Cryptocurrencies are still used by terrorist groups like Hamas, however, their use is still limited compared to more traditional alternatives, said U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo.

“The thing that we know about terrorist groups and those who look to move money illicitly, is that they’re going to use any new technology to try to do that,” said Adeyemo during an event hosted by London’s Royal United Services Institute on Friday. “Today, I would say that the use of crypto is not the vast majority of the ways that these groups are funded.”

According to Adeyemo, cryptocurrencies are an evolution of the terrorist groups’ attempts to find ways to circumvent international sanctions, which after 2001 saw them partly shift from a traditional banking system and turn to new payment solutions like PayPal and Venmo.

That doesn’t mean blocking the illicit use of crypto isn’t a priority, however.

“That evolution continues, and the next source of that is cryptocurrency,” he said. “And we need this industry to work with us to make sure that we’re preventing cryptocurrency from being used and abused by Hamas and these groups going forward.”

Adeyemo’s comments come as American lawmakers step up pressure on the Bi

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