Israel Grants Its First Bitcoin, Crypto Trading License To Local Exchange Bit...
After a legal framework revamping in 2016, Bits of Gold became the country’s first active company to secure licensing to operate as a virtual asset service.Israeli regulators grant the first VASP license to Bits of Gold after 5 years of waiting.The company is launching two new products in the near future. One of the products will be custodial while the other integrates its services with legacy finance in the region.The Israeli Insurance and Savings Capital Market Authority (ISCMA) has granted cryptocurrency exchange Bits of Gold the first virtual asset service provider (VASP) license in....
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