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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
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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
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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
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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”
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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
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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
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"There is massive interest from traditional fintech in the crypto world"

14.07.21|CTech
Speaking at FinTech2021, CEO and co-founder of ZenGo, Ouriel Ohayon, discussed how both extremes of the industry are starting to speak to each other and collaborate
מייסדי פיירבלוקס Fireblocks מימין עידן עפרת מיכאל שאולוב ו פבל ברנגולץ

Loss of $75 million in Ether highlights infancy of crypto infrastructure

24.06.21|Allon Sinai
According to crypto angel investor Maya Zehavi, StakeHound’s lawsuit against Fireblocks following the loss of access to a wallet with 38,178 of ETH exposes the clear uncharted territory of crypto intermediaries
מייסדי Solidus Labs חן ארד אסף מאיר פרבין קומאר

Crypto-native risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs announces $20 million series A funding

24.05.21|CTech
The Israeli-founded company offers an automated and testable market surveillance and risk monitoring hub tailored for digital assets
מימין ארז שפירא נמרוד להבי נתנאל קבלה מייסדי סימפלקס

Israel’s Simplex launches banking solution to boost global crypto adoption

07.12.20|CTech
Company’s product provides crypto wallets, exchanges, and outlets the ability to offer popular local and global payment methods to their users
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Social Trading Company eToro Acquires Crypto Portfolio Tracking App Delta

06.11.19|Hagar Ravet
EToro enables users to invest in a wide range of financial assets, including cryptocurrencies
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Marius Nacht Backs Crypto Cybersecurity Startup GK8 in $4 Million Seed Round

18.09.19|Adi Pick
Founded in 2018, GK8 develops technology that enables sending blockchain transactions without the need for a direct internet connection
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Crypto Company INX Wants to Raise $130 Million in a U.S. IPO

21.08.19|Meir Orbach
INX was founded in 2017 by Israeli entrepreneur Shy Datika, who currently serves as the company’s president. The company aims to offer a fully licensed and regulated cryptocurrency, a security token, and a derivatives trading service
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Digital Wallet Startup Colu to Buy Back Crypto Coins It Issued During ICO

12.08.19|Hagar Ravet
In early 2018, Colu raised $20 million in an initial offering of its own cryptocurrency, Colu Local Network (CLN); Colu said the buyback will not affect the use of local currencies such as TLV Coin
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New Lawsuit Alleges Crypto Entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg Misled Investors

11.07.19|Lital Dobrovitsky and Hagar Ravet
A lawsuit filed in Tel Aviv Wednesday by two U.S.-based business men names Israeli blockchain entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg as a defendant
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Stox Investor Drops Fraud Lawsuit Against Crypto Entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg

16.05.19|Hagar Ravet
A lawsuit filed in Tel Aviv in January alleged crypto company Stox and Israeli entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg stripped investors of their money