Moshe Hogeg
Moshe Hogeg (; born May 15, 1981) is an Israeli businessman. Early life. Hogeg was born in Beersheba on May 15, 1981, in the Southern District of Israel, and grew up in the nearby local council of Meitar. He identifies as an Arab Jew, his father was born in Tunisia and his mother in Morocco. Business ventures. In 2010, Hogeg founded Mobli, which reportedly attracted numerous celebrity investors including Carlos Slim, Serena Williams, and Leonardo di Caprio. One investor was Kazahk businessman Kenges Rakishev; the two later founded a venture capital firm that became known as Singulariteam, which was  one of the most active firms in Israel for a time. Hogeg became active in cryptocurrency, donating $1.9 million to Tel Aviv University for blockchain research and founding the Alignment Blockchain Hub. In 2017 and 2018, he led three initial coin offerings (ICOs) for his companies Sirin Labs, Stx Technologies Limited, and Leadcoin, raising over $250 million combined. In June 2018, Hogeg purchased an acre of land in Kfar Shmaryahu, a suburb of Tel Aviv, for 70 million shekels (US$19.3 million). Hogeg paid 15 percent of the purchase price in Bitcoin, believed to be the first real  estate transaction in Israel conducted with the cryptocurrency. Throughout his business career, Hogeg has faced lawsuits over his ventures from investors and former employees, including former members of Singulariteam. Most were settled out of court with plaintiffs signing nondisclosure agreements. Hogeg was arrested in November 2021 over alleged cryptocurrency-related fraud and released on $22 million bail. Beitar Jerusalem FC. Hogeg was relatively unknown in Israeli football before he acquired Beitar. On July 15, 2021, Hogeg announced the cancellation of a planned match between Beitar and FC Barcelona, after Barcelona refused to hold the event in the disputed city  of Jerusalem. Hogeg said that he was "a proud Jew and Israeli" and could not "betray Jerusalem".