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Hamas’ Alleged Crypto Use Has Lawmakers Pressing Biden for Answers

October 18, 2023
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PayPal Gives Palestinian Tech Firms The Cold Shoulder
International // September 12, 2016

In a controversy that may bring Middle East politics to the payments realm, PayPal is being petitioned by dozens of Palestinian firms to let the platform work for those Palestinians based in the West Bank and Gaza. TechCrunch reported that the payments platform does not...

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Hamas’ Alleged Crypto Use Has Lawmakers Pressing Biden for Answers

October 18, 2023
Reports emerged last week that Hamas’ attack on Israel might have been financed with cryptocurrency. Now, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers — led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Roger Marshall of Kansas and U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois — wants answers from the President Joe Biden administration about its strategy for […]

PayPal Gives Palestinian Tech Firms The Cold Shoulder

September 12, 2016
In a controversy that may bring Middle East politics to the payments realm, PayPal is being petitioned by dozens of Palestinian firms to let the platform work for those Palestinians...