Netanyahu Requests Blockchain Plan for Sanctions Risk

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had asked for a plan examining blockchain and digital currencies as possible ways to address potential banking sanctions against Israel, without identifying a proposed system or saying who would prepare it. Netanyahu made the comments in a Channel 10 interview. Asked whether blockchain could provide an alternative to conventional financial channels, he described it as one option and said he had requested a plan. His remarks establish a request, not an operational program: he did not name a currency, network, responsible government body or timetable. He also said Israel should prepare for the eventual end of substantial U.S. military assistance. The current aid agreement expires in September 2028, but Netanyahu did not give a date for when assistance might end or specify a replacement funding plan. He linked the broader need for preparedness to possible restrictions on banking and to a future with less U.S. support. The interview did not connect the blockchain request to any particular sanctions measure. Britain has announced measures concerning people and companies involved in settlement construction and plans for restrictions...