Donald Trump plans for the Secret Service to investigate crypto-crime in the future and often talks about cryptocurrencies being used by „terrorists“ and „rogue states“. The German government, on the other hand, classifies the risk as low.  Kryptoszene.de compares the opinions in an exclusive infographic and subjects the arguments to a fact check.

On February 11, the Trump administration again targeted cryptocurrencies.  In focus: the financing of terrorists using Bitcoin & Co. German Ministry of Finance thinks very differently.  A recently published risk analysis says that you cannot say with certainty that „cryptocurrencies have been used for terrorist financing to a large extent“.

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Bitcoin and Terrorism: Potential BTC Controversy

The Federal Ministry of Finance also rated the risk of frequent money laundering as low. The threat that cryptocurrencies would be misused was „medium to low„.  According to the German Ministry, this happens much more with cash, because it grants the dealer a higher degree of anonymity.

However, the acting federal government seems to have a different view on things than the politicians across the Atlantic.  The „Strategy Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing“ shows that suspected money laundering behavior can be observed in the digital realm. On the other hand, technology also offers opportunities to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

Bitcoin, Ethereum & Co. – Are Terrorists Dependent on Digital Currencies at All?

Research by Kryptoszene.de revealed that there are doubts about the cryptocurrencies being a forerunner of terrorism. According to the infographic, wide-reaching media talk about other sources of income, and the sale of petroleum, protection money extortion, and drug trafficking are mentioned particularly often. Money laundering with cryptocurrencies is theoretically possible, but due to the lower degree of anonymity compared to cash, the risks are still high.

A study by the „KCL Research Finance Report“ comes to a similar conclusion:  The Islamic State is financed around 43% from taxes and fees; a further large share is accounted for by oil sales (32%).

Further development could suggest that – contrary to what Donald Trump said – criminals rarely use the potential of Bitcoin & Co.: Since the crypto-boom in 2017, the number of recorded money laundering cases in Germany has decreased.

Bitcoin Price Development So Far Unaffected

The White House comment that crypto scams will be tracked more efficiently in the future has not yet clouded the market. On the contrary. After the crypto news, the prices went up.  Bitcoin prices have risen by 6.1% in the last 24 hours.  A lot of altcoins performed even better.  Ethereum prices, for example, increased by 16.5%

Overall, it looks like there is no political consensus in the attitude towards cryptocurrencies.  While the German Federal Government sees fewer risks, the US president emphasizes much more what he believes to be the dark side.

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Christian Becker

Christian Becker ist Journalist von Beruf, seit ein paar Jahren ist er aber spezialisiert auf Kryptowährungen und Kursanalysen von Aktien bei Kryptoszene.de tätig. Er hat hauptberuflich bei IsarGold GmbH als Journalist und Analyst gearbeitet und schrieb auch regelmäßig für Kryptoszene.de, indem er Charts von Kryptowährungen und Aktien analysierte. Im März 2020 entschloss er sich weiterhin freiberuflich aber in Vollzeit bei Kryptoszene.de anzufangen und ist bis jetzt als einer der Hauptautoren und Redakteuren hier tätig.

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