Threat financing describes how threat actors move, manage, and raise funds to support their specific goals. One emerging challenge for Special Operations Forces (SOF) support to counterterrorism missions is digital threat financing. This has risen to prominence in recent years with the evolution of digital currencies, cashless payments, and other forms of financial technology that allow for the near-instantaneous transfer of funds from one party to another. As such, SOF must undertake and prioritize counter-threat finance (CTF) efforts for its Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs) and its intelligence analysts to deter violent extremist organizations (VEO).
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