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Trends to watch in the crypto market
The crypto faithful are nibbling at these low prices, believing a bottom is close at hand. Also watch for the 'Merge' on the Ethereum blockchain, a long-awaited technical upgrade which will make the network more energy-efficient. And should you move your cryptos off the exchanges in favour of self-custody? Jaltech…
Is this the start of a crypto winter, or the end of it?
Things always look bleakest before the dawn. A perfect storm of inflation, war in Eastern Europe and some spectacular crypto failures bathed cryptos in red in the month of June. Chris Becker, blockchain lead at Investec, sees a silver lining in all of this, noting that we are just 10…
Botswana leads Africa in crypto regulation, but scams are swamping the system
Keletso Thophego, country manager for crypto operator Yellow Card, explains how crypto scams have sucked millions of pula from citizens - one of the main reasons why the country is among the first in Africa to embrace crypto regulation.
Even the hackers are disheartened by crypto's slump
What do you do when your stolen loot is rapidly losing market value? You offload it as fast as you can. But as crypto writer Paul Delgado explains, law enforcement is getting better at chasing down stolen cryptos.
SA wine producers using NFTs to tap the global market
Gert-Jan van Rooyen of Fanfire talks about uncovering some truly useful applications for Non Fungible Tokens. How about booking your favourite wines, not yet bottled, and grabbing some of the best vintages on the market? And how NFTs are helping build loyalty among rugby fans.
A new crypto exchange is on its way, this time with a pan-African twist
Thulani Mthunzi cut his teeth in IT developer and as a software developer for the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange before venturing into forex and crypto trading. He was a dissatisfied customer who decided to build a better mousetrap in the form of Mansa Musa, named after the Malian ruler who created…
Blockchain's explosive growth in Africa detailed in new report
Surprisingly, SA is being eclipsed by countries like Nigeria in key areas of blockchain development. Brenton Naicker of CV VC, and Ian Putter, head of blockchain at Standard Bank, make their predictions for the future of this technology on the continent.
If this is crypto's 2008 meltdown moment, what comes next?
The meltdown in cryptos over the last week, led by the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin, has the crypto sceptics saying "I told you so." AltcoinTrader CEO Richard da Sousa explains what this means for the crypto market and what we can expect from here.
Crypto regulations incoming and what they will look like
Financial Sector Conduct Authority head of enforcement, Brandon Topham, says crypto regulations should be in place before end of year, a key purpose being to hound out the scamsters.
A look inside the murky world of Mirror Trading International
Sean Newman, one-time colleague of slain Teasers boss Lolly Jackson, and co-author of the book entitled 'Lolly Jackson', is now working on another gripping thriller - this time into the murky world of Mirror Trading International, which was rated by Chainalysis as the largest crypto scam in the world in…
Questions you should ask your crypto exchange
The idea that bitcoin or cryptos are a passing fad has been put to bed. The number of heavyweight investment managers present at the recent Bitcoin Conference in Miami, Florida, tells us big money adoption is just getting started. Wiehann Olivier, digital asset lead at Mazars, was there and tells…
How cryptos are helping to repurpose an old Sol Kerzner resort as a world-class film studio
A fascinating story about how blockchain technology is breathing new life into South Africa’s film industry. Digital asset exchange FORUS Digital recently announced it would be investing R500m, raised through the issue of tokens, to upgrade the Fish River Resort and Gary Player golf course in the Eastern Cape. FORUS…
VALR raises R750m and goes off to conquer the world
VALR is another South African crypto success story. Having just raised R750 million, valuing the company valuation to R3.7 billion, VALR is off in search of new markets in Africa, India and beyond. CEO Farzam Ehsani explains why South Africa is a rich breeding ground for successful crypto projects.
We are being herded towards a cashless society
Monica Singer of blockchain company Consensys, argues we shouldn't fear the coming Central Bank Digital Currencies that'll herd us towards a cashless society, which arms the state with the means to snoop on every transaction we make. Limits can be placed on the size of transactions visible to the Reserve…
Libertas launches SA's first NFT marketplace
Blockchain business solutions company Libertas launches SA's first marketplace for Non Fungible tokens, and sends a shout-out to all digital content creators and investors looking for something new. Chief technology officer at Libertas, Asif Aziz, explains how this new marketplace opens up a potentially vast new economy for digital content…
Beyond Bitcoin and the end of banks (as we know them)
Can banks survive the tsunami of financial innovation that is raining down on them? Some will, some won't. Steven Boykey Sidley and Simon Dingle in a new book entitled 'Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks', explain why DeFi poses such a threat to traditional banking and why…
DeFi and gaming are three crypto themes to watch in 2022
Brett Hope Robertson of Revix looks into his crystal ball for signs of life in the crypto market, and settles on Web3, DeFi and gaming as the most likely themes to outperform.
Meet Andre Cronje, crypto yield farmer extraordinaire
Andre Cronje is something of a rock star for pioneering automated 'yield farming' in the emerging decentralised finance (DeFi) space. He explains why he doesn't invest in cryptos, and details his latest venture into the crypto-based forex market.
Where are cryptos going in 2022?
If 2021 was a breakthrough year for cryptos, just wait and see what 2022 delivers. Moneyweb's Ciaran Ryan is joined by Sean Sanders of Revix, Marius Reitz of Luno and Gianluca Sacco of VALR to unpack the year just past and what lies ahead.
Why Binance Coin is on a tear
Binance’s Africa lead Brenton Naicker explains why Binance Coin (BNB) ran circles around the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum over the last 12 months, and where investors are putting their money.