FinCEN has issued an alert warning financial institutions about the potential for cryptocurrency transactions to be used to fund Hamas, a terrorist organization. FinCEN states that Hamas has been using cryptocurrency to raise funds and launder money for several years and that it has identified a number of cryptocurrency addresses that have been linked to Hamas activity. FinCEN urges financial institutions to be vigilant for cryptocurrency transactions that may be linked to Hamas and to report any suspicious activity to FinCEN. FinCEN also provides a number of red flags that financial institutions can look for to identify suspicious cryptocurrency activity.