Description: How Israel and Palestine Are Using Bitcoin and Blockchain, The Palestinian teenagers swapping stones for assault rifles, Israeli restrictions stifle Palestinian merchants, Bitcoin Adoption | Palestine, El Salvador, CAR
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" Palestinian territories " and " occupied Palestinian territories " ( OPT or oPt ) are descriptions often used to describe the West Bank (including East Jerusalem ) and the Gaza Strip which are occupied or otherwise under the control of Israel . Israeli governments have maintained that the area involved is within territorial dispute . The extent of the territories, while subject to future negotiations, have frequently been defined by the Green Line . The term "Palestinian Territory, Occupied" had been util
Israel occupied the territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the Six-Day War of 1967, which had been earlier occupied by Jordan and Egypt respectively, and has maintained control of them since.
Cryptocurrencies are finding their way across the Holy Land, but tech-savvy Israel and the unbanked citizens in Palestine are exploring drastically different use cases. While a Palestinian freelance software engineer depends on bitcoin as a payment rail to avoid censorship from his bank, "startup nation" Israel is exploring the profit-driven side of the blockchain industry – currently home to 112 blockchain-based startups. #cryptocurrency #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin #crypto Subscribe to CoinDesk on Yo