CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania report a breach affecting roughly 200,000 Bits of Gold customers, but crypto.news says the company has over 300,000 customers and has not confirmed the 200,000 figure.
CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania report a breach affecting roughly 200,000 Bits of Gold customers, but crypto.news says the company has over 300,000 customers and has not confirmed the 200,000 figure.
What all sources agree on
- Bits of Gold, described as Israel's largest regulated crypto broker, is the subject of a reported data breach.
- The reporting originated via Calcalist.
- Bits of Gold was the first company to receive a VASP/financial services license in Israel, in 2022.
- Bits of Gold received approval for the BILS stablecoin, backed 1:1 by the Israeli shekel, in April 2026.
Where the reports disagree
1Size of Bits of Gold's total customer base and whether 200,000 represents essentially all of it
The company serves over 200,000 clients in Israel, meaning the breach could affect essentially every user on the platform.
CryptoBriefing2026-08-16 10:14
Bits of Gold reports 300,000-plus customers and operates under Israeli financial regulation with license 56716.
crypto.news2026-08-16 14:08
What would settle it: Bits of Gold's own published customer count or regulatory filing with the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority
2Whether the 200,000-affected-customers figure is a confirmed count
A hacker has stolen the personal data of roughly 200,000 customers from Bits of Gold, Israel's largest regulated cryptocurrency broker. The breach potentially compromises the platform's entire user base
CryptoBriefing2026-08-16 10:14
Bits of Gold, is currently investigating a potential data leak that may expose personal information of approximately 200,000 customers.
Coinfomania2026-08-16 14:01
Reports circulating Sunday put the potentially affected customer count at roughly 200,000. That figure should be treated cautiously. The customer notice reproduced by Calcalist does not state how many records were accessed, while the company's site says it has more than 300,000 customers. Bits of Gold has not publicly confirmed that 200,000 people were affected.
crypto.news2026-08-16 14:08
What would settle it: An official statement from Bits of Gold confirming the number of affected records, or a regulatory disclosure
What to make of it
Treat Bits of Gold's status as Israel's first licensed crypto broker and the existence of a data breach as established, but treat the 200,000-affected-customers figure as unverified until Bits of Gold itself states how many records were accessed.
Treat Bits of Gold's status as Israel's first licensed crypto broker and the existence of a data breach as established, but treat the 200,000-affected-customers figure as unverified until Bits of Gold itself states how many records were accessed.