U.S. House Tax Committee Advances Bill to Simplify Crypto Tax Rules

Hamas Military Wing Directed Donors Away From Binance to Rival Crypto Platforms

Hamas' military wing instructed its donors to stop using Binance for financial transactions, according to recently released U.S. Department of Justice documents. The group instead directed supporters toward alternative platforms, specifically naming Bybit, OKX, Kast, and Redotpay. The guidance suggests Hamas was deliberately seeking exchanges it considered less likely to flag or block its fundraising activity. The disclosure emerged from official U.S. federal legal documents, indicating the matter is under active scrutiny by American authorities.

Crypto Long & Short: Six signs a crypto winter is ending

Kraken Parent Payward to Launch Onchain Perpetual Futures on Hyperliquid for US Users

Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, plans to offer onchain perpetual futures to U.S. clients through the Hyperliquid protocol. The move follows Payward's $550 million acquisition of derivatives exchange Bitnomial, which provides the regulatory foundation for the venture. Payward aims to become the first registered U.S. exchange to deploy markets on the Hyperliquid network. The initiative marks a significant step toward bringing regulated onchain derivatives trading to American crypto investors.

Theo launches tokenized silver token backed by $40M in institutional metal leases

Blockchain finance platform Theo has launched thSLVR, a new tokenized silver product backed by $40 million in active metal leases. The token is designed to give investors ongoing exposure to silver prices while simultaneously generating income. This income is derived from lending the physical silver to institutional borrowers. The product represents Theo's move to bring real-world commodity lending onto the blockchain through tokenization.