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  "id": 16598129,
  "title": "Capital controls, no imports: What Netanyahu's crypto economy would mean for Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/capital-controls-no-imports-what-netanyahus-crypto-economy-would-mean",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:18:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-10-26/ty-article-magazine/.premium/capital-controls-no-imports-what-netanyahus-crypto-economy-would-mean/000001a1-77cc-d682-a7af-7fee4cd50000"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The sanctions on Russia show that financial isolation damages people's standard of living. If more sanctions are imposed on Israel, cryptocurrency won't save the economy from fleeing foreign investors, falling exports and the erosion of savings",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Netanyahu’s crypto bet signals a dangerous readiness to accept economic isolation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/netanyahus-crypto-bet-signals-a-dangerous-readiness-to-accept",
        "published": "2026-10-26T09:14:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}