DOJ says it seized about $560,000 in cryptocurrency and Hamas-linked domains

The Justice Department said on Sept. 1, 2026: “As part of the Department’s efforts, over $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations destined for Hamas were seized and its fundraising and recruitment communication platforms and websites were disrupted.”

DOJ said Hamas originally controlled the seized infrastructure and cryptocurrency addresses on behalf of its military wing, the Al Qassam Brigades. As described in three unsealed cryptocurrency seizure warrants dated March 25, 2025, June 25, 2025, and Oct. 10, 2025, investigators used information from multiple human sources to identify, trace, and seize approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency intended to support Hamas’ Al Qassam Brigades, the release said.

DOJ said the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office worked to identify and seize domains and servers the Al Qassam Brigades used for its main website, AlQassam.ps. The case is being investigated by FBI Albuquerque and prosecuted in the District of Columbia.

The unsealed warrant package posted with the OPA release is captioned Case No. 26-sz-49, District of Columbia, In the Matter of the Seizure of a Server Held by an Internet Service Provider. It lists Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Sharbaugh and an application date of Aug. 18, 2026. Attachment A-1 identifies the subject server as IP address 45.134.141.68, with DataCamp Limited, 9 Coldbath Square, London, United Kingdom, as the electronic service infrastructure provider.

The same affidavit says the FBI served related seizure warrant 26-sz-45, issued by that court, seizing the GTHost server hosting alqassam.ps. On blockchain analysis, the affiant wrote that the financing network “received over $3,000,000 in donations through in or around November 2025.” That is the affidavit’s assessment. It is not the same figure as the OPA release’s “over $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations destined for Hamas were seized.”