Netanyahu studies cryptocurrency to bypass potential sanctions, warns US military aid will end

Netanyahu said Israel is preparing its economy for possible international sanctions and confirmed he is studying cryptocurrency as an alternative to traditional banking.

• Netanyahu confirmed in a Channel 10 interview that he asked advisers to draft a plan for using blockchain technology to continue financial transactions outside conventional banking channels.
• Netanyahu warned that US military aid — now $3.8 billion annually under a memorandum running to 2028 — will not continue indefinitely.
• The UK and 11 other countries announced coordinated sanctions last month targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
• Opposition leaders Yair Lapid and Avigdor Lieberman criticized the plan, and a senior Israeli economic official said it would not achieve its goal.