Spot crypto is legal and licensed: dealing in virtual assets is a regulated financial service, and the licence comes from the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority. The State Comptroller's November 2024 audit of digital-currency taxation records that five licence holders were then operating in Israel in the field of virtual assets under a licence granted by the Capital Market Authority, and that the licence allows them to buy, sell and convert virtual assets. The same authority published an investor warning in February 2023 against taking financial services in virtual currencies from unsupervised bodies operating without its licence — which is the shape of the regime: licensed venues are lawful, unlicensed ones are what the regulator warns about.
The contract itself does not change by geography: a XRP perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
18 venues open XRP perps to traders in Israel.
ApeX
Aster
Avantis
Derive
Ethereal
gTrade
Helix
Hyperliquid
KiloEx
Lighter
Ostium
Paradex
Synthetix
VestFour steps from sign-up to an open position.
Capital gains tax for an individual whose crypto activity does not amount to a business, with no VAT; marginal income-tax rates where the activity does amount to a business, and mining taxed as a business and as a VAT-registered dealer.
Trading XRP from Israel: legal.
For XRP traders in Israel: Identity verification is a statutory duty.
Israel traders can fund XRP positions using Israeli commercial bank transfer (ILS).
Israel residents can trade XRP on 24 platforms, including Aevo, ApeX and Aster.
Canborsa charges 0.07% per side (0.14% round trip) on XRP.