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שחר מדר סמנכ״ל אבטחה ומחקר סייבר פיירבלוקס

North Korean hackers just pulled off the biggest crypto heist ever. It won’t be the last.

26.02.25|Shahar Madar

The Lazarus Group stole $1.5 billion from Bybit—highlighting a systemic failure in digital asset security.

רן (גולדי) גולדשטיין סמנכ"ל בכיר לתשלומים ב פיירבלוקס

The crypto world awaits to see how the US elections results will change the game

11.11.24|Ran (Goldi) Goldstein

As Trump’s administration ushers in a more favorable stance on digital assets, the legitimacy of crypto as a mainstream financial tool is poised to strengthen, writes Ran (Goldi) Goldstein, Senior Vice President of Payments at Fireblocks. With stablecoins leading the charge, the anticipated regulatory shift could allow for rapid expansion in digital asset services across traditional banking and financial sectors.

The financial world is finally ready to talk blockchain

01.10.24|Arik Galansky

"If you haven’t yet paid for a coffee with Bitcoin, don’t worry — neither have the vast majority of people around the world," writes Arik Galansky, VP of Technology at Fireblocks. "However, in the next few years, the average person is increasingly likely to use a product powered by blockchain technology."

CTech’s Book Review: The four-step methodology for hiring top talent

07.08.24|Yaara Misholi

Yaara Misholi, VP of Product Platform at Fireblocks, has joined CTech to share a review of “Who: The A Method for Hiring” by Geoff Smart and Randy Street

Fireblocks appoints Michal Ferguson as CMO

07.03.24|CTech

In 2023, Fireblocks saw an 80% increase in monthly outbound volume ($53B) and a 163% increase in the number of monthly outbound transactions (3.11M)

CTech NY Conference Michael Shaulov וידאו

Fireblocks CEO on financial institutions' rising use of blockchain

07.03.24|Ariela Karmel

Michael Shaulov, Co-Founder and CEO of Fireblocks, spoke to CTech at Calcalist’s Mind the Tech conference in New York about how financial institutions are adopting blockchain.

מייסדי פיירבלוקס Fireblocks מימין עידן עפרת מיכאל שאולוב פבל ברנגולץ

Blockchain unicorn Fireblocks parting with 3% of team in second round of layoffs

07.02.24|CTech

Fireblocks, which also parted ways with around 30 employees last February, said: “In the last 6 months, Fireblocks has been working to restructure our go-to-market and customer support operations in an effort to provide our customers with a more efficient and streamlined service, and to position the company for expansion into new geographies.”

מוסף שבועי 27.1.22 מיכאל שאולוב מייסד ומנכ"ל פיירבלוקס

Crypto security in 2024: Looking beyond last year’s dollar drop

08.01.24|Michael Shaulov

"Cybersecurity is always a game of cat and mouse. One side outpaces the other for a time before the roles reverse. This is why anyone involved in crypto security can never afford to have an inaccurate view of where that security stands," writes Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks

Blockchain unicorn Fireblocks acquires Australian tokenization startup BlockFold

28.09.23|CTech

The Israeli company is estimated to have paid $10 million for the smart contract development and consulting firm which specializes in advanced tokenization projects for financial institutions

Idan Ofrat: "Once you raise a round and you have money in the bank, things become actually more complicated."

03.09.23|CTech

In a conversation with Noa Eshed and Ronen Menipaz on the podcast Real Life Superpowers, Fireblocks Co-Founder and CPO Idan Ofrat discusses the inherent challenges that arise once companies raise money

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange signs agreement with Fireblocks to provide digital asset products

02.08.23|CTech

For the first time in Israel, digital asset services and products will be launched by a regulated financial market infrastructure operator

מגזין עצמאות 4.5.22 מייסדי פיירבלוקס עידן עפרת, מיכאל שאולוב ופבל ברנגולץ

Digital assets unicorn Fireblocks firing 5% of staff

20.02.23|CTech

Fireblocks, which raised $550 million at an $8 billion valuation in January of 2022, is laying off a total of 30 employees

Michael Shaulov: "Investors are aware that legislation is being introduced that discriminates against certain populations"

16.01.23|Michael Shaulov

Israel to issue government bonds on a blockchain

19.10.22|CTech

The Israel Ministry of Finance and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange have established a joint team with VMware and Fireblocks to perform a Proof of Concept for the issuance of government bonds on a blockchain platform

Fireblocks hits $100 million in annual revenue despite crypto downturn

12.09.22|CTech

This achievement places Fireblocks among a rare subset of SaaS unicorns — including Slack and Twilio — that have reached this coveted valuation milestone in less than five years

מוסף שבועי 8.9.22 מיכאל שאולוב מנכל פייארבלוק

“So, Celsius collapsed. Lehman also collapsed and the economy didn't stop"

11.09.22|Sophie Shulman

From his perch in the heart of the crypto world, Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks, looks at the collapse of digital currencies - and is not moved. In an exclusive interview, the man who knows the entire industry personally explains why the "crypto winter" is unfounded hysteria, where the regulator failed in the Celsius affair, and why the U.S. Congress is consulting him on how to fix the industry

The year that was for last year’s most promising Israeli startups

05.05.22|Meir Orbach

For the 14th year, Calcalist has ranked the 50 leading private technology companies in Israel. Here’s a look back at last year’s list, which included a dozen unicorns

“My 8-year-old kid doesn't even know what the internet is”

28.04.22|James Spiro

The internet is so ingrained in our lives that Idan Ofrat, Co-Founder and CTO at Fireblocks, argues that the next generation can’t even see it

ועידת פינטק עידן עפרת משה קמחי יובל טל וידאו

"Precisely in places without tech infrastructure, such as Africa and the Philippines, fintech solutions are growing"

27.04.22|Tomer Hadar

At a panel on financial solutions in a world without borders held as part of Calcalist’s 2022 fintech conference, Moshe Kimhi, CEO of Neema, said: "In such countries there are leading giants with millions of users and they are the pioneers of technology efforts"; Yuval Tal, Managing Partner, Team8 Fintech: "The e-commerce stores that will be popular in another five years have not yet been established"

Fireblocks to provide finance powerhouse FIS with digital asset investing and wallet technology

13.04.22|CTech

FIS intends to use the Israeli unicorn’s platform to allow capital markets clients to move, store and issue digital assets, and gain access to self-custody digital asset wallet technology, an asset transfer network and tools to access staking, and DeFi