Cryptocurrency

20 stories about Cryptocurrency
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
רקוטן הירושי מיקיטני Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani

Rakuten Announces New Cryptocoin, Report Says

28.02.18|Lilach Baumer
By utilizing blockchain technologies, Rakuten can make some of its services “more scalable and efficient,” CEO Hiroshi Mikitani said in a November interview with Calcalist
יובל רואש מנכ"ל ביטס אוף גולד

Israel’s Supreme Court Lifts Banking Restrictions on Crypto Exchange Bits of Gold

27.02.18|Elizaphan Rosenberg, Ynet News and Reut Shpigelman
Israeli bank Leumi has restricted transactions to and from the bank account of Bits of Gold since 2015, citing regulatory issues. The Supreme Court ruling could set a precedent in favor of cryptocurrency traders
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 למכירת ביטקוין דיזינגוף 99 תל אביב

Israel to Tax Crypto Mining Operations as Factories

19.02.18|Adrian Filut
Israeli businesses that use cryptocurrency will now be legally obligated to pay VAT and capital gains tax
טלגרם מדריך צ'ט מאובטח

Telegram ICO Could Be a Watershed Moment for Crypto

19.02.18|Aner Ravon
With investors like Sequoia and Benchmark and $850 million raised so far, Telegram’s ICO may mark the entrance of big traditional players into the crypto market
רועי סבג בלוקצ'יין כרייה משאבי טבע

In Stark Contrast to Past Statements, Bitcoin Company Says No Steps Taken to List in Toronto

07.02.18|Reut Shpigelman
After the Israeli regulator moved to bar cryptocurrency-oriented companies from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Blockchain Holdings’ CEO Roy Sebag announced the company has received preliminary approval for listing on Toronto and Nasdaq
את'ריום לייטקוין ביטקוין מטבעות וירטואליים

Hackers Are Phishing For Crypto Investors’ Money

06.02.18|Yair Geva and Ofer Toledano
Higher cybersecurity standards in the cryptocurrency field will require companies to tighten up their cyber defenses
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
דונלד טראמפ נשיא ארה"ב יולי 2017 הבית הלבן

Donald Trump Is Worth $180,000 (in This New Crypto Game)

29.01.18|Asaf Shalev
President Trump is the highest-priced celebrity token on a new game called CrytpoCelebrites
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
חנות לממכר ביטקוין ב ת"א תל אביב

Israel’s Big Crypto Winners Have a Hard Time Cashing Out

25.01.18|Omri Milman
The country’s banking laws and tax regime impose red tape, hindering crypto-to-shekel conversion
מימין ארז שפירא נמרוד להבי נתנאל קבלה מייסדי סימפלקס

Thieves Have it Easy with Bitcoin, Says Anti-Fraud Entrepreneur

23.01.18|Meir Orbach
Nimrod Lehavi founded Simplex, a startup that enables users to purchase bitcoin with a credit card with a fraud protection guarantee
תל אביב קו רקיע Tel Aviv Skyline

CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

22.01.18|CTech
Supercharged by Softbank, Cybereason plans aggressive ramp up for 2018. There’s a new crypto marketplace that lets you “buy” celebrities. State of Mind Ventures raises second fund, aims for $100 million
צילום מסך מהאתר של קריפטוסלבריטיז CryptoCelebrities

There’s a New Crypto Marketplace that Lets You “Buy” Celebrities

22.01.18|Asaf Shalev
The next big blockchain game is here and it’s called CryptoCelebrities. Users spent a million dollars in ether on celebrity tokens within 24 hours of the game’s launch
ביטקוין מטבע וירטואלי מטבעות דיגיטליים קריפטו 1

One Person Drove Bitcoin from $150 to $1,000, Study Finds

19.01.18|Hagar Ravet
Bitcoin price hike in 2013 can be tied to suspicious trades by one specific user, say researchers who analyzed leaked data from a now-defunct exchange
היזם הסדרתי משה חוגג

Review of Refundable Sirin Labs Tokens Points to Six Major Transactions

18.01.18|Hagar Ravet
The unknown buyers of nearly $50 million-worth of Sirin’s cryptocurrency have 38 days left to ask for a refund
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
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