Bank of Israel News

Israel is the latest country to join the increasingly competitive CBDC race. Israel Plans to Launch Digital Shekel According to a report by Ledger Insights on May 12, the Bank of Israel recently released a working paper on a central…

Israeli media sources say bitcoin traders in the country are finding it difficult to pay taxes as banks continue to refuse crypto deposits, August 6, 2019. Banks in many countries refuse to accept deposits from crypto-related activities based on fears…

The Governor of the Bank of Israel, in November 2017, appointed a team of research analysts to explore the possibility of introducing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). According to the report, published on November 6, 2018, the team raised many…