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Israel Plans CBDC but Is Unsure If or When It Would Launch
Israel Plans CBDC but Is Unsure If or When It Would Launch
September 12, 2023  |  CBDC

Israel’s central bank is working on a national digital currency, but it’s unclear if or when a central bank digital currency (CDBC) would roll out....

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Open Banking Reform Drives Competition in Israeli Financial Services Sector
Open Banking Reform Drives Competition in Israeli Financial Services Sector
December 27, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

Six months after Israel’s open banking legislation came into effect, the field is taking shape. Like similar laws elsewhere, such as the EU’s second payment...

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Sweden, Norway and Israel Central Banks Test Cross-Border CBDC Payments
Sweden, Norway and Israel Central Banks Test Cross-Border CBDC Payments
September 28, 2022  |  CBDC

The central banks of Sweden and Israel announced Wednesday (Sept. 28) that they will start exploring how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can be used...

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CBDC Weekly: ECB Sees a ‘Holy Grail’; Thailand, Nepal Push Ahead; Israel Worries
CBDC Weekly: ECB Sees a ‘Holy Grail’; Thailand, Nepal Push Ahead; Israel Worries
August 08, 2022  |  CBDC

A digital euro could be the “Holy Grail” of cross-border payments, according to a recent report by the European Central Bank. A European central bank...

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Israel Central Bank Says DeFi Smart Contracts May Need Oversight
Israel Central Bank Says DeFi Smart Contracts May Need Oversight
June 20, 2022  |  Blockchain

A report Monday (June 20) from Israel’s central bank suggested that decentralized finance (DeFi) smart contracts may require oversight to prevent “malicious” acts, Bloomberg wrote....

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Today in Crypto: LatAm Exchange Bitso Processed $1B in US-Mexican Remittances YTD; Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Misses Lender Margin Calls
Today in Crypto: LatAm Exchange Bitso Processed $1B in US-Mexican Remittances YTD; Crypto Hedge Fund...
June 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Inverse Finance, the ethereum-based DeFi tool, has seen an exploitation for over $1.2 million in cryptocurrency as of Thursday (June 16), CoinDesk writes, citing on-chain...

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Digital Shekel Won’t Disrupt Israel, Central Bank Says
Digital Shekel Won’t Disrupt Israel, Central Bank Says
March 02, 2022  |  CBDC

Israel’s central bank says that a national digital currency is unlikely to harm the country’s banking system. As Reuters reported Wednesday (March 2), this announcement...

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Bank of Israel Studies Potential of Digital Shekel
Bank of Israel Studies Potential of Digital Shekel
January 13, 2022  |  CBDC

Israeli policymakers have broadened the scope of their research into launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the Bank of Israel scrambles to avoid...

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Official: Israel Held A Test Run For A Digital Shekel
Official: Israel Held A Test Run For A Digital Shekel
June 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Bank of Israel Deputy Governor Andrew Abir said at an event that the country held an experimental run of a so-called digital shekel token, The...

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