By Shelly Melancon (Switzerland)
Mossad, Israel’s national intelligence agency, has announced that it is seeking a cryptocurrency expert for hire. Still, the preferred candidate would be one with at least four years of experience in the field. Part of the job states that the potential employee must have “detailed knowledge and expertise about cryptocurrencies, Def, digital commerce, and financial technology.”
Another part of the job description states that the preferred candidate must be ready to “lead, initiate, plan and develop accompanying systems activities.” The last part above allows anyone to make do with the information however they feel like it. Ynet, a top Israeli media site, claimed that Mossad might want to start using digital currencies for equipment purchases or send money to its agents anonymously.
Hamas Organization And The Israeli Government
Lately, Isreal’s involvement in cryptocurrency has been from the Hamas terrorist organization (which continues to rule over Palestine’s Gaza strip). News making the rounds is that the organization seeks to raise crypto funds from its social media campaigns and end its financial isolation.
Recently, Benny Graz, Israel’s Defence Minister, authorized Israeli security forces to hijack any crypto-related accounts linked with the terrorist organization. A 2020 ICD-ICT published data reveal that Hamas and Salah-Al-Deen brigades (another terror group from Iran) have raised about 3,400 BTC in the last four years.
Coinbase Users Can Now Buy Digital Assets Using Apple Pay
Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency industry keeps growing in popularity and use. Since the beginning of this year, the crypto space has continued to grow in leaps and bounds. Token prices have surged as positive sentiments continue to permeate the crypto space.
Also, various metrics indicate that investors are not selling their tokens but prefer to hold on to them. More good news is that crypto exchange giant, Coinbase, has enabled a new feature on its platform that enables its users to purchase cryptocurrencies via apple pay.
The exchange giants also revealed that it would launch the google pay feature for crypto purchases by fall this year. Coinbase already allows its users to purchase digital currencies with credit and debit cards.
Crypto-Related Firms Establish A Presence In Ireland
Several FinTech firms are establishing their offices in the Republic of Ireland as the country is known for not being agnostic about FinTech innovations. Also, the companies can access other European target audiences from there.
Kraken and Gemini are two crypto-related companies seeking to access the European target audience through Ireland. Hence, they have job openings for various talents, such as compliance risk officers. Gemini even hired a FinTech expert, Gillian Lynch, to hasten its expansion into Europe.
Lynch has worked in various capacities at several FinTech companies. Apart from crypto-related firms, financial institutions are also establishing their presence in Ireland. One such financial institution is the Bank of New York Mellon. It has already established a unit in Dublin, where it will be running its crypto operations.
Also, Blockdaemon (a blockchain technology firm whose major shareholder is Goldman Sachs) has already established its presence in Galway while seeking remote employees for various positions.
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