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January 20, 2026

Lecture to Virtual Currencies and Blockchain Course

We recently lectured as part of BDO Academy’s course on virtual currencies and blockchain. The course is intended for managers and executives, directors, institutional investors, investment managers, and analysts. The lecture focused on the development of regulation in Israel and globally.

July 27, 2025

Interview with Channel 10: A Historic Move by the US That Will Reshape the Crypto Market

The firm was interviewed by Channel 10 on the emerging US regulation of stablecoins. During the interview, we emphasized the importance of regulation to ensure financial stability and consumer transparency, compared the initiative to the already-established European framework, and discussed its expected impact on investors, entrepreneurs, and consumers, while highlighting the need to balance technological innovation with appropriate regulatory safeguards.

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July 17, 2025

Adv. Harel Perlmutter on Walla News: The Upcoming Voluntary Disclosure Procedure for Digital Assets

Adv. Harel Perlmutter, a partner and head of the firm's Tax Department, was interviewed by Walla regarding the Israel Tax Authority’s upcoming voluntary disclosure procedure for holders of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. The new framework is expected to offer immunity from criminal proceedings for taxpayers who come forward, without an anonymous track and without relief from interest or inflation adjustments. The procedure will apply to assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and NFTs, provided the disclosure is made before any investigation is initiated or relevant information reaches the authorities.

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December 25, 2023

The SEC’s Approach to Regulating the Crypto Market from a Legal Perspective

We were interviewed by Finance Magnates, where we strongly criticized the US Securities and Exchange Commission's current strategy toward the cryptocurrency market. This criticism comes in the wake of the SEC's aggressive legal actions against major players such as Coinbase, Kraken, and Binance.

To read Part 1 – The SEC Is Wrong and They're Already Paying for It

To read Part 2 – BlackRock's Venture into the Bitcoin ETF Realm>>

December 5, 2023

Dr. Zvi Gabbay Recognized as Leading Blockchain Lawyer

Zvi is among an exclusive list of lawyers nominated for the Lexology 2024 Client Choice Awards. Zvi is the only Israeli lawyer recognized in the Blockchain field.

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June 29, 2023

Bitcoin Rises: Responding to BlackRock’s Extraordinary Move

BlackRock, the world's biggest asset management company, has announced the launch of a bitcoin exchange-traded fund. This has led to Bitcoin hitting a more than one-year high. We explain the rationale behind BlackRock's move in an interview with Globes.

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May 8, 2023

Regulating the Israeli Crypto Market – Article in Calcalist

The Arrangements Law for 2023-2024 makes extensive reference to expanding and creating a regulatory infrastructure in the digital assets field. Specifically, the Israeli government refers to regulation in a number of different areas, including the cryptocurrencies market. See more in an article for Calcalist.

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December 14, 2022

FTX’s Collapse and the Golden State Warriors – Interview with Finance Magnates

Following the collapse of FTX, several lawsuits were filed against the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, which had entered into cooperation agreements with the now-defunct crypto company. In an interview with Finance Magnates, we noted that the plaintiffs must present at least preliminary evidence that the basketball team knew, or should have known, of FTX’s wrongdoing.

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March 2, 2022

Globes Op-ed – Crypto and the Regulators

A recent Globes op-ed addresses rising up to the blockchain challenge and who needs to make the next move.

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July 13, 2021

Real Estate Transactions Using Digital Currencies – Regulatory Challenges

The volume of real estate transactions incorporating digital currencies is expected to grow in the coming years, especially among young, wealthy, tech-savvy professionals. We were interviewed by Globes on the trend, noting the regulatory challenges that exist in these types of transactions.

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April 17, 2021

Blockchain and Real Estate

Globes has dedicated its Real Estate Supplement for Israel's Independence Day to real estate innovation. We were asked to publish a guest column discussing the implementation of blockchain technology that enables the registration and performance of digital operations through a distributed network of computers in the real estate field. We noted that once land registration is also based on blockchain, buyers will be able to purchase real estate property and take out a mortgage in exactly the same way online purchases are made today.

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February 23, 2020

Chambers TMT Guide 2020: Law in Practice

As experts in the TMT field, our firm was asked to contribute the Israeli law and practice overview for the Chambers Israel TMT guide. In their overview, Micky Barnea, Daniel Lorber, and Anat Even-Chen discuss legal considerations for big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. They also address key data protection principles, the challenges with IT service agreements, privacy matters, and more. As a whole, the TMT guide offers insights for each jurisdiction.

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February 12, 2020

Meetup of Israeli Blockchain Community

We participated today in a panel entitled "Regulations and Securities, Where Are We?" The panel was part of an event focused on 2020 predictions for the blockchain industry in Israel. Dozens of entrepreneurs and leading players from the local blockchain community attended.

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September 13, 2018

SEC Takes First Action against Crypto Hedge Fund

Adv. Daniel Israeli was interviewed by Calcalist following the SEC's decision to fine an unregistered crypto broker-dealers and its owners.

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September 5, 2018

A Small Step for the Regulator, a Big Step for Blockchain Technology

An article in Globes about the changing financial regulation in the US around crypto coins.

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September 4, 2018

Bitcoin Makes Up 1% of World Electricity Consumption

We were interviewed by TheMarker on Bitcoin's energy consumption, noting that this is a meeting point between the real economy and the new economy that Bitcoin represents.

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May 24, 2018

Attending iFX Expo International Conference

We attended the iFX Expo International Conference and participated in the panel on regulation, discussing MIFID II, ESMA restrictions, and the blockchain and cryptocurrency revolution.

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February 23, 2018

2018: A Turning Point in the Virtual Currencies Market

An op-ed in Calcalist on the role of the regulator in the virtual currencies market and why 2018 will be a turning point.

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January 25, 2018

Israeli Tax Proposals for Blockchain, First Steps to Approval

Adv. Harel Perlmutter, the head of our Tax Department, was interviewed by Bloomberg BNA following the release of the Israel Tax Authority's new draft plan for taxing ICOs.

January 29, 2018

TheMarker Op-Ed: How to Enjoy Blockchain Innovation

Adv. Daniel Israeli, a member of Barnea's Capital Markets Department, wrote an op-ed piece for TheMarker on the need to create an appropriate regulatory framework for the issuance of digital currencies.

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