🌋 Tron: An Emerging Tool for Terrorism?

postedΒ  27 Nov 2023
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A recent Reuters article delves into the concerning use of Justin Sun's network in financing terrorist groups.

The report reveals that Israel's National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing (NBCTF) froze 143 Tron wallets between July 2021 and October 2023.

Citing Tron's faster transaction times and low fees, Mriganka Pattnaik, CEO of New York-based blockchain analysis firm Merkle Science, said:

"Earlier it was Bitcoin and now our data shows that these terrorist organizations tend to increasingly favor Tron."

A Tron spokesperson responded to Reuters, emphasizing that any technology could in theory be used for questionable activities, citing the US dollar as an example.

The spokesperson also noted that Tron didn’t have control over those using its technology and it was not linked to the groups identified by Israel.