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Israeli bitcoiners take note: a handful of Knesset members are seeking to ease Israel’s hefty taxation of cryptocurrencies.Four Knesset members from the nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party on Tuesday introduced a draft bill that would effectively end Israel’s 25% capital gains tax on bitcoin by redefining certain “distributed digital currencies” as
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Israeli banks should not deny services to firms involved with cryptocurrencies, according to Israel's attorney general Avichai Mandelblit.Instead of halting financial services for all crypto firms, banks should closely examine each case for indicators of money laundering risks or other illicit financial practices, Mandelblit told the Tel Aviv District
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Israeli blockchain startup Clear has raised $13 million in a Series A round led by Fidelity-backed Eight Roads.Clear — which develops blockchain networks for high-volume transaction systems between businesses — announced the round’s completion in a statement via TechCrunch on Feb. 5.Eight Roads is a global venture firm that
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The firm behind a purportedly Estonia-based cryptocurrency exchange DX.Exchange is ceasing operations following a petition filed by employees.CX Technologies, the Israeli company operating DX.Exchange, entered bankruptcy after 78 of its employees filed a petition against the company with an Israeli court, the Times of Israel reported on Nov. 24. The
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Facebook has recently completed the acquisition of Servicefriend, an Israeli startup that develops AI-based chatbots. Facebook is planning to use the company’s services for Calibra customer services, a digital wallet that Facebook is developing along with its native cryptocurrency Libra.Facebook is planning to launch Libra, a stablecoin developed for peer
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Israeli cybersecurity startup GK8 has reportedly developed the world’s first offline system for transacting cryptocurrencies.The new system uses GK8’s proprietary cryptographic techniques that enable instant blockchain transactions of digital assets without any need for an internet connection, Israeli business news publication Globes reported on Sept. 18.The company raised $4 million
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The Capital Market, Insurance and Saving Authority, a division of Israel’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), is looking to accelerate the process of procuring licenses for blockchain and fintech companies in the country.Israeli business news outlet Calcalist reported the development on Aug. 19. According to the report, the authority has
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