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Indonesia Convicts Three in Crypto Terror Financing Case Involving 49,000 USDT

Indonesian authorities convicted three people in 2024–2025 after tracing more than 49,000 USDT to an ISIS-linked network, highlighting the use of blockchain evidence in terrorism financing investigations.

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Summary

Indonesia convicted three individuals in 2024–2025 for financing terrorism with cryptocurrency, including more than 49,000 USDT sent across 15 transactions. Authorities said the funds were routed to an ISIS-linked network. The case used blockchain-based evidence, with Indonesia’s PPATK and police tracing crypto transfers as part of the investigation and prosecution.

Terms & Concepts
  • USDT: A U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin commonly used to transfer value on blockchain networks and across crypto trading platforms.
  • ISIS: The Islamic State militant group, which authorities said was linked to the network receiving the crypto funds in this case.
  • Blockchain evidence: Transaction records and analytical findings drawn from public blockchain data that investigators use to trace fund flows and support legal cases.