Terrorist Use of Cryptocurrencies Technical and Organizational Barriers and Future Threats

Abstract

Given the key role of funding in supporting terrorist operations, counterterrorism effortsin particular, the subfield of counterterrorism finance (CTF)often focus on tracking the flow of money through bank accounts and preventing financial transactions that might be used to support attacks and other terrorist activities. However, the success of CTF strategies in reducing terrorist access to fiat (i.e., government-issued) currencies has raised concerns that terrorist organizations might increase their use of such digital cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin to support their activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1096851

Entities

People

  • Cynthia Dion-schwarz
  • David Manheim
  • Patrick B. Johnston

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blockchain
  • Computers
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Cryptography
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Geography
  • Information Security
  • Intellectual Property
  • Malware
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Network Protocols
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.