The 16-year-old from East London, accused of raising crypto and providing cyber intelligence to al-Qaeda, was granted a limited digital access warrant, allowing him to use his PlayStation only offline.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, tried to raise nearly $1,300 for extremist groups including al-Qaeda and the Pakistani Taliban, prosecutors said in the indictment. Report By The Standard.
Appearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court, the teenager pleaded not guilty to five charges including terrorist financing, training and possession of documents relevant to terrorism.
As part of his bail, the boy must observe a curfew, stay off social media and limit laptop use to academics.
However, it does contain limited use of the PlayStation console that prohibits online multiplayer or any interactive gaming platforms.
The case against the teenager is due to proceed to the Old Bailey, the UK's Central Criminal Court, for hearing on November 2.
Although the use of crypto by terrorist organizations is a relatively small part of the illicit transactions in the industry, it is still significant. Risk For those who control internationally.
Criminal activity ranges from cryptocurrencies to counterfeiting and ransomware to fraud, but terrorism-related transactions cover some of these activities, according to the blockchain analytics firm. Chain analysis.
Still, the transparent nature of blockchain technology allows law enforcement to track and trace illegal activity more effectively than traditional financial means, as every transaction is recorded on a public ledger.
That transparency helps authorities monitor money flows and identify suspicious patterns, making it easier to disrupt criminal networks that use digital assets. Former CIA director.
Israel last year caught up Around 40 cryptocurrency wallets of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC) and Hezbollah, a militant organization based in Lebanon.
It marked the “first occurrence of this event” in Israel at the time.
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