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דונלד טראמפ ב וועידת הקריפטו

Make Bitcoin Great Again: Crypto industry unites around Trump

29.07.24|Viki Auslender
The Republican presidential candidate attended a crypto conference in Nashville over the weekend, reversing his previous stance by supporting the community he once dismissed. Kamala Harris also hopes to win votes this way, distancing herself from President Biden's rigid stance against the industry.
Israel's crypto ecosystem

Mapping Israel’s booming crypto ecosystem

25.03.24|Sebastian Lehrer
Against all odds, and amid the war, the Israeli crypto market is flourishing, driven by the bull market that followed the approval of the first Bitcoin ETF. Over $100 million has been raised by startups since October 7th, with the first Decacorn of the local industry also emerging, according to the Israeli Ecosystem Map published by VC Collider
איור מדור הייטק ביטקוין טורו

Fake SEC post has bitcoin market on edge ahead of ETF deadline day

10.01.24|Reuters
The U.S. securities regulator said someone briefly accessed its X social media account on Tuesday and posted a fake message saying it had approved exchange traded funds for bitcoin. The SEC declined to say whether authorities have begun to investigate the compromise or whether the incident will affect potential approvals, expected as early as Wednesday
השור של וול סטריט 2

Investments in 2023: Nvidia, bitcoin, and bonds stole the show

31.12.23|Reuters
Bitcoin is up 160% on the year, while some of the most beaten up emerging market bonds have achieved triple-digit gains. The "magnificent seven" tech giants have seen a 97% surge when lumped together
ג'סטין סאן מייסד מנכ"ל טרון מטבע דיגיטלי קריפטו

Tron emerges as new crypto front in Israel's fight against funding of Hamas and Hezbollah

28.11.23|Reuters
The fast-growing crypto network is quicker and cheaper than Bitcoin and has become the new favorite of terror organizations due to its quicker transaction times, lower fees, and stability
את'ריום ביטקוין קריפטו צולל

America cracks down on crypto terror

06.11.23|Viki Auslender
As Israel’s war with Hamas continues, the American government took a series of measures against the crypto market and those who use it to finance terrorism. Among other things, sanctions were established against Hamas operatives and a cryptocurrency exchange in Gaza, who also transferred funds to ISIS
אסתר פרימן ביטקוין חדש

Pensioner gives up fight with bank to deposit massive bitcoin savings

06.08.23|Lital Dobrovitsky
70-year-old Esther Freeman invested around $3,000 in Bitcoin 10 years ago, but Israel's Bank Hapoalim was unwilling to accept her 100x profits. She filed a lawsuit two years ago, but on Sunday both parties officially announced that they agreed to dismiss the case. Since filing the lawsuit, Bitcoin’s price has fallen by around 50%
Larry Fink BlackRock CEO לארי פינק יו"ר בלאקרוק

Can BlackRock finally break down the SEC's objection to a bitcoin ETF?

29.06.23|Viki Auslender
BlackRock's positive track record of gaining SEC approval for similar products and the "surveillance-sharing agreement" between different exchanges it has suggested to pacify regulatory concerns have led some commentators to believe that the largest asset manager in the world will succeed where all previous applicants failed
מטבעות קריפטו

INX battling Binance for assets of bankrupt Voyager Digital

30.11.22|CTech
The Israeli-founded crypto platform is vying for the assets of the lending platform after bidding reopened following the collapse of FTX
סם בנקמן-פרייד סם בנקמן פרייד מייסד בורסת הקריפטו FTX שקרסה

How did some of the world’s largest VCs miss all the warning signs and invest in FTX

22.11.22|Viki Auslender
The promise of easy and fast money attracted the likes of SoftBank, Sequoia, and Tiger Global to FTX and SBF, but they are all now paying the price for investing huge amounts in risky companies that engaged in scandalous leveraged trading
מייסד צלזיוס אלכס משינסקי

Temperature rising: A glimpse behind management’s door during the Celsius collapse

19.10.22|Viki Auslender
With the fall of the crypto company and the resignation of two of its founders, the problematic behavior of its executives becomes more exposed. A murky picture emerges of a company that doesn’t know how to manage risks or their customers' money, while managers withdrew millions while begging customers not to
צלזיוס מימין אלכס משינסקי ו דניאל לאון

Celsius co-founders cashed out over $42 million shortly before collapse

06.10.22|CTech
Former CEO Alex Mashinsky, former CSO Daniel Leon, and CTO Nuke Goldstein withdrew the funds shortly before the crypto lender suspended withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy
אלכס משינסקי מנכ"ל חברת הקריפטו צלזיוס

CEO of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius steps down

28.09.22|Reuters
"I regret that my continued role as CEO has become an increasing distraction, and I am very sorry about the difficult financial circumstances members of our community are facing," Alex Mashinsky said in a statement
מייסדי פיירבלוקס Fireblocks מימין עידן עפרת מיכאל שאולוב פבל ברנגולץ

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
מוסף שבועי 4.8.22 ג'יימס האוולס

How to find 8,000 bitcoins buried under 110,000 tons of garbage

04.08.22|Roni Dori
In the depths of a landfill in Wales rests a hard drive with bitcoins currently worth around $185 million. James Howells, the man who accidentally threw the drive in the trash nine years ago, explains his crazy plan to locate, extract and restore the lost coins
טל וויזר פינסטרה

How banks, regulation, and the business world are addressing the current crypto crisis

23.06.22|Tal Weiser
“The crisis is an opportunity to examine fundamental issues in the market, resolve regulatory issues and instill confidence among all stakeholders,” writes Tal Weiser, Managing Director Sales, Global Services International Payments at Finastra
Sasan Goodarzi - Intuit

Bitcoin is crashing - but don’t rule out crypto just yet, says Intuit

16.06.22|James Spiro
Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi joined CTech during a visit to Israel to discuss blockchain technology in the fintech space
ביטקוין bitcoin

Crypto markets shake-up: Why you should care even if you don’t have Bitcoin

14.06.22|Sophie Shulman
More than $30 billion was invested in crypto companies in 2021. Among the investors are also pension funds, which will absorb a significant portion of the losses of the collapsing companies. But blockchain is here to stay, it’s just a matter of finding the right business model for it
אלכס משינסקי מנכ"ל צלזיוס

Zero degrees Celsius: What will happen to the assets frozen by the collapsing crypto platform?

13.06.22|Viki Auslender
The Israeli-American crypto company has frozen the assets of its 1.7 million users. How did this happen, is the company exposed to lawsuits, and what are the implications for the entire digital asset market?
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