Accession Number:

AD1096851

Title:

Terrorist Use of Cryptocurrencies Technical and Organizational Barriers and Future Threats

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

RAND Corporation Santa Monica United States

Personal Author(s):

• Dion-Schwarz,Cynthia
• Manheim,David
• Johnston,Patrick B.

Report Date:

2019-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

98.0

Abstract:

Given the key role of funding in supporting terrorist operations, counterterrorism effortsin particular, the subfield of counterterrorism finance CTFoften 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.

Descriptors:

• terrorism
• drug trafficking
• cryptography
• dark web
• information security
• network protocols
• intellectual property
• law
• national security
• internet
• Electronic Intelligence
• counterterrorism

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law
• Land Mine Warfare

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE