At the Starkware Sessions 2023 event, held at the Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv, Israel, Starkware co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson informed the audience that the company intends to open source “key…
Continue ReadingThe body overseeing the securities market in Israel is taking steps to incorporate rules for digital assets into the existing legislation. The regulator released a draft proposal to introduce the…
Continue ReadingThe Israel Securities Authority proposed a framework for the regulation of digital assets. The proposal included a change in the definition of securities to cover digital assets used for financial…
Continue ReadingIsrael has allowed authorities to seize suspicious crypto wallets This ruling came as a counter-terrorism measure Israel, with its latest decision on 18 December, has set a key precedent with…
Continue ReadingOver 150 crypto wallets blacklisted for alleged links to the funding of terror groups can now be drained of all funds following a ruling by an Israeli court. Tel Aviv’s…
Continue ReadingCrypto-friendly cities throughout the world report growth and innovation despite recent events. The sudden failure of FTX has left many people questioning the impact this will have on the cryptocurrency…
Continue ReadingThe Chief Economist at Israel’s Ministry of Finance, Shira Greenburg, published a list of recommendations for the regulation of digital assets on 28 November. She called for a more comprehensive…
Continue ReadingThere are a number of benefits associated with tokenized government bonds, yet adoption may take time. A handful of government-backed financial institutions have been exploring tokenization use cases to revolutionize…
Continue ReadingThe Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), Israel’s only public stock exchange, on 24 October disclosed its plans to build a blockchain-based platform to expand its trading services to cryptocurrencies and…
Continue ReadingThe five-year plan includes tokenizing various classes of digital assets and smart contracts. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) disclosed on Oct. 24 the creation of a blockchain-based platform to…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Ministry of Finance and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange expect to finish the pilot project by Q1 2023. The Israeli Ministry of Finance, together with the Tel Aviv Stock…
Continue ReadingThe Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of Sweden, Norway, and Israel have joined forces to investigate the potential applications of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) for…
Continue ReadingAfter a legal framework revamping in 2016, Bits of Gold became the country’s first active company to secure licensing to operate as a virtual asset service. Israeli regulators grant the…
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