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רן (גולדי) גולדשטיין סמנכ"ל בכיר לתשלומים ב פיירבלוקס

The crypto world awaits to see how the US elections results will change the game

11.11.24|Ran (Goldi) Goldstein
As Trump’s administration ushers in a more favorable stance on digital assets, the legitimacy of crypto as a mainstream financial tool is poised to strengthen, writes Ran (Goldi) Goldstein, Senior Vice President of Payments at Fireblocks. With stablecoins leading the charge, the anticipated regulatory shift could allow for rapid expansion in digital asset services across traditional banking and financial sectors.       
משה חוגג יושב ראש ו בעלים של ביתר ירושלים

Moshe Hogeg’s ‘Tomi’ crypto meltdown marks yet another fall

26.09.24|Almog Azar
Investors burned again as Hogeg’s latest crypto adventure ends in disaster, with a 96% value drop. 
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. 
Web3 map

Mapping Israel's Web3 ecosystem: The startups leading the decentralized revolution

10.09.24|CTech
“Based on current trends and the momentum in the market, it's expected that over the next 12 to 24 months, at least 20 Israeli Web3 startups will successfully raise Series A and B funding rounds,” said Tomer Niv, crypto and Web3 Investor at Entrée Capital.
Israel's crypto ecosystem

Mapping Israel’s booming crypto ecosystem

25.03.24|Sebastian Lehrer
Against all odds, and amid the war, the Israeli crypto market is flourishing, driven by the bull market that followed the approval of the first Bitcoin ETF. Over $100 million has been raised by startups since October 7th, with the first Decacorn of the local industry also emerging, according to the Israeli Ecosystem Map published by VC Collider
Blockaid founders

Israeli startup helped save Coinbase users over $75 million from being stolen in five months

14.03.24|CTech
The integration of Blockaid’s solution stopped nearly 800,000 wallet connections to malicious dApps - all by scanning and analyzing 114 million transactions and dApp connections
BILS

First ever Israeli shekel-backed stablecoin approved for pilot launch

13.03.24|CTech
Israeli crypto financial services company Bits of Gold, operating under the Israeli Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority, announced it has received the regulator’s approval to launch its Shekel-backed 'stablecoin' pilot named BILS
Utila founders

Utila nets $11.5 million Seed funding for institutional crypto operations platform

05.03.24|CTech
The Israeli startup’s platform allows institutions and developers to manage their digital assets with its non-custodial, secure, and chain-agnostic wallet
מטבעות קריפטו

Crypto mobile payment app Oobit raises $25 million Series A

05.02.24|CTech
The Israeli-founded startup allows crypto holders to tap and pay at more than 100 million retailers globally where Visa and Mastercard are accepted, while merchants receive fiat currency
מוסף שבועי 27.1.22 מיכאל שאולוב מייסד ומנכ"ל פיירבלוקס

Crypto security in 2024: Looking beyond last year’s dollar drop

08.01.24|Michael Shaulov
"Cybersecurity is always a game of cat and mouse. One side outpaces the other for a time before the roles reverse. This is why anyone involved in crypto security can never afford to have an inaccurate view of where that security stands," writes Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks
איסוף תרומות ו ציוד ל תושבי עוטף עזה ב תל אביב

Crypto Aid Israel raises over $185,000 to support Israel amid Gaza War

19.10.23|CTech
The cryptocurrency collected was converted into shekels through a financial route established in collaboration with local banks
הקפאת חשבונות חמאס בחול ויקי אוסלנדר וידאו

Digital Frontline: How Hamas leveraged cryptocurrencies for fundraising

12.10.23|Viki Auslender
An exploration of Hamas' transition to cryptocurrencies in response to financial sanctions
מטבעות קריפטו

Israel Police freezes Hamas crypto accounts on Binance

10.10.23|Omer Kabir, Viki Auslender
The accounts had been utilized by the terrorist organization to solicit donations through social media. The freezing operation was conducted with the assistance of cryptocurrency exchange Binance
Shlomo Kraus

Crypto fund Collider wins $1 million grant for discovering critical security breach

28.09.23|CTech
The research arm of the Israeli venture capital fund, which focuses on investments in digital assets, claimed the award for finding a critical security breach in crypto exchange GMX
משה חוגג ב בית משפט השלום ראשון לציון

Moshe Hogeg accused of defrauding investors of $290 million through sham crypto projects

23.08.23|Liran Levi, Ynet
The investigation into the former owner of Beitar Jerusalem unveiled his recruitment of numerous investors globally for projects that were never realized. Utilizing the raised funds, he funded an opulent lifestyle and paid dozens of women for sex. The case has now been handed over to the prosecutor's office
אסתר פרימן ביטקוין חדש

Pensioner gives up fight with bank to deposit massive bitcoin savings

06.08.23|Lital Dobrovitsky
70-year-old Esther Freeman invested around $3,000 in Bitcoin 10 years ago, but Israel's Bank Hapoalim was unwilling to accept her 100x profits. She filed a lawsuit two years ago, but on Sunday both parties officially announced that they agreed to dismiss the case. Since filing the lawsuit, Bitcoin’s price has fallen by around 50%
סם אלטמן מנכ"ל OpenAI

Worldcoin's Orwellian agenda: Iris identification and the erosion of personal freedom

30.07.23|Viki Auslender
Brave new world or dystopian nightmare? A closer look at Worldcoin's invasive tactics
Larry Fink BlackRock CEO לארי פינק יו"ר בלאקרוק

Can BlackRock finally break down the SEC's objection to a bitcoin ETF?

29.06.23|Viki Auslender
BlackRock's positive track record of gaining SEC approval for similar products and the "surveillance-sharing agreement" between different exchanges it has suggested to pacify regulatory concerns have led some commentators to believe that the largest asset manager in the world will succeed where all previous applicants failed
משה חוגג יושב ראש ו בעלים של ביתר ירושלים

Moshe Hogeg returns to crypto business with Tomi while he awaits decision on fraud charges

11.06.23|Amir Kurz and Viki Auslender
Hogeg, who was arrested about a year and a half ago, among other things, on suspicion of defrauding crypto investors of hundreds of millions of dollars, revealed last week at a conference in Marrakech that he is part of the team behind cryptocurrency Tomi
Eliran Ouzan

CryptoHub raises $6 million led by Tectona at $30 million valuation

15.05.23|CTech
The Israeli startup's first project is CoinScan.com, a platform for displaying trading information in real time and providing resources for traders to perform analysis and research
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