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טל וויזר פינסטרה

How banks, regulation, and the business world are addressing the current crypto crisis

23.06.22|Tal Weiser
“The crisis is an opportunity to examine fundamental issues in the market, resolve regulatory issues and instill confidence among all stakeholders,” writes Tal Weiser, Managing Director Sales, Global Services International Payments at Finastra
Sasan Goodarzi - Intuit

Bitcoin is crashing - but don’t rule out crypto just yet, says Intuit

16.06.22|James Spiro
Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi joined CTech during a visit to Israel to discuss blockchain technology in the fintech space
ביטקוין bitcoin

Crypto markets shake-up: Why you should care even if you don’t have Bitcoin

14.06.22|Sophie Shulman
More than $30 billion was invested in crypto companies in 2021. Among the investors are also pension funds, which will absorb a significant portion of the losses of the collapsing companies. But blockchain is here to stay, it’s just a matter of finding the right business model for it
אלכס משינסקי מנכ"ל צלזיוס

Zero degrees Celsius: What will happen to the assets frozen by the collapsing crypto platform?

13.06.22|Viki Auslender
The Israeli-American crypto company has frozen the assets of its 1.7 million users. How did this happen, is the company exposed to lawsuits, and what are the implications for the entire digital asset market?
מייסדי צלזיוס מימין אלכס משינסקי ו דניאל לאון

Crypto firm Celsius pauses all transfers, withdrawals as markets tumble

13.06.22|Reuters
The American-Israeli cryptocurrency lending firm said it was taking “this necessary action... in order to stabilize liquidity and operations while we take steps to preserve and protect assets"
Uri Nathan Pepper

Bank Leumi to enable trading in cryptocurrencies through Pepper app

27.03.22|Almog Azar
Pepper has reached an agreement with Paxos that will enable the buying, holding and selling of cryptocurrencies
דניאל פרינץ עידן עפרת גיא הדר רן גולדי

Fireblocks acquiring crypto payment platform First Digital for $100 million

16.02.22|Meir Orbach
The purchase of fellow Israeli company First will see Fireblocks expand its existing payments capabilities by allowing payment service providers (PSPs) and acquirers to accept payments and make payouts in digital currencies
אסתר פרימן ביטקוין חדש

Bank refuses to deposit pensioner's massive Bitcoin savings

25.11.21|Lital Dobrovitsky
69-year-old Esther Freeman invested around $3,000 in Bitcoin eight years ago, but Israel's Bank Hapoalim is unwilling to accept her 100x profits, claiming there is a "risk of money laundering and terror financing" as she made her initial purchase in cash
סייבר נוזקות ביטקוין קריפטו

Are smart contracts actual contracts?

21.11.21|Dov Greenbaum
“Maybe, smart contracts can promote a new theory of contracts that would encompass not only smart contracts, but other contracts as well,” writes Dov Greenbaum
מיכאל שאולוב מנכ"ל פיירבלוקס Fireblocks

Fireblocks opens new Swiss office to expand European operations

14.09.21|CTech
Founding member of Bitcoin Suisse and former Morgan Stanley vice president will co-lead company’s Swiss office as part of expansion to German-speaking countries
bitcoin ביטקוין

Investment firm launches Bitcoin-backed bonds on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange despite regulatory warnings

12.08.21|CTech
The Silver Castle Investment House is the first firm to list Bitcoin-linked bonds on TASE UP, making such investments available to qualified and institutional investors
מייסדי פיירבלוקס Fireblocks מימין עידן עפרת מיכאל שאולוב פבל ברנגולץ

Fireblocks raises $310 million at $2 billion valuation

27.07.21|Meir Orbach
"We want to show everybody that we have a lot of money. The institutions with which we work like to cooperate with organizations that have a lot of money," said Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov
דורון מוצפי סטמפלי

Crypto’s volatility emphasizes need for fast and secure onboarding

25.07.21|Doron Mutsafi
Bitcoin and other crypto-assets may be almost 50% down from April highs, but the crypto market is here to stay. The ever-growing number of traders forces crypto exchanges to adopt fast, sophisticated ways to verify new traders
מימין ארז שפירא נמרוד להבי נתנאל קבלה מייסדי סימפלקס

Israeli crypto startup Simplex set to be acquired for $200-$250 million by Canada's Nuvei

06.05.21|Meir Orbach
Simplex offers online payment processing and fraud protection exclusively for the cryptocurrency industry
אוריאל אוחיון ZenGo

ZenGo closes $20 million series A to build unique retail crypto wallet

27.04.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup plans to use the funds to expand its set of financial services, including a VISA payment card, and a bigger set of choices for on-ramp, off-ramp, trade and savings options
מייסדי סטארקוויר StarkWare

Israeli blockchain startup StarkWare raises $75 million series B

25.03.21|Meir Orbach
The Netanya-based company has developed a cryptographic solution it believes can solve the problems of scalability and privacy hampering distributed ledger technology
Itay Rom

Aggressive taxation is holding back crypto adoption in the Start-Up Nation

17.03.21|Itay Mor
If Israel desires to become the ultimate tech-nation it has to offer a better taxation method for tech investors, including those in the crypto sector
היזם הסדרתי משה חוגג

Hogeg bringing Bitcoin to Tel Aviv Stock Exchange via shelf company

28.02.21|Golan Hazani
The Israeli entrepreneur believes the cryptocurrency market will continue to surge over the next few years and is aiming to make it more accessible to both private and institutional investors
אלי בן ששון מייסד StarkWare

The Bitcoin bull is raging and StarkWare aims to ensure blockchain follows suit

18.01.21|Allon Sinai
The Israeli startup has developed a cryptographic solution it believes can solve the problems of scalability and privacy hampering distributed ledger technology
ביטקוין ירידות מטבע דיגיטלי כסף וירטואלי

Who is coming for your Bitcoin and what elite military unit caused a big bang in the Israeli tech scene?

10.01.21|CTech
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