Neo-Nazi solicits crypto donations to build US-based team for ‘civil war’

A Russia-based former analyst at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) who became the leader of a designated neo-Nazi terror group is looking to hire a US counterpart using crypto.

As reported by the Guardian, 51-year-old Rinaldo Nazzaro, who previously worked as a contractor for the Pentagon, posted on Telegram that he’s looking to hire a stateside leader for his paramilitary group, The Base.

The Base follows white nationalist and accelerationist ideologies and was designated as a terrorist group in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and European Union. The group believes in white ethnostates and encourages terrorism and violent measures to achieve its aims.

Nazzaro offered to pay the new hire $1,200 a month which will be funded by him and through monthly donations in bitcoin and Monero. The group is expected to recruit and manage up to 12 members in preparation for a supposed US civil war or societal collapse.

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The hire will organize and document monthly team training sessions and requires “knowledge and experience in fieldcraft, wilderness survival, and/or small unit tactics.” Nazzaro noted, “Prior military experience is not required but is highly desirable.”

The Guardian reported that Nazzaro purchased land near Republic, Washington, and that the job listing also seeks a candidate living near the location. Another member of The Base, who founded the New England-based neo-Nazi group NSC-131, also raised over $15,000 in funding via donations and crypto schemes.

Counter Extremism Project analyst Joshua Fisher-Birch told the Guardian, “Nazzaro has claimed that he has supported the accelerationist movement with over $10,000 through his ‘personal stash of crypto.’

Fisher-Birch suggested that these neo-Nazi groups are keeping a low profile, but added, “Their focus on promoting chaos raises the possibility that they will encourage violence or commit acts of intimidation before the election.”

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