The newly launched Atomic Safe Swap is the world's first secure peer-to-peer token swap service.
Bitcoin gives Palestinians a powerful avenue for peaceful protest, and the opportunity to find sovereignty among oppressive economic policies.One day last week I spoke to a Bitcoin user inside the Gaza Strip.He asked to remain anonymous and go by the name Uqab — the Arabic word for “eagle” — as he took a large personal risk to talk to me.We...
A news piece regarding an Israeli sovereign fund investing $2.3 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) turned out to be fake. The news gained a lot of mainstream attention due to Yahoo news sharing it. Later it was found that Yahoo used another Twitter source to broadcast the news, leading to the mix-up. Israeli Consulate of the The post The Truth Behind Israeli Consulate "$2.3B...
NFT mania has hit the Israeli parliament as Isaac Herzog, the 11th President of Israel would receive the digital blockchain certified version of the first draft oath. Herzog is all set to take charge after 87 Knesset members voted for him. The incoming president would receive Non-Fungible Token (NFT) of the original Presidential oath signed The post Israel's Incoming President to get Presidential...
A report from Israel-based Globes today stated that the apex bank of Israel plans to internally test its upcoming digital shekel on the Ethereum blockchain. Issuing stablecoins on...
Israel is the latest country to admit it’s been working in a Central Bank Digital Currency for a few years now. While giving a conference in the Fair Value Forum, Bank of Israel Deputy Governor Andrew Abir said that the institution he represents already ran a pilot program for the digital shekel. More than that, he confirmed that the Israeli CBDC already exists....
The central bank has no plans to launch a digital fiat yet.
2020 brought Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to the forefront of finance. Corporations have been buying, hedge funds are swapping gold for BTC, and banks and brands have taken a "can't beat 'em, join 'em" stance against the emerging asset class. However, according to The Bank of Israel's plan, the central bank...
Silver Castle shareholders will receive a 75 percent stake in the merged entity.
Both companies have collaborated to launch the first digital securities exchange in Israel.
The company is aiming to launch the platform in May 2021.
Crypto profits are taxed at 25 percent in the country as capital gains.
Proof-of-stake consensus requires network validators to stake digital currencies for validations.
Simetria's securities market will connect growth-stage tech companies in Israel with larger, global investors.
Cybersecurity firm Pandora says that the hacks were the result of an "SMSC spoofing attack."
It is the first commercial agreement between crypto-related firms in the two countries since they agreed to normalise ties.
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