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Leumi Bank, one of the largest lenders in Israel, reportedly started to accept Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) trading.According to a Thursday report by Reuters, Pepper Invest, Leumi's digital platform, partnered with blockchain infrastructure provider Paxos to launch crypto trading. Pepper Invest clients can now buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies using
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A set of 30 crypto wallets from 12 exchange accounts that have been linked to the terrorist group Hamas based in the Gaza Strip were seized on Monday by Israeli authorities.Crypto exchange al-Mutahadun held the wallets where 12 accounts were allegedly being used by Hamas leaders to fund terrorist efforts
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Israeli police have arrested eight suspects in connection with a cryptocurrency fraud scheme after raiding their homes and seizing evidence. One of the suspects is Moshe Hogeg, a well-known owner of the premier soccer team Beitar Jerusalem Football Club. 8 People Arrested in Crypto Fraud Scheme in Israel Israeli police arrested eight
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The state of crypto regulatory news from India to Russia to Brazil.This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn today’s episode, NLW does a whistle-stop tour of global crypto regulatory news, including:India – set to ban crypto as payment but regulated as asset?Israel – might new AML rules make it
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Cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network is acquiring Israeli cybersecurity company GK8, the company announced Monday.GK8 was founded by Lior Lamesh and Shahar Shamai, who have worked as cybersecurity experts at the office of the Prime Minister of Israel.Celsius and GK8 will now provide an enterprise-grade custody platform for banks and financial
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The Israeli government is ratcheting up its efforts to deter tax evasion and close loopholes for would-be money launderers as part of a “war against black capital.” Among the measures outlined in a new draft bill published by the Ministry of Finance this week, a new statutory requirement is being
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Israel's Altshuler Shaham Investment House has doubled its money after tipping $100 million into the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust late last year. It's the only know Israeli institution to have invested this magnitude of funds into Bitcoin so far. The news follows increasing institutional interest in Bitcoin internationally, with reports on
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The total amount raised through the IPO gives Playtika a valuation of $11.1 billion.Israeli-based gaming giant Playtika Holding Corp is set to make a grand entry on the Nasdaq bourse following its Initial Public Offering (IPO) where it raised $1.88 billion. As reported by Reuters, the gaming giant Playtika revealed
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The three co-founders of Collider Ventures all agree Israel’s vibrant crypto industry waned, yet didn’t fizzle, throughout 2020.“For us, [COVID-19] had a positive impact that pushed us into a corner, and we decided to start Collider Labs in order to become sustainable,” said Collider Ventures co-founder Adam Benayoun, describing how
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Kirobo has repurposed its bitcoin transaction reversal feature to work on Ethereum. Source
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