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How cryptocurrency is transforming organized crime in Israel, and the police fight against it
Police say Israeli crime groups increasingly use Bitcoin, Tether and other cryptocurrencies to launder money, finance drug deals and pay criminal contractors, forcing law enforcement to recruit a new generation of cyber investigators
Shosh Mula | 08.29.26
Liongate
Why crypto’s biggest losses often start with the wallet? Israeli blockchain firm has the answer
Analysis of more than 1,000 fraud cases by Jaffa-based Lionsgate Intelligence Network found wallet compromises accounted for a disproportionate share of million-dollar losses, as criminals increasingly target direct access to digital assets
Bezalel Eithan Raviv | 08.05.26
Stablecoins
The $2 trillion-a-month stablecoin market comes to Israel
Stablecoins are digital currencies pegged 1:1 to major currencies such as the shekel or dollar; issued by private firms and run on blockchain networks, not central banks, they are now entering Israel’s mainstream under official regulation
Shaked Green Arava, Calcalist | 07.01.26
מפגינים חות'ים בצנעא, בירת תימן, בתמיכה באיראן ובחיזבאללה
Crypto networks fuel the Houthi war machine
Analysts and local sources describe a system built on Tether, temporary wallets, weakly regulated exchanges and cash-out networks on the ground
Khaled Al-Ansi/The Media Line | 06.24.26
Divorcing with crypto? Hidden wallets, wild swings complicate how couples split digital assets
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are treated as shared marital property, but volatility, anonymity and ease of concealment make division in divorce far more complex, raising challenges in locating assets, valuing them and ensuring fair distribution
Attorney Shani Nuri | 04.05.26
בלוקצ'יין קריפטו מטבעות דיגיטליים
Israel’s next competitive edge: building crypto infrastructure, not just startups
Israeli blockchain projects such as Kaspa and KaspaCom highlight a shift from speculative crypto ventures to building scalable, secure infrastructure and long-term entrepreneurial value
Prof. Ilan Alon | 02.26.26
יזם הקריפטו הרוסי רומן נובאק ואשתו אנה נרצחו בדובאי
Israeli private investigator arrested in Dubai over alleged role in double murder
Michael Greenberg allegedly linked to killers of Russian crypto entrepreneur Roman Novak and his wife; bodies found dismembered in desert as probes span UAE and Russia
Itamar Eichner, Alex Nirenburg | 02.15.26
אילוס אילוסטרציה ביטקוין איראן
The silent front: how the United States can seize Iranian crypto assets without firing a shot
Analysis: Iran’s use of crypto to evade sanctions has created new leverage points for US statecraft; far from neutral, stablecoins and exchanges expose vulnerabilities that can be targeted without firing a shot, making crypto both a shield and a trap
Prof. Ilan Alon | 02.10.26
Bitcoin slump, weaker dollar deliver double whammy to Israeli crypto funds
Israeli Bitcoin tracker funds down about 30% over the past year, worse than both Bitcoin and BlackRock’s IBIT, as a weaker dollar compounds crypto losses, while new local funds remain small despite strong retail demand for US-listed Bitcoin ETFs
Almog Azar, Calcalist | 02.04.26
קריפטו בעזה
Chinese barber arrested in Spain over suspected crypto funding of Hamas
Police say investigators traced at least 31 cryptocurrency transfers allegedly made by the barber to accounts linked to the terrorist organization, detailing what was seized at his home and shop near Barcelona
Reuters | 01.30.26
ביטקוין
Crypto’s doomsday: quantum computers could wipe out trillions
Quantum computers could break the encryption securing cryptocurrencies, allowing hackers to drain wallets, undermine trust in blockchains and trigger a collapse in assets worth trillions unless systems shift to quantum-resistant security in time
Tal Shahaf | 01.23.26
איראן קונים ב בזאר ב טהרן אוכל
Iran tries to circumvent sanctions with cryptocurrency, but pro-Israel hacking group is on its tail
According to research firm Elliptic, Iran's central bank purchased more than half a billion dollars in the cryptocurrency USDT in April-May, partly using the UAE dirham; pro-Israel hackers managed to empty the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Tehran
News Agencies | 01.22.26
Yair Kleper, founder of Magma Devs and one of the infrastructure developers of Lava Network, and Richard Teng, CEO of Binance
Lava Network goes global following MiCA Compliant, bringing LAVA to exchanges worldwide
With MiCA Compliant in place, Lava Network expands global distribution of its LAVA token, extending reach to its enterprise-grade RPC access layer and supporting organizational adoption of blockchain and agentic AI
ynet Global | 12.11.25
מטבעות ביטקוין על רקע דגל חמאס
Terror’s lifeline is financial: until the money stops, the violence won’t
Opinion: As families of October 7 victims sue Binance, the case highlights a harsh truth: terror thrives on anonymous digital finance; only global regulation, swift enforcement and public oversight can choke off the cash that fuels future attacks
Liron Rose | 11.29.25
צ'אנגפנג זאו בתערוכת ויוה טק בפריז
October 7 victim families sue Binance crypto exchange over $1B in covert Hamas funding
Families of 306 US victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack accuse Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao of enabling more than $1 billion in crypto transfers for Hamas and other terror groups, saying the platform served as a financial lifeline for terrorists
Reuters | 11.25.25
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