PANews, November 15 – According to a report by Decrypt, a Detroit man has admitted to concealing Bitcoin donations originally intended to fund the “Islamic State” (ISIS) and has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison. According to authorities, the man used privacy-focused VPNs and encryption software to cover up the Bitcoin transactions. As the man was convicted, the federal government is intensifying efforts to combat the use of Crypto Assets to fund extremist organizations.
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