Bitcoin donations to neo-Nazis are rising ahead of this weekend's fair rally

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The second meeting of Unite The Right is scheduled this weekend and this year will be held in the capital of the United States, with about 400 far-right activists expected to spill into Washington DC on August 11th. Before the rally, donations of bitcoin and cryptocurrency for ] neo-Nazis are on the rise.

Last year donations of bitcoins and cryptocurrencies to neo-Nazis spread across Charlottesville, Virginia, & nbsp; Join the right-wing gathering – which resulted the death of a cons -manifestante.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have long been associated with the distant right and other extremists around the world, due to their relative anonymity and ease of use. & nbsp; The white nationalist of the United States, Richard Spencer, called bitcoin the "currency of the alt-right".

This association has led some to question the long-term feasibility of bitcoins and cryptocurrencies if they can facilitate terrorism and dangerous ideologies.

Data collected by computer security expert John Bambenek through his neo-Nazi BTC Tracker Twitter bot shows cryptocurrency donations to the far-right neo-Nazi activist Weev and his Daily Stormer's neo-Nazi site are increasing the rally race.

Last year the Daily Stormer drew about $ 60,000 in bitcoin donation and cryptocurrency around Charlottesville Unite The right-wing demonstration.

Meanwhile, Weev (who runs the technical side of the website along with the editor Andrew Anglinthe and whose real name is Andrew Alan Escher Auernheimer), has attracted about 1, 8 million donations in cryptocurrency to sell the well-known address of the portfolio, according to the Bambenek Twitter bot. It may have received more from other anonymous portfolios.

"Many of these known neo-Nazis had hundreds of thousands of bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies before the huge price increases we have seen over the last two years," Bambenek said. "They still have a lot to offer and many choose to store their crypt in Monero – which is more anonymous than bitcoin."

Monero is an open source cryptocurrency created in April 2014 that focuses on anonymity & nbsp; , ease of exchange and decentralization. It is worth around $ 116 per coin.

Weev daily wallet summary report (Lifetime Numbers):
Rec: 261.48135232 BTC or ~$1,824,620.48 USD
Spent: 244.94581751 BTC or ~$1,709,235.29 USD
Bal: 16.53553481 BTC or ~$115,385.19 USD.
More info: https://t.co/Vc9EezT0H6

— Neonazi BTC Tracker (@NeonaziWallets) August 5, 2018

Bambenek is currently on the hunt for a major Daily Stormer donor, who donated 14.88 bitcoins – currently worth about $ 56,000 shortly after the rally by Charlottesville

"While the cryptocurrency is often anonymous, if you have made available your & nbsp; public address available to be connected to you, people are able to see the portfolios in and out of funds via the blockchain, "& nbsp; Bambenek added.

Bambenek has contacted some bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges to inform them about who provides services, but has had little success in stopping the portfolios associated with the neo-Nazis. [19659004] "I recently came across a neo-Nazi using an Israeli bitcoin exchange, which I found quite ironic," added Bambenek.

However, the Daily Stormer lost its dot-com status last year and struggled to fi nd a provider to host the site after & nbsp; comments posted on the site on Heather Heyer, the counter-demonstrator killed by a neo-Nazi in Charlottesville.

In November the site is back with a new .red domain name, registered through GKG.net and now uses a .name address. The site shows a QR code of bitcoin wallet address on its home page, asking users for donations.

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The second meeting of Unite The Right is scheduled this weekend and this year will be held in capital of the United States, with about 400 far-right activists expected to spill into Washington DC on August 11, bitcoin donations and cryptocurrencies to neo-Nazis are on the rise

L & # 39 last year donations of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to neo-Nazis hovered around Charlottesville, Virginia, Unite the Ri ght rally – which resulted in the death of a counter-demonstrator.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are states al ungo associated with the extreme right and to the other extremists all over the world, due to their relative anonymity and ease of use. The white American nationalist Richard Spencer has called bitcoin the "currency of the alt-right".

This association has led some to question the long-term feasibility of bitcoins and cryptocurrencies if they can facilitate terrorism and dangerous ideologies.

Data collected by computer security expert John Bambenek through his neo-Nazi bots on Twitter Trackc show cryptocurrency donations to the far-right neo-Nazi activist Weev and to his neo-Nazi site that the Daily Stormer is increasing in the race.

Last year the Daily Stormer attracted around $ 60,000 in bitcoin and cryptocurrency donations at the United The Right event in Charlottesville.

Meanwhile, Weev (who manages the technical side of the website along with the editor Andrew Anglinthe and whose real name is Andrew Al un Escher Auernheimer), he has attracted around $ 1.8 million of cryptocurrency donations to his well-known portfolio address, according to Bambenek's Twitter bot. It may have received more from other anonymous portfolios.

"Many of these known neo-Nazis had hundreds of thousands of bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies before the massive price increases we have seen over the last two years," said Bambenek. "They still have a lot to offer and many choose to store their cryptography in Monero – which is more anonymous than bitcoin".

Monero is an open source cryptocurrency created in April 2014 that focuses on anonymity, on ease of exchange and decentralization. It is worth around $ 116 per coin.

Weev daily wallet summary report (Lifetime Numbers):
Rec: 261.48135232 BTC or ~$1,824,620.48 USD
Spent: 244.94581751 BTC or ~$1,709,235.29 USD
Bal: 16.53553481 BTC or ~$115,385.19 USD.
More info: https://t.co/Vc9EezT0H6

— Neonazi BTC Tracker (@NeonaziWallets) August 5, 2018

Bambenek is currently on the hunt for a major donor of the Daily Stormer, who donated 14.88 bitcoins – currently worth about $ 56,000 shortly thereafter the Charlottesville rally.

"While the cryptocurrency is often anonymous, if you have made available your public address known to you, then people are able to see the incoming and outgoing funds through Bambenek added.

Bambenek has contacted some bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges to inform them about who provides services but has had little success in arresting the portfolios associated with the neo-Nazis.

"I came across a mole – The Nazi recently used an Israeli bitcoin exchange , which I found quite ironic, "added Bambenek.

However, the Daily Stormer lost dot-com status last year and struggled to find a supplier to host the site after posting on Heather Heyer's website , the counter-demonstrator killed by a neo-Nazi in Charlottesville

In November, the site is back with a new .red domain name, registered through GKG.net and now uses a .name name.The site shows a QR code of bitcoin wallet address on his home page, asking users for donations.