Cryptocurrency

20 stories about Cryptocurrency
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.
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
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
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
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
בלוקצ'יין קריפטו מטבעות דיגיטליים 2

Mapping the rising Israeli blockchain and crypto startups

09.03.23|CTech
In a little over three months, five different Israeli startups in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors have raised significant funding