Jennifer Hicks, Binance’s senior counterterrorism officer, has left Binance.
Hicks left the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange this month after nearly two years at Binance and previously worked at Chainalysis and the U.S. Navy, according to her profile.
The role of cryptocurrencies in the financing of terrorism has become a hot topic in the United States recently. This follows reports that Hamas and other militant groups raised millions of dollars in cryptocurrency before launching brutal attacks on Israel. U.S. lawmakers have asked the president to provide more information about Hamas’ possible use of cryptocurrencies. (The Block)