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Bank of Israel Unveils Possible Design of 'Multipurpose' Digital Shekel

The central bank stressed that no decision has been made whether to issue a CBDC, therefore the design presented should only be considered a preliminary one

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Policy

Israel Decision on Digital Shekel Won't Occur Before the EU's Call on Digital Euro: Reuters

As of May 2024, 134 countries or jurisdictions, representing 98% of global GDP, were exploring a CBDC.

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Policy

Israel to Start Digital Shekel Challenge to Develop Payment Use Cases

The Bank of Israel has not decided on issuing a digital shekel, even as it continues its yearslong effort to explore its issuance.

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Videos

3AC Foreclosure Concerns Grow; Fed Boost Short Lived

BlockFi is reportedly among those that liquidated Three Arrows Capital positions. Fed boost to crypto market proves short lived. Huobi to exit Thailand permanently on July 1. Hong Kong Monetary Authority joins with Bank of Israel to investigate CBDC cybersecurity. China media watchdog: NFTs are digital publications and need to be censored. Should NFT collectors be buying insurance? Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Bank of Israel Publishes Draft Guidelines for Crypto Deposits

Banks in the country may no longer be able to bluntly refuse fiat deposits originating from crypto activities.

Exterior of the central bank of Israel located in Kiryat HaLeom also known as Kiryat HaUma which was traditionally considered to be the northern part of the Givat Ram neighborhood., West Jerusalem. Israel

Markets

Bank of Israel Has Already Tested a Digital Shekel

The official said he is not optimistic about an Israeli CBDC being launched.

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Israel’s Central Bank Considers Issuing a Digital Shekel

The central bank is to focus more effort on CBDCs as a potential benefit to payments and the digital economy.

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Markets

Bank of Israel: Cryptocurrencies Are Assets Not Currencies

The deputy governor of Israel's central bank has said that digital currencies like bitcoin are more of a financial asset than a currency.

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Markets

How Israel Can, and Should, Become Ground Zero for Bitcoin

The IRS has opened the door for Israel to become the epicentre of digital currency innovation, argues Michael Eisenberg.

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Israeli Regulators Issue Joint Warning on Cryptocurrencies

The Bank of Israel (BoI) and the Israeli Ministry of Finance have issued a joint statement on digital currencies.

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