Crypto

20 stories about Crypto
ועידת Mind The Tech איזבל פגמן מנהלת בכירה ראש מכירות פרטיות באירופה Sotheby's

“A year ago I didn’t know what an NFT was, now we sell them on all our platforms”

24.03.22|Viki Auslender
Isabelle Paagman, Senior Director, European Head of Private Sales at Sotheby’s, discussed how NFTs are becoming one of the company’s hottest sales
ועידת Mind The Tech דניאל לאון מייסד שותף ואסטרטג ראשי צלזיוס

Celsius co-founder: "Crypto is the main weapon in the war in Ukraine"

23.03.22|Meir Orbach
Daniel Leon made the remarks at Calcalist's Mind the Tech London 2022 conference. Leon: "A minister in the Ukrainian government published the address of the government's wallet on the web and the result was donations of $100 million"
אלי בן ששון מאיה זהבי עמרי בן דוד

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?
 ועידת ניו יורק 2021 דינה פסקא רז שותפה וראש מערך טכנולוגיה KPMG ,ישראל

Fintech and crypto investments surge in 2021

17.03.22|Meir Orbach
According to a KPMG report, $210 billion was invested globally in fintech in 2021, showing a 68% leap from the previous year. Investments in cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies leapt more than fivefold to $30 billion
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PayPal CEO Dan Schulman: "Cryptocurrencies will redefine the financial world"

17.03.22|James Spiro
The head of the fintech powerhouse made the remarks when answering CTech's questions ahead of his video keynote speech at Axis Tel Aviv 2022
Omry Tomer Viola

Israel’s massive fintech year confirms the sector as a powerhouse

17.03.22|James Spiro
A new report from Viola Group has highlighted the impact that fintech had on Startup Nation in 2021
Eliaz Eran Crowdsense

Crowdsense: “For crypto, social media is the new fundamental”

14.03.22|CTech
Last year Crowdsense increased its Seed funding to $1.5 Million following its pivot into the Crypto space to help users make money through social media sentiment
זיו ישעיהו ואלכס זלצר nSure.ai

nSure.ai raises $13 million for fraud prevention platform

02.03.22|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup claims that its fraud protection intelligence reduces decline rates by 90%, using merchant-specific data to approve up to 98% of transactions
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
מוסף שבועי 27.1.22 מיכאל שאולוב מייסד ומנכ"ל פיירבלוקס

“Fireblocks is ‘the one’ of the crypto industry”

27.01.22|Sophie Shulman
In an exclusive interview, Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov discusses the cryptocurrency security company’s incredible ascent to an $8 billion valuation following Thursday’s $550 million Series E
מפת מטאוורס ישראל

Mapping the Israeli Metaverse startup landscape

24.01.22|Elihay Vidal
The Metaverse is the hottest buzzword in tech, both globally and in Israel. New research by Remagine Ventures has mapped the close to 50 Israeli companies and startups that are already active in building Metaverse technology
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Secret Network announces $400 million in ecosystem funding

19.01.22|CTech
Israeli startup SCRT Labs, the core development team behind Secret Network, announced a new $225 million ecosystem fund and a $175 million accelerator pool
מייסדי פיירבלוקס Fireblocks מימין עידן עפרת מיכאל שאולוב פבל ברנגולץ

Report: Fireblocks valuation to surge to $8 billion in $400 million Series E

02.12.21|CTech
The Israeli digital assets security company announced a $310 million Series D at a $2 billion valuation just four months ago, but according to The Information it is now set to complete its third funding round of 2021
פרופ יהודה לינדל מייסד ומנכל אנבאונד

Crypto giant Coinbase acquiring Israel’s Unbound Security

30.11.21|Meir Orbach
“We've long recognized Israel as a hotbed of strong technology and cryptography talent,” Coinbase said after securing the acquisition, believed to have cost more than $150 million
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
 ועידת ניו יורק 2021 דניאל לאון מייסד שותף וCOO -, צלזיוס

Celsius COO: Give Satoshi Nakamoto a Nobel

19.11.21|CTech
Daniel Leon believes the founder of Bitcoin “brought more economic prosperity to hundreds of thousands of people than most economists in academia”
משה חוגג

Crypto entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg arrested on fraud, sexual offences charges

18.11.21|CTech
Hogeg, founder of blockchain companies Sirin Labs and Stox and the owner of soccer club Beitar Jerusalem, is suspected to have defrauded investors of tens of millions of dollars and is also facing charges for sexual offences
GK8 ליאור למש שחר שמאי

Crypto powerhouse Celsius acquiring Israeli startup GK8 for $115 million

01.11.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli company, founded just three years ago, provides financial institutions an on-premise end-to-end platform for safekeeping and managing digital assets
ביטקוין מטבע וירטואלי מטבעות דיגיטליים קריפטו 22.12.19

Tackling crypto’s complexities with Israeli technology

07.10.21|CTech
We can't talk about money today without mentioning digital currencies and blockchain technology. Two Israeli companies, Kirobo and ZenGo, have created solutions that seek to contend with the operational complexity and risks associated with the world of cryptocurrencies