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Israeli Software Firm Goes Behind Regulator's Back to Pay $250,000 in BTC Ransom
15.6.2020
Israel-based Sapiens reportedly paid in Bitcoins for a ransom requested during an attack that reportedly happened between March and April
With Token Uptick and Israeli Election Work, It’s Been a Busy Year for Bancor’s Founders
11.6.2020
Bancor, the decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol, has seen a number of interesting developments in the first half of 2020
Israeli Bitcoiners See Surveillance as Unavoidable During Coronavirus Crisis
19.3.2020
Tracking mobile-phone data may save lives during the pandemic, but will it become a permanent feature of the surveillance state?
NEM Partners with Israeli-Lithuanian Telecom Startup on Cell Phone Security
12.3.2020
Israeli-Lithuanian telecom startup partners with NEM to build secure and private mobile phone technology
Samsung Partners With Israeli Fintech on Blockchain Solution for Merchants
4.3.2020
Samsung SDS partners Credorex to provide merchants with a blockchain banking solution for payments and invoices
Israeli Banks Should Not Deny Services to Crypto Firms: Attorney General
20.2.2020
Israeli banks should not deny services to firms involved with crypto, attorney general Avichai Mandelblit said
Fidelity Leads $13M Funding Round for Israeli Blockchain Startup Clear
6.2.2020
Fidelity’s venture arm Eight Roads has led a $13 million Series A funding round for Israeli B2B blockchain startup Clear
Police Forces in Belgium, France and Israel Stop Scam Promising 35% Returns on Crypto Investments
2.2.2020
Police forces in Belgium, France and Israel have reportedly put a stop to an international scam promising high returns of up to 35% on crypto investments. A big French private company and a French local authority are said to be among the 85 victims of this network. In total, 10 suspects related...
Israeli Regulators Request Feedback to Foster Blockchain Innovation
27.1.2020
Israel seeks public input to identify regulations stifling blockchain innovation
Using a VPN May Get Israeli Crypto Traders in Trouble
2.1.2020
Do you use a VPN? It’s a privacy-enhancing tool that everyone should be using, especially those with digital assets. Or do you happen to be older than the typical crypto trader? Both of these characteristics are part of a list of so-called ‘red flags’ that can get you in trouble...
Number of Israeli Blockchain Companies Grew by 32% in 2019
31.12.2019
Despite the harsh market conditions this year, high profile closures of a few ventures and a lot of employee downsizing, the number of companies operating in the blockchain and cryptocurrency fields in Israel actually grew by 32% in 2019. Also Read: Bankrupt DX Exchange Didn’t Pay Israeli...
Bankrupt DX Exchange Reportedly Didn’t Pay Israeli Suppliers and Employees
26.11.2019
It was recently reported that digital assets trading platform DX Exchange ceased operations and was looking for a way to exit the market via a merger or a sale. New details from Israel show that the exchange reportedly didn’t even have the cash flow to pay its suppliers and employees. Also...
Israeli Firm Behind DX.Exchange Goes Bankrupt Following Staff Petition
25.11.2019
CX Technologies, the Israeli company behind DX.Exchange, entered bankruptcy after 78 of its employees filed a petition against the company
Jailed Deepdotweb Admin Denies Earning $15M From Darknet Links
12.11.2019
In an interview from prison, one of Deepdotweb’s operators has disputed the $15 million allegedly made from “illegal” referral links, claiming “There was no such amount.” Currently on remand in France, Israeli citizen Tal Prihar stands accused of directing visitors...
Israeli Start-up GK8 Develops Offline Wallet For Cryptocurrency; Holds Online Transaction Capability
20.9.2019
GK8, an Israeli start-up in the cybersecurity space, has launched a cold-storage digital currency wallet that also possesses online transfer capabilities. As per the local Israel publication Globes’ reports dated September 18, 2019, this new system relies on the proprietary cryptographic...
Israeli Startup That Allows Offline Crypto Transactions Secures $4M
19.9.2019
Blockchain transactions can now purportedly be recorded without the internet as an Israeli cybersecurity startup introduces its new technology
Israeli Startup Creates Offline Wallet With Access to the Blockchain
18.9.2019
Israeli startup GK8 claims to have built a cold-storage crypto wallet with on-network transfer capabilities
Israeli Financial Authority Sets Up Blockchain Unit to Look Over Business Permit Applications
20.8.2019
Israeli crypto scenario has not yet settled. Although the country is trying its best attempts in supporting the blockchain companies and FinTech companies, still the attempts are failing to reach the crypt traders in the country. The banking system is pulling the feet back of any progress made...
Israeli Financial Authority to Accelerate Blockchain, Fintech Licensure
20.8.2019
An Israeli Ministry of Finance branch is attempting to drive local fintech competition with licensing
Report: Israeli Bitcoiners Petition Banks to Disclose Crypto Policies
19.8.2019
A crypto nonprofit is petitioning for Israeli banks to disclose their policies on crypto-related funds