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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"13cb7769-aeab-4bba-97fe-f18bdde1da5b","kind":"publish","page_slug":"miloud-abderrahmane-isis-crypto-facilitator","published_at":"2026-09-18T23:28:32.877Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Miloud Abderrahmane (ISIS Crypto Facilitator)","sections":[{"content":"On June 22, 2026, OFAC designated Miloud Abderrahmane, a French national (also listed under the weak alias 'Ibrahim Ghazi', with a reported date of birth in August 1992), pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for having allegedly materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support to ISIS. The Treasury press release states that Abderrahmane 'conducted transactions with known ISIS-affiliates, including individuals in Syria' and 'has also provided instructional and manufacturing information on explosives to ISIS supporters.' The designation was part of a coordinated action naming three individuals — Abderrahmane, Abdelhakim Boukich (a former Dutch national based in Syria), and Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad (Nigeria) — and six entities, including a Syria-based virtual currency exchange ('Bitcoin Xchange' / listed by OFAC as 'Bitcoin Exchange Agent Idlib's No.1 Coin Exchange'), two Turkish trading companies, and three Nigerian bureaux de change, for allegedly routing funds to ISIS and its West Africa affiliate.","heading":"OFAC Terrorism Designation","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"U.S. Department of the Treasury — Treasury Targets ISIS Facilitators and Disrupts Terrorist Financial Networks","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0537"},{"credibility":1,"name":"OFAC Recent Actions — Counter Terrorism Designations, June 22, 2026","type":"regulatory","url":"https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260622"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OpenSanctions — Miloud Abderrahmane entity record","type":"research","url":"https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-arsBsyzxHDf62VrfFHALpb/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crowdfund Insider — US Department Of Treasury Targets Crypto-Enabled Networks Supporting ISIS In June 2026 Sanctions","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2026/06/287193-us-department-of-treasury-targets-crypto-enabled-networks-supporting-isis-in-june-2026-sanctions/"}]},{"content":"OFAC's designation identified two TRON (TRX) blockchain addresses as property of Abderrahmane, which were added as identifiers on the Specially Designated Nationals list: TBXMiRqUp1XH1zLazWu8cWitMAScv4HsYq and TDFj8tYzfLDkwEMo4MJ2DfrbpMztuCCnan. Once designated, U.S. persons and entities are generally prohibited from transacting with these addresses, and exchanges with U.S. nexus are expected to freeze associated funds. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reported that the wallets showed 'transfers from Abderrahmane's wallet to wallets used in Syria- and Gaza-based donation campaigns,' while TRM Labs separately reported that one of the addresses 'demonstrated exposure to ISIS-linked fundraising campaigns' it had been independently tracking. Compliance-analytics firm Scorechain, in a lower-tier but detailed technical writeup, reported approximate transaction volumes for the two wallets (on the order of several thousand dollars each in USDT and TRX between February 2024 and August 2025) and traced inbound funding partly to KuCoin-linked infrastructure and outbound flows partly toward LBank- and Binance-linked deposit addresses; these specific figures could not be independently corroborated against a Tier 1 source and should be treated as lower-confidence detail.","heading":"Cryptocurrency Wallets Added to SDN List","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Chainalysis — OFAC Sanctions ISIS Financial Facilitators","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-isis-financial-facilitators-june-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"TRM Labs — OFAC Targets ISIS Crypto Financing Network, Including Bitcoin Xchange","type":"research","url":"https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/ofac-targets-isis-crypto-financing-network-including-bitcoin-xchange"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Scorechain — OFAC's Latest ISIS-Linked TRON Wallet Designation Reveals a Larger Risk Network","type":"research","url":"https://www.scorechain.com/blog/ofac-isis-tron-wallet-sanctions-scorechain-analysis"},{"credibility":1,"name":"OFAC Recent Actions — Counter Terrorism Designations, June 22, 2026","type":"regulatory","url":"https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260622"}]},{"content":"In addition to the financial-facilitation allegations, OFAC's designation states that Abderrahmane 'has also provided instructional and manufacturing information on explosives to ISIS supporters.' This is a distinct allegation from the cryptocurrency-related conduct and, per the Treasury notice, formed part of the basis for his listing under the counter-terrorism sanctions program. No court filing, indictment, or criminal conviction related to this allegation was identified in available reporting; the claim rests on the OFAC administrative designation itself and should be treated as an allegation rather than an adjudicated finding.","heading":"Alleged Explosives-Related Support","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"U.S. Department of the Treasury — Treasury Targets ISIS Facilitators and Disrupts Terrorist Financial Networks","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0537"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The Defiant — Treasury Sanctions Three Individuals and Six Entities for Routing Crypto to ISIS","type":"news_article","url":"https://thedefiant.io/news/regulation/treasury-sanctions-three-individuals-six-entities-routing-crypto-isis"}]},{"content":"Abderrahmane's designation was one part of a larger June 22, 2026 OFAC action targeting a network described as spanning Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa, including a Syria-based virtual currency exchange controlled by fellow designee Abdelhakim Boukich that allegedly processed transfers on behalf of ISIS associates from Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, South Africa, and the United States, and Nigerian bureaux de change linked to designee Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad