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Israel to issue government bonds on a blockchain

19.10.22|CTech

The Israel Ministry of Finance and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange have established a joint team with VMware and Fireblocks to perform a Proof of Concept for the issuance of government bonds on a blockchain platform

The scientist who almost made Mark Zuckerberg president of the World Bank

23.09.22|Viki Auslender

Project Diem, the megalomaniac experiment led by Facebook, aimed to create a unified digital currency that will allow easy transfer of funds and payments between billions of people. The person who led the development of the currency was Prof. Dahlia Malkhi, one of the world's leading computer scientists. Now, in a rare interview from the bowels of the powerful technology giant, she reveals how the system was going to work, and why the fear of Facebook's power led to the collapse of the venture

Ownera raises $20 million Series A, including from J.P. Morgan, for blockchain interoperability network

14.09.22|CTech

The Israeli startup’s offering connects any type of securities tokenization engine on any public or private blockchain, or even on traditional ledgers

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

“Blockchain will replace all of the financial industry as we know it”

25.07.22|James Spiro

Shy Datika, Co-Founder and CEO at INX Digital Company, which operates a cryptocurrency and digital securities trading platform licensed by U.S and EU regulators, believes more regulation by governments will improve some of the pitfalls currently seen on the blockchain

Web3 gaming studio UnCaged, builder of MonkeyLeague, raises $24 million Series A

14.07.22|CTech

The Israeli startup developed its esports franchise on its own platform, which is also designed to support both Web3-native studios and Web2 development houses looking to jump into the crypto gaming ecosystem

Edtech startup TinyTap acquired by blockchain gaming unicorn Animoca Brands at $50 million valuation

16.06.22|CTech

Animoca Brands said it will leverage the acquisition of the Israeli company to establish a new business segment for blockchain-based UGC educational content

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

StarkWare valuation hits $8 billion with $100 million Series D

25.05.22|Meir Orbach

The Israeli company, which develops scalability and privacy solutions for blockchain technology, has quadrupled its valuation in six months

Adam Neumann-backed climate tech startup Flowcarbon raises $70 million from a16z, token sale

24.05.22|Reuters

The blockchain-enabled carbon credit trading platform aims to tap into the growing market for carbon credits companies buy to offset their greenhouse gas emissions

“NFT market participants need a clear signal that the technology is not a new shady area”

16.05.22|CTech

Dr. Shlomit Wagman-Ratner, former Director-General of the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority (IMPA), was speaking at a conference focused on NFT regulation co-organized by Reichman University and M. Firon law firm

Tomer Niv joins Entrée Capital to focus on crypto and blockchain investments

03.05.22|CTech

Niv will lead crypto investments in Israel and work with existing portfolio companies on their Web3 strategy

Briya secures $5.5 million Seed round for blockchain-powered healthcare network

20.04.22|James Spiro

The company aims to achieve the ‘holy grail’ of data: longitudinal, linked, and live

Fireblocks to provide finance powerhouse FIS with digital asset investing and wallet technology

13.04.22|CTech

FIS intends to use the Israeli unicorn’s platform to allow capital markets clients to move, store and issue digital assets, and gain access to self-custody digital asset wallet technology, an asset transfer network and tools to access staking, and DeFi

DeFi startup bloXroute raises $70 million Series B led by Softbank

13.04.22|CTech

bloXroute, headed by Israeli CEO Uri Klarman, is a global content distribution network for blockchain scalability which enables decentralized finance traders to win more trades

How can distributed technology protect our most fundamental rights and values?

27.03.22|Keren Chavkin

“Being a technology enthusiast, I always say that technology is not the goal, it's just a way to get better, move forward, and sometimes even survive,” writes Keren Chavkin, co-CEO of PAI Tech

Privacy-first blockchain: A tool for safety amid geopolitical strife

18.03.22|Guy Zyskind

“As uncertainty looms for Ukraine, Russia, and the rest of the world, one thing is clear – people don’t deserve to lose everything because of their circumstances,” writes SCRT Labs CEO Guy Zyskind

Taking stock of Israel’s blockchain and crypto landscape in 2022

17.03.22|Allon Sinai

Despite some notable success stories, Israel’s tech sector has been slow in embracing the Web3 movement. But is it too late for blockchain and crypto to follow in the footsteps of cybersecurity to become a lucrative source of export and pride for the country?

StarkWare set to hit $6 billion valuation in new funding round

10.03.22|Meir Orbach

The Israeli blockchain company is set to raise at least $100 million after receiving $50 million at a $2 billion valuation in a Series C last November

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

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