Can Israel Become a Crypto Nation?
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šOur WYNDEX update for today:
Itās the second week in a row in which the WYNDEX is rising over 1%, beating both S&P and NASDAQ. This week weāre at a 2.19% increase for the Wyndex, compared to 1.33% for S&P and 0.71% for the NASDAQ. Etoro leads the pack with 14.62%, in anticipation for a product update which is garnering a lot of attention. Word around the street (and retail investor forums) is that the recent GENIUS Act is about to fuel significant growth for the crypto friendly product.Ā
šÆOur Big Shorts for today:
- Intelās continued decline: The semiconductor company reported earnings July 24, and while the company beat analyst expectations on quarterly revenue, it also announced even more cost cutting efforts: itās in the process of cutting 15% of its workforce, canceling projects across the globe, and now it looks like it will also spin off its networking unit. None of this bodes well for Intelās activities in Israel, where itās still one of the largest tech employers.Ā
- New report on how desalination is critical to the Gulfās future; could Israel play a role here? An interesting article from the Atlantic Council came across our radar last week, all about how the Gulf statesā future (or at least their ability to truly diversify their economies by leaning into tech and AI) could rely on their ability to develop large-scale desalination capabilities + marry these with their data center buildouts. We talk about Israelās desalination āblueprintā and if/how it could apply to the Gulf.Ā Ā
šAnd our Long Play today is an interview with Nir Hirschmann Rub, CEO of the Crypto, Blockchain, Web 3.0 Companies Forum. On the heels of āCrypto Weekā in the U.S., we talk about the state of crypto in Israel⦠and some of the unique challenges & opportunities the industry faces in the country.Ā
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Whatās Your Number? is hosted from Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley by Yonatan Adiri ā Israeli entrepreneur and former advisor to President Shimon Peres ā and Michal Lev-Ram, Israeli-born Silicon Valley-based tech journalist and contributing editor at Fortune. Together, they unpack the headlines, trends, and data driving IsraelāsĀ economy and its future.Ā
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This podcast offers general business and economic information and is not a comprehensive summary for investment decisions. It does not recommend or solicit any investment strategy or security.Ā
š§ CREDITS:
ILAN BENATAR - ProducerĀ
MICHAL LEV-RAM - Editor
MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor
GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research
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