and ISIS's West Africa affiliate (ISWAP). Approximately one week later, on July 1, 2026, OFAC expanded its ISIS-K-related designations to add 134 additional cryptocurrency wallets (131 TRON and 3 Monero addresses) as identifiers; stablecoin issuer Tether reported freezing balances on the 131 TRON addresses in that separate, later action. Available reporting does not indicate that this subsequent July action named Abderrahmane specifically or that his two designated wallets were among the 134 addresses added in that round.","heading":"Broader Network and Subsequent Enforcement","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"TRM Labs — OFAC Targets ISIS Crypto Financing Network, Including Bitcoin Xchange","type":"research","url":"https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/ofac-targets-isis-crypto-financing-network-including-bitcoin-xchange"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cryptotimes — Tether's 'Kill Switch' Freezes 131 ISIS-K TRON Wallets After US Sanctions","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/07/02/tether-freezes-131-isis-k-tron-wallets-post-us-sanctions/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Chainalysis — OFAC Sanctions 100+ ISIS-K Crypto Addresses","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/isis-designation-crypto-addresses-july-2026/"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":1,"name":"U.S. Department of the Treasury — Treasury Targets ISIS Facilitators and Disrupts Terrorist Financial Networks","type":"regulatory","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0537"},{"credibility":1,"name":"OFAC Recent Actions — Counter Terrorism Designations, June 22, 2026","type":"regulatory","url":"https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260622"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OpenSanctions — Miloud Abderrahmane entity record","type":"research","url":"https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-arsBsyzxHDf62VrfFHALpb/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The Defiant — Treasury Sanctions Three Individuals and Six Entities for Routing Crypto to ISIS","type":"news_article","url":"https://thedefiant.io/news/regulation/treasury-sanctions-three-individuals-six-entities-routing-crypto-isis"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crowdfund Insider — US Department Of Treasury Targets Crypto-Enabled Networks Supporting ISIS In June 2026 Sanctions","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2026/06/287193-us-department-of-treasury-targets-crypto-enabled-networks-supporting-isis-in-june-2026-sanctions/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"FINCHANNEL — OFAC Sanctions ISIS Operators for Financing Terror Group with Crypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://finchannel.com/ofac-sanctions-isis-operators-for-financing-terror-group-with-crypto/131854/crime/2026/06/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Chainalysis — OFAC Sanctions ISIS Financial Facilitators","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-isis-financial-facilitators-june-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"TRM Labs — OFAC Targets ISIS Crypto Financing Network, Including Bitcoin Xchange","type":"research","url":"https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/ofac-targets-isis-crypto-financing-network-including-bitcoin-xchange"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Scorechain — OFAC's Latest ISIS-Linked TRON Wallet Designation Reveals a Larger Risk Network","type":"research","url":"https://www.scorechain.com/blog/ofac-isis-tron-wallet-sanctions-scorechain-analysis"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Chainalysis — OFAC Sanctions 100+ ISIS-K Crypto Addresses","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/isis-designation-crypto-addresses-july-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cryptotimes — Tether's 'Kill Switch' Freezes 131 ISIS-K TRON Wallets After US Sanctions","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/07/02/tether-freezes-131-isis-k-tron-wallets-post-us-sanctions/"}],"summary":"Miloud Abderrahmane is a French national designated by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on June 22, 2026, for allegedly conducting cryptocurrency transactions on behalf of ISIS-affiliated individuals in Syria and for allegedly providing instructional and manufacturing information on explosives to ISIS supporters. Two TRON blockchain addresses linked to him were added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, and blockchain analytics firms have reported on-chain activity connecting the wallets to alleged ISIS-linked donation campaigns. He was designated as part of a broader OFAC action against three individuals and six entities accused of routing crypto and fiat funds to ISIS across Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa.","timeline":[{"date":"2024-02-14","date_evidence":"First Wallet (February 14 - December 1, 2024): USDT received: 4,240.32 across 19 transactions... KuCoin-linked infrastructure provided initial funding on February 14, 2024","event":"Alleged first on-chain activity begins on one of the two TRON wallets later designated by OFAC, per Scorechain's blockchain analysis (lower-confidence, third-party technical source, not independently corroborated by a Tier 1 source).","source":"Scorechain","source_url":"https://www.scorechain.com/blog/ofac-isis-tron-wallet-sanctions-scorechain-analysis"},{"date":"2026-06-22","date_evidence":"on June 22, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took decisive action","event":"OFAC designates Miloud Abderrahmane, Abdelhakim Boukich, and Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad, along with six entities, for allegedly routing crypto and fiat funds to ISIS; two TRON addresses linked to Abderrahmane are added to the SDN list.","source":"U.S. Department of the Treasury / Crowdfund Insider","source_url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0537"},{"date":"2026-07","event":"OFAC expands ISIS-K-related sanctions to add 134 additional cryptocurrency wallets (131 TRON, 3 Monero) as identifiers; Tether freezes balances on the 131 TRON addresses. Reporting does not indicate Abderrahmane's wallets were part of this later batch.","source":"Chainalysis / Cryptotimes","source_url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/isis-designation-crypto-addresses-july-2026/"}]},"v":1}