The NFT is a digital representation of the oath of office signed by Israel’s sixth president, Chaim Herzog, who is the father of President-elect Isaac
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Expect even more oversight of crypto from regulators, says eToro
Yonni Assia believes that unprecedented retail investor interest will push regulators to be more proactive about crypto regulation.
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Palestinians Ponder Digital Currency as Move for Monetary Independence
The Palestine Monetary Authority is exploring the possibility of issuing its own digital currency. For Palestinians, the minting of a national coin would represent a
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Palestine monetary authority mulls digital currency as ‘political signal‘
Analysts note that the occupied territories’ macroeconomic and political conditions don’t allow for a digital currency to operate as a means of exchange but stress
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Bank of Israel steps up CBDC efforts with reported tests on Ethereum
The Bank of Israel has experimented with using Ethereum and nonfungible tokens for a pilot as part of its ongoing digital shekel research, a local
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Bank of Israel deputy governor confirms digital shekel pilot is underway
Despite the pilot, the central bank’s deputy governor said he was apprehensive about launching a full-scale CBDC in Israel, and referred to Bitcoin as a
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