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Cryptocurrency used as payment method in arson attacks linked to UK political targets

Alexander Browder

6h ago· 5 min readenNews

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The article examines how cryptocurrency is being used as a payment mechanism for hostile state-linked operations targeting British political figures. It focuses on an arson case connected to Sir Keir Starmer's properties, where the alleged perpetrator was promised cryptocurrency payments via encrypted messaging on Telegram by a handler called "El Money." While police haven't proven direct Russian state involvement, the case highlights a growing pattern of hostile networks using encrypted messaging and crypto payments to recruit and incentivize operatives on British soil, turning digital currencies into a tool for geopolitical destabilization.

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According to court reporting, the arsonist was promised thousands of pounds in cryptocurrency by a Telegram handler known as 'El Money'.

Police have not proved that the Starmer-linked attacks were directed by the Russian state, and that caveat matters.

But the case still exposes the method hostile networks now use: encrypted messaging.

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When fires were set at properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer, Britain recoiled at the idea that a prime minister’s home, family and former property could be targeted.

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