Cryptocurrency

20 stories about Cryptocurrency
Michael-David Fiszer

Crypto wallet ZenGo appoints senior Google executive as Chief Product Officer

07.06.22|CTech
As a senior member of Waze’s product leadership team at Google, Michael-David Fiszer helped build and scale many Waze products
Solidus founders

Solidus Labs secures $45 million Series B to monitor crypto market integrity and risk

12.05.22|CTech
The Israeli startup’s crypto-native risk monitoring suite serves dozens of leading crypto and DeFi platforms, financial institutions, and regulators, monitoring more than 1 trillion trading events per day in more than 150 markets
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
מייסדי סטארקוויר StarkWare

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
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
סיטק פריפריה באר שבע Gilad Eisenberger

Valid Network reveals its decision for keeping its research base in Beer Sheva

16.02.22|James Spiro
The company, which was born out of the region’s JVP Cyber Labs, discusses its attraction to staying in the region
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
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
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
מוסף שבועי 21.10.21 3 דניאל לאון ורוני כהן פבון צלזיוס

Is Celsius the bank of the future or just a $3 billion-pyramid scheme?

25.10.21|Sophie Shulman
After raising $400 million, Israeli-founded Celsius wants to become the respected financial institution of the crypto world
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
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
Oded Vanunu Check Point

Cryptocurrency technology is “the new engine” for cybercrime, says Check Point

23.07.21|James Spiro
Speaking to CTech during Cyber Week, Check Point’s Oded Vanunu shares how cybercrime has evolved on the blockchain, and what governments can do to protect against attacks
מיכאל שאולוב מנכ"ל ושותף מייסד חברת פיירבלוקס

Cryptocurrency security company Fireblocks sued for losing $75 million worth of ETH

22.06.21|Meir Orbach
Crypto company StakeHound claims that Fireblocks was negligent and failed to back up its wallet appropriately. Fireblocks has denied any wrongdoing
רוברט כהן בנסון אוק

A global perspective: how individual empowerment can transcend hatred

18.05.21|Robert Cohen
"The conflicts get the attention but there are ample places here where hi-tech is truly bringing sides together," writes Robert Cohen
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
מנכ"ל COTI שחף בר גפן עם צ'רלס הוסקינסון Cardano

Israeli fintech startup COTI announced as first beneficiary of Cardano's cFund

06.04.21|CTech
The Cardano ecosystem venture fund is set to provide the Israeli company with around $500,000 to develop its enterprise-grade fintech solutions
מייסדי פיירבלוקס Fireblocks מימין עידן עפרת מיכאל שאולוב ו פבל ברנגולץ

Israeli blockchain security startup Fireblocks raises $133 million series C

18.03.21|Viki Auslender and CTech
BNY Mellon among the new investors in the company that raised a $30 million series B just four months ago
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