Hamas Military Wing Advised Donors to Avoid Binance, DOJ Documents Show

Hamas’ military wing advised donors against using Binance to handle funds and instead pointed them toward Bybit, OKX, Kast and Redotpay, according to recent U.S. Department of Justice documents cited by CoinDesk. The documents provide details on the crypto platforms identified in the group’s guidance to contributors. The information concerns Hamas’ military wing and its stated preference for alternative services rather than Binance. No additional details about transaction volumes, the amounts involved or the timing of the guidance were provided in the supplied material. The disclosure places Binance alongside a broader group of crypto platforms named in the documents, including Bybit, OKX, Kast and Redotpay. The report was published by CoinDesk on Sept. 16, 2026.