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A composite image shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and cryptocurrency symbols (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90, Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
Sharon Wrobel
Analysis
Sharon Wrobel
Netanyahu’s crypto bet signals a dangerous readiness to accept economic isolation
Instead of working to avert bank sanctions, PM proposes a bypass that risks rattling investors, sparking capital flight, and imperiling the high-tech sector the economy relies on
StarkWare co-founder and president Eli Ben-Sasson (left) with co-founder and CEO Uri Kolodny at blockchain event in Tel Aviv, Feb. 7, 2023. (Courtesy)
February 8, 2023, 6:50 pm
Israeli blockchain firm develops ‘fire prevention’ tech to thwart FTX-style fraud
StarkWare, valued at $8b, gathers 700 crypto developers in Tel Aviv to explore its tech, which speeds up transactions and is meant to make it impossible for exchanges to loot funds
By Sharon Wrobel
Yonatan Bendahan and Yuval Meyraz are the founders of CryptoVerses, a company selling nonfungible tokens of verses from the Bible. (CryptoVerses/ via JTA)
November 20, 2021, 3:39 pm
Meet the Israeli entrepreneurs putting the Bible on the blockchain
Yonatan Bendahan and Yuval Meyraz, cofounders of CryptoVerses, sell biblical verses as unique pieces of digital art – and the proceeds help fund a publicly available digital Torah
By Shira Hanau
StarkWare founders from left to right: Michael Riabzev, Eli Ben-Sasson, Uri Kolodny. (StarkWare)
From the WebNovember 17, 2021, 7:27 pm
Sequoia backs Israeli blockchain scaling startup StarkWare at $2b valuation
Israeli company, developer of Ethereum scaling solution called StarkNet, secures $50 million Series C funding round, TechCrunch reports
Illustrative: A pointer is used to follow the Hebrew written passages in the Torah. (AP Photo/ Rogelio Solis)
November 17, 2021, 10:41 am
Israeli company CryptoVerses sells NFT of Bible verse for $8,400
The sale represents the ‘technological development over thousands of years,’ from papyrus through parchment, paper and now digital representations of the Bible, says co-founder
By ToI Staff
This color photograph from 1963 captures then Israeli foreign minister Golda Meir (later prime minister) arriving in Nairobi for an official diplomatic visit with an El Al plane in the background; as posted on Open Sea. (Courtesy)
March 29, 2021, 3:58 pm
What is an NFT and why is someone trying to sell one of Golda Meir?
Londoner who found 4 never-published photos of former PM visiting Kenya in 1963 taken by pilot grandfather offers them online via non-fungible tokens where memes go for millions
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a cup of coffee against the background of roasted coffee beans (Lenti Hill; iStock by Getty Images)
December 20, 2020, 3:04 pm
Startup uses blockchain tech to track food products’ journey from farm to store
BrandMark, a joint venture set up with Japanese blockchain expert EMURGO, wants consumers to gain insights into goods they buy by monitoring production, delivery processes
By Shoshanna Solomon
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Elysee Palace after his meeting with French president Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, May 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
September 15, 2019, 2:51 pm
Facebook’s Tel Aviv team working on digital wallet push
Technology developed by subsidiary Calibra will let users ‘save, send and spend’ Libra, the global currency Facebook is planning to launch in 2020 based on blockchain technology
By Shoshanna Solomon
Moshe Hogeg, an Israeli businessman and the new owner of the Beitar Jerusalem soccer club, visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on August 13, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 27, 2018, 12:12 pm
In court battle, blockchain firms reveal ties to banned binary options industry
Shareholders of Invest.com allege malfeasance by the company’s director, Moshe Hogeg, who owns the Beitar Jerusalem soccer team; Hogeg is countersuing
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a cybersecurity expert (AP/John Minchillo)
October 3, 2018, 2:32 pm
Israel Securities Authority starts using blockchain for cybersecurity
Technology embedded in government body’s messaging system; will be implemented in two more networks in near future
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of bitcoins (Courtesy BitsofGold)
June 22, 2018, 6:47 pm
Cryptocurrency-related crime will surpass all other cyberattacks in 2018: expert
Leading experts at Tel Aviv cybersecurity conference weigh pros and cons of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and the risks of blockchain technology in financial transactions
By Simona Weinglass
Logo of HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong (photo credit: AP/Vincent Yu, file)
From the WebMay 14, 2018, 9:19 am
HSBC says trade deal shows Blockchain viable for trade finance
Bloomberg: HSBC Holdings Plc and ING Bank NV completed a transaction using the technology, handling a letter of credit for Cargill Inc. for a shipment of soybeans
Screen capture from video of Ittai Ben-Zeev, chief executive of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. (YouTube)
February 6, 2018, 9:41 am
Israel stock market bullish on blockchain, cagey on cryptocurrency
TASE chief says organization will soon announce a new project using the internet financial ledger system, questions how to value virtual currencies
By AFP
Bank Hapoalim's chairman Oded Eran (right), Joseph Weiss, the CEO of IAI, center, and Arik Pinto, the CEO of Bank Hapoalim, left. (Courtesy)
January 3, 2018, 2:10 pm
Bank Hapoalim, IAI to join forces on using blockchain for cybersecurity
Announcement follows Hapoalim collaboration with Microsoft on digital bank guarantees based on blockchain technology
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of bitcoins (Courtesy BitsofGold)
December 22, 2017, 8:42 pm
Bitcoin tumbles almost 30%, and one exchange temporarily halts trading
Biggest one-day drop of the year for cryptocurrency which had been soaring; Israel’s top regulator last week warned ‘it behaves like a bubble’
By Agencies and Shoshanna Solomon
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during the Spanish league football match between Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona at La Ceramica stadium in Vila-real on December 10, 2017. (AFP / JOSE JORDAN)
December 13, 2017, 10:04 pm
Soccer star Messi suits up as ambassador for Israeli startup
Sirin Labs is developing what is says is an ultra-secure mobile phone using blockchain technology
By JTA
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