# Netanyahu Says He Has Ordered a Blockchain Plan in Case Israel Faces Banking Sanctions

Speaking four days before Israel's Oct. 27 election, he called blockchain "one of the alternatives" for an "alternative economic system" but named no protocol, token or timeline.

- Published: 2026-10-24T05:47:39.510Z
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- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Haaretz](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-10-23/ty-article/.premium/netanyahu-warns-of-banking-sanctions-on-israel-floats-crypto-as-possible-bypass/000001a1-6980-db3a-a9fb-fdabc11e0000), [The Block](https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-10-23-netanyahu-israel-blockchain-plan-possible-sanctions-427792), [i24NEWS](https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/defense/artc-israel-sanctions-37-crypto-wallets-tied-to-iran-s-revolutionary-guards-terror-financing)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has requested a plan to use crypto as one way around possible banking sanctions on Israel. Asked in a television interview whether blockchain could serve that purpose, he answered, "Blockcha…

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