In one of the most unique conversations in Beyond the Code history, Yitzy sits down with Reuven "Ruby" Rivlin — the 10th President of the State of Israel — to talk about why, at 86 years old, he's betting on crypto.
Rivlin is now Honorary President of Bitcore Capital, a publicly traded Israeli company building regulated digital financial infrastructure — including a shekel-pegged stablecoin, Bitcoin-backed lending, and what could become Israel's first crypto-native digital bank and have recently entered into a very significant partnership with Lava Network. The company has assembled a team of former senior government officials, regulators, and law enforcement leaders specifically to earn the trust of the Israeli public and regulators alike.
But before all of that, Rivlin was a trial lawyer, a Jerusalem city councilor under Mayor Teddy Kollek, president of Beitar Jerusalem football club, a 30-year Knesset member, Speaker of the Knesset twice, Israel's Communications Minister, and finally — the President of Israel from 2014 to 2021.
In this episode:
Why Rivlin joined Bitcore Capital and what they're actually building
The regulatory challenges facing crypto adoption in Israel
How assembling former chiefs of police, ministers, and regulators is a trust-building strategy — not just optics
His vision for Israel as a leader in the digital financial revolution
Stories from his legal career, the Knesset, Beitar Jerusalem, and his relationships with world leaders
This episode is brought to you by FirstRead — your go-to source for crypto legal and regulatory intelligence.
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