...
Wednesday . 24 December . 2025
Breaking Update

Israel Tax Authority Probes Three for Hiding Millions in Crypto Profits

Israel Tax Authority investigates three suspects for concealing tens of millions in crypto profits. One traded $7 million in crypto and NFTs, evading taxes and.

Ni Gil Tanenbaum Breaking News

Jerusalem, 24 December, 2025 (TPS-IL) — As part of a nationwide investigation operation, a resident of Nazareth, a resident of Be’er Sheva, and a resident of Holon were investigated by the Israel Tax Authority on suspicion of concealing crypto income totaling tens of millions of Shekels.

Igor Shargorodsky, a resident of Holon, is suspected of operating in virtual currency trading arenas abroad in large volumes in the years 2020-2024 and did not report to the tax authorities. It is also suspected that he did not report income he had from companies abroad and overall evaded reporting income totaling tens of millions of Shekels.

Another suspect being investigated is Aviv Dahan Bilevsky, a resident of Beer Sheva, who was questioned by the Jerusalem and Southern Investigations Assessment Officer. The investigation material suggests that in 2022, Bilevsky began trading cryptocurrencies and NFTs using digital wallets he owned and even presented himself as an expert in the field on social media.

According to the suspicion, between 2022 and 2025, the suspect carried out trading activities worth approximately $7 million, and did not report them to the tax authorities.

Additionally, as part of an investigation by the Haifa and Northern Investigations Tax Assessor in cooperation with the Northern Police Chief, a Nazareth resident named Ibrahim Zoabi was arrested on suspicion of evading income and violating the Money Laundering Prohibition Law.

author avatar
Gil Tanenbaum
Live Breaking Updates

Breaking News Coverage

Real-time breaking news coverage from Israel and the Middle East. Stay informed with the latest developments as they happen.

Wednesday, 24 December 2025 Updated continuously
Breaking News 2 hours ago New

New Safed Neighborhood Approved: 4,000 Homes for 20,000 Residents

Northern District Committee approves new Safed neighborhood, "Southern Gate," with 4,000 housing units for 20,000 residents, plus commercial and employment.

Breaking News 2 hours ago New

Israel Road Fatalities Rise in November, 30 Deaths Reported

Israel's road fatalities rose in November 2025 with 30 deaths, a 40.1% increase from the monthly average. Despite fewer accidents, deaths climbed.

Breaking News 3 hours ago New

High Speed Rail Line to Connect Be’er Sheva to Ben Gurion Airport

Israel's Ministry of Transportation is accelerating high-speed rail construction, connecting Be'er Sheva to Ben Gurion Airport at 250 km/h, cutting travel time.

Breaking News 3 hours ago New

Israel Holds National Campaign on Noise Pollution

Israel launches a national campaign to reduce vehicle noise pollution as part of the Quiet Cities program, utilizing cameras and noise detectors to improve.

Breaking News 4 hours ago New

184,200 Christians Live in Israel On Christmas Eve 2025

Israel's Christian population reaches 184,200 on Christmas Eve 2025, representing 1.9% of the nation. Discover demographics and growth trends in new statistics.

Breaking News 5 hours ago New

Massive Texting Campaign Initiated to Ensure Israelis Entitled to Rental Subsidies Informed of Their Rights

Israel's Ministry of Construction and Housing launches a first-of-its-kind initiative, texting 40,000 disabled citizens about their rental subsidy rights to.

Breaking News 5 hours ago New

PA Continues Terrorist Payments, Disguised as ‘Pensions’

Israel's Foreign Ministry reveals the PA continues 'Pay-for-Slay' by disguising terrorist payments as pensions for released prisoners and families of killed.

Breaking News 5 hours ago New

Israeli Agency Refutes AP Claims on Gaza Aid Supplies

Israel's COGAT agency refutes AP claims, detailing 4,200 aid trucks weekly enter Gaza and no food shipments from humanitarian groups are denied.

Breaking News 6 hours ago New

Israel Shekel Exchange Rates December 24, 2025

See the Bank of Israel's end-of-day shekel exchange rates for Wednesday, December 24, 2025, including the US Dollar at 3.1860 NIS and Euro at 3.7573 NIS.

Breaking News 6 hours ago New

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange TASE Recap December 24, 2025

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) indices rose on December 24, 2025, with TA-35 closing up 0.23% and TA-90 up 0.78%. Equity turnover exceeded 3.6 billion NIS.