Abdelhakim Boukich
Summary
Abdelhakim Boukich is a former Dutch national operating from Syria who was designated by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on June 22, 2026, for materially supporting ISIS through cryptocurrency financing. Boukich established and controls Bitcoin Xchange, a Syria-based money service business that served as a core off-ramp for ISIS-linked fundraising campaigns, processing approximately $10 million in transaction volume across hundreds of transactions with ISIS-affiliated networks. He is listed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under the SDGT tag and is known by the aliases Abu Sulayman Alholandi and Muhammad Babili.
Connected Entities
3 entities · 10 linked investigations- TBXMiRqUp1XH1zLazWu8cWitMAScv4HsYq→mentioned with→Abdelhakim Boukich(50%)
- TDFj8tYzfLDkwEMo4MJ2DfrbpMztuCCnan→mentioned with→Abdelhakim Boukich(50%)
Timeline(5 events)
1993-12-15
Abdelhakim Boukich born in The Hague, Netherlands (alternative DOB of 1991-01-01 also recorded in OFAC records).
OFAC SDN List — Counter Terrorism Designations2020-01-01
Boukich establishes Bitcoin Xchange in Syria with local associates in late 2020, forming a money service business targeting ISIS-linked fundraising flows.
TRM Labs / U.S. Treasury Press Release2022-01-01
TRM Labs begins tracking Bitcoin Xchange and the broader Idlib-area crypto exchanger ecosystem, identifying it as a node in ISIS financing networks.
TRM Labs2025-04-01
FinCEN publishes advisory on ISIS cryptocurrency financing methods, highlighting camp-based fundraising infrastructure similar to Bitcoin Xchange's operating model.
FinCEN Advisory2026-06-22
OFAC designates Abdelhakim Boukich and Bitcoin Xchange under Executive Order 13224, as amended by EO 13886, adding both to the SDN list under the SDGT tag alongside two other individuals and five other entities.
U.S. Department of the Treasury Press ReleaseDecision Log
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generated: 6/26/2026, 5:07:47 PM
last updated: 6/26/2026, 5:07:55 PM
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