October 28, 2023

Is Crypto Financing Terrorism?

Featuring: Alex Zerden

Source: The New York Times

Journalists: Ephrat Livni, Joe Nocera

Alex Zerden, founder of the risk advisory firm Capitol Peak Strategies and a former official at the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, told DealBook that debates about the data did not undermine the dawning realization that digital assets are part of this funding picture. “There is no de minimis exception for terror financing, regardless of the medium,” he said.

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Author

  • Alex Zerden

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics, and Security Program, Founder, Capital Peak Strategies

    Alex Zerden is the founder of Capitol Peak Strategies, a risk advisory firm based in Washington, DC. Capitol Peak works with leading financial institutions, companies and orga...