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דונלד טראמפ ו מטבע ביטקוין

"We have a bitcoin president!" The real winner in the US election

11.11.24|Viki Auslender
Crypto market executives poured $245 million into the US presidential election, and the result is a House of Representatives that overwhelmingly supports the industry. Now their expectation is for legislation tailored to their needs.
 פרופ' מוני נאור מכון ויצמן

“I haven’t decided whether Bitcoin is something to be proud of”: Prof. Naor talks proof of work, anonymity, and cryptographic impact

01.10.24|Viki Auslender
Prof. Moni Naor from the Weizmann Institute, recent winner of the Rothschild Prize for his research in the field of computer science, is responsible for the theoretical foundation of Bitcoin mining. 
איטורו Etoro

eToro to pay $1.5M fine, remove most cryptocurrencies for U.S. traders after SEC ruling

12.09.24|Reuters and CTech
The trading platform restructures US crypto offerings as part of settlement with regulators. 
השור של וול סטריט 2

Investments in 2023: Nvidia, bitcoin, and bonds stole the show

31.12.23|Reuters
Bitcoin is up 160% on the year, while some of the most beaten up emerging market bonds have achieved triple-digit gains. The "magnificent seven" tech giants have seen a 97% surge when lumped together
ג'סטין סאן מייסד מנכ"ל טרון מטבע דיגיטלי קריפטו

Tron emerges as new crypto front in Israel's fight against funding of Hamas and Hezbollah

28.11.23|Reuters
The fast-growing crypto network is quicker and cheaper than Bitcoin and has become the new favorite of terror organizations due to its quicker transaction times, lower fees, and stability
מטבעות קריפטו

INX battling Binance for assets of bankrupt Voyager Digital

30.11.22|CTech
The Israeli-founded crypto platform is vying for the assets of the lending platform after bidding reopened following the collapse of FTX
סם בנקמן-פרייד סם בנקמן פרייד מייסד בורסת הקריפטו FTX שקרסה

How did some of the world’s largest VCs miss all the warning signs and invest in FTX

22.11.22|Viki Auslender
The promise of easy and fast money attracted the likes of SoftBank, Sequoia, and Tiger Global to FTX and SBF, but they are all now paying the price for investing huge amounts in risky companies that engaged in scandalous leveraged trading
צלזיוס מימין אלכס משינסקי  ו דניאל לאון

Celsius co-founders cashed out over $42 million shortly before collapse

06.10.22|CTech
Former CEO Alex Mashinsky, former CSO Daniel Leon, and CTO Nuke Goldstein withdrew the funds shortly before the crypto lender suspended withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy
אלכס משינסקי מנכ"ל חברת הקריפטו צלזיוס

CEO of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius steps down

28.09.22|Reuters
"I regret that my continued role as CEO has become an increasing distraction, and I am very sorry about the difficult financial circumstances members of our community are facing," Alex Mashinsky said in a statement
מייסדי פיירבלוקס Fireblocks מימין עידן עפרת מיכאל שאולוב פבל ברנגולץ

Fireblocks hits $100 million in annual revenue despite crypto downturn

12.09.22|CTech
This achievement places Fireblocks among a rare subset of SaaS unicorns — including Slack and Twilio — that have reached this coveted valuation milestone in less than five years
מוסף שבועי 4.8.22 ג'יימס האוולס

How to find 8,000 bitcoins buried under 110,000 tons of garbage

04.08.22|Roni Dori
In the depths of a landfill in Wales rests a hard drive with bitcoins currently worth around $185 million. James Howells, the man who accidentally threw the drive in the trash nine years ago, explains his crazy plan to locate, extract and restore the lost coins