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CTech’s Thursday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

22.03.18|CTech
Company behind AMD vulnerabilities report denies ties to short selling outfit. Israeli weapons maker Elbit on path to buy U.S.-based Universal Avionics
הנגיד המיועד יעקב פרנקל

Economists and Bankers Announce Backing for New Cryptocurrency

22.03.18|Meir Orbach
The Saga Foundation, a Swiss non-profit with Israeli developers, to launch a reserve-backed cryptocurrency with identity checks
היזם הסדרתי משה חוגג

Huawei Mulling Deal with Sirin Labs to Develop Blockchain-Supporting Phone, Report Says

22.03.18|Hagar Ravet
The China-mobile device maker has met with Sirin Labs on licensing the Israeli startups operating system, according to Bloomberg
צילום מסך מהאתר של קריפטוסלבריטיז CryptoCelebrities

CryptoCelebrities Game's Website Shuts Down, Token Holders Stuck with “Hot Potato”

21.03.18|Asaf Shalev
Within weeks after the was launched, people had spent millions of dollars in ether on Donald Trump, Rihanna, Elon Musk and dozens of other celebrity tokens that are now virtually worthless
מנכ"ל יורם טיץ ארנסט אנד יאנג

Accounting Firms to Share Future Crypto Coin, Ernst & Young Executive Says

12.03.18|Amir Rosenbaum
In an interview with Calcalist, the accounting firm's managing partner in Israel said that blockchain will upend the accounting industry
בקבון חוות שרתים Backbone server farm

Israeli-Canadian Bitcoin Outfit to Invest $195 million in New Quebec Computing Centers

11.03.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Canada-based Backbone Hosting Solutions, also known as Bitfarms, is in the process of merging with Tel Aviv-listed shelf company Blockchain Mining
מימין מור אסיא ו שלי הוד מויאל מקימות iAngels

Tel Aviv-Based Venture Capital Firm iAngels Welcomes New Partner

28.02.18|CTech
Lee Moser joined iAngles in 2015 and is the former Chief of Staff to the Israeli Ambassador in Washington D.C.
רועי סער קרן מנגרוב

Most ICOs Will Not Result in Viable Product, Investor Estimates

28.02.18|Meir Orbach
Mangrove Capital Partners plans to invest tens of millions of dollars in Israeli blockchain companies, according to partner Roy Saar
קוואליטסט Qualitest טלי שם טוב

Software Testing Company Qualitest to Recruit 100 Employees in Israel

21.02.18|Meir Orbach
Qualitest provides automated and manual software testing services for companies including Google, Microsoft, and Intel
קולו Colu

Digital Wallet Startup Colu Raises $20 million in ICO

20.02.18|Hagar Ravet and Daniel Vainberg
Tel Aviv-based Colu, which uses blockchain technology to create localized digital currencies, also raised $8.5 million in equity investment
חנות לממכר ביטקוין ב ת"א תל אביב

From Cryptocelebs to Auto Micropayments: Stories From Israel’s Bustling Crypto Scene

16.02.18|CTech
Israeli techies are fascinated by cryptocurrencies. Here are the 7 stories about crypto that fascinated our readers
רכב אוטונומי האלגוריתם ינהג

Bosch Sees Crypto Micropayments Between Autonomous Cars in its Future

09.02.18|Orr Hirschauge and Asaf Shalev
In December, the 131-year old industrial firm bought crypto IOTA tokens
לירון לנגר נילסן אינובייט חממה חדשנות

Nielsen’s Israeli Startup Incubator Planning Local Blockchain Investments

09.02.18|Meir Orbach
The global consumer research firm has set aside millions of dollars for investments into Israeli startups with novel ways of using blockchain
פנאי מולי ליטבק בעלים של רשת אתרי סקס מהגדולות ב עולם

Pornography Is a Selling Point for this ICO

05.02.18| Daniel Vainberg and Asaf Shalev
PumaPay promises that its cryptocurrency will be accepted by ImLive.com, a live webcam pornography site, within the next few months
רועי סבג בלוקצ'יין כרייה משאבי טבע

Israeli Shelf Company Turned Crypto-Mining Company Plans to List on Toronto Exchange

30.01.18|Reut Shpigelman and Amarelle Wenkert
Quebec-based crypto-coins mining company Backbone Hosting attempted to list on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange through a merger with a Tel Aviv shelf company before it was blocked by the Israeli securities regulator. Now, the company looks to Toronto and Nasdaq
את'ריום לייטקוין ביטקוין מטבעות וירטואליים

ICOs Are the Next Stage in the Evolution of Startup Funding

26.01.18|Yair Geva, Gil White, and Ofer Toledano
An Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is an innovative crowdfunding model allowing startups to bypass traditional early seed investment and other technical obstacles
תל אביב בורסה Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

As Bitcoin Seems to Rally, Bitcoin-Related Trading Picks Up on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

25.01.18|Lilach Baumer
Corresponding to bitcoin’s current bullish trend, two companies made cryptocurrency-related announcements and saw stock value increase
IOTA

Crypto Data-Marketplace IOTA Foundation Comes to Tel Aviv

17.01.18|Lilach Baumer
The Berlin-headquartered organization intends to set up a research and development team in Israel. IOTA is also currently setting up offices in Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo
ג'ף בזוס בעל השליטה אמזון וושינגטון פוסט בלו אוריג'ין

CTech’s Weekly Israeli Tech News Roundup

12.01.18|CTech
Israeli entrepreneur calls Amazon’s recruitment tactics in the country “terrible.” Tel Aviv City Hall, WeWork collaborate to bring co-Living to town
את'ריום מטבעות וירטואליים קריפטו בלוקצ'יין

Where I'm Investing in Blockchain

09.01.18|Shelly Hod Moyal
Uncertainties regarding regulation may discourage investors from backing blockchain companies. iAngels co-CEO shares blockchain investment insights