Israel's political backdrop gave attendees of Tel Aviv Blockchain Week an opportunity to ponder the duality of today's bitcoin movement.
Accenture and Intel are to help develop a Hyperledger-based securities lending platform for the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange.
The battle between Israeli forces and Hamas has resulted in the closure of Ben-Gurion International Airport to incoming flights.
More and more people are trading bitcoin in person, keeping with the ethos of a decentralised, peer-to-peer currency.