.

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