Digital Economy

TerraUSD creator Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over $40 billion crypto collapse

Kwon previously pleaded guilty and admitted to misleading investors about a coin intended to maintain a stable price during periods of crypto market volatility.

Do Kwon, a South Korean cryptocurrency executive charged with fraud, stands with his attorney David Patton to plead guilty in front of US District Judge Paul Engelmayer in New York City, August 12, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.
 Gold Future, Europe's Energy Crisis & Digital Currency | Kai Hoffmann

Gold Future, Europe's Energy Crisis & Digital Currency | Kai Hoffmann

Economy Minister Nir Barkat and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speak in the Knesset plenum on February 21, 2024

Economist warns: Israel's war costs could reach 10% of GDP, raising urgent challenges

An illustration of Israeli cryptocurrency

The ‘Digital Shekel Challenge’ advancing Israel’s economic future


Shifting Israeli investment trends: Embracing cryptocurrency and Bitcoin with Bits of Gold

Israeli investment trends are shifting toward cryptocurrency amid regulatory evolution and growing interest in digital assets like Bitcoin, facilitated by platforms such as Bits of Gold.

An illustration of Israeli cryptocurrency

Do you have money in Paybox? You will receive interest on it

Paybox app announces that it will pay its customers from all banks an annual interest of 3% on their balance in the app.


Israel central bank says digital shekel launch an 'open question'

Israel's central bank has been experimenting with a digital shekel with its Hong Kong counterpart and the Bank for International Settlements.

Israel develops new 'bitcoin' currency (Illustrative)

Bank of Ireland ATMs malfunction, release money to people without funds

Reports claimed that customers could withdraw up to €1000 from their accounts regardless of whether or not they had the money available.

 ATMs at the Poznań Główny railway station in Poznań, Poland.

Israelis charge more than NIS 41 billion in July 2023, reduce cash spend

Online transactions have grown in popularity among Israeli society.

 Illustrative image of a person paying with a credit card.

North Korean hackers breached a US tech company to steal crypto

North Korea has previously denied organizing digital currency heists, despite voluminous evidence - including UN reports - to the contrary.

VISUAL DEPICTION OF A HACKER

Rakefet Russak-Aminoach on the digital banking transformation

I would say that Israel became the cyber nation, it became FinTech nation, it became the FinTech hub — no less than Silicon Valley, or New York or London,” said Russak-Aminoach.

 Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, Managing Partner of Team8 at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, September 12, 2022

Want a successful business? It’s all about networking - interview

Networking expert Gil Petersil supplies valuable advice on changing economies, the future of crypto and how to succeed in a more difficult market.

 Gil Petersil

Federal Reserve mulls US digital currency, asks for public feedback

The US central bank is asking for feedback on a possible establishment of a digital currency in the US and presented a paper on how it might work, its benefits and its drawbacks.

 Dollar sign. Will the US dollar go digital with a US digital currency? (illustrative)

A beginner's guide to cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is just the first use of a technology called 'blockchain' that is slowly spreading into (and potentially shaking up) other pursuits, such as real estate, music and gaming.

A representation of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin is seen in this illustration taken November 29, 2021.

Cash App: All you need to know about the popular digital payment service

Here is all you need to know about Cash App: Scams, features, and in which country you can use it.

Bitcoin (virtual currency) coins placed on Dollar banknotes