Moneyweb Crypto
Moneyweb Crypto explores all things crypto and blockchain: the good, the bad and the impossible. If you're looking to invest in cryptocurrencies, or understand this evolving universe, you're in the right place.
Richard da Sousa of AltcoinTrader makes his predictions for 2021, and why bitcoin will crack R1m this year
AltcoinTrader CEO Richard da Sousa sees Bitcoin smashing through the R1 million mark this year, and decentralised finance (DeFi) built around cryptos taking a giant bite out of the lunch of traditional financial institutions. You can already earn interest on your cryptos and borrow money through DeFi platforms at much…
Cheap at the price? Bitcoin at R600k and where to from here
Farzam Ehsani, co-founder of VALR, talks about the spectacular rise of crypto investment as an asset class in SA. It has a lot to do with price gains of 300-500% for several crypto assets. But is there a bubble forming. Ehsani argues that bitcoin and other cryptos, as pricey as…
How crypto sceptics were won over in 2020
Sean Sanders, founder of crypto investment company Revix.com, explains how the company grew 10X in 2020. Institutions and crypto sseptics have become true believers.
2020 was the year of the scam
Where's Johann? Head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), Brandon Topham, explains why MTI founder Johann Steynberg may be in Panama - and not Brazil, as widely believed - and the terrifying speed with which bitcoin and forex investment scams have ripped through SA and then spread…
New bank based on blockchain and cryptos on its way
It's called Maven Mutual. It's built around the blockchain and cryptocurrencies and will overturn our understanding of banking altogether, says founder Sonny Fisher. Also, what role will central bank digital currencies (or CBDCs) play in the very near future?
How to exit the financial matrix using cryptos, and stop being a debt slave
AltCoinTrader CEO and founder Richard de Sousa explains how he discovered an entirely new way to get out of debt, transact and do everything you would normally do with a bank, but in the crypto sphere. De Sousa also breaks down how he bought a R650 000 property in the…
How Binance became the world's largest crypto exchange in three years
Turning its founder Changpeng Zhao into a billionaire. Binance country manager Brenton Naicker discusses why cryptos have come to be seen as a solution to uncertainty and fear, and what's in store for 2021.
Here's a crypto company that won't ask your name and doesn't want to know much about you
Stratum is hewing rigidly to the principles that gave birth to bitcoin - privacy and security. It won't hand over your details to any government or central authority, or even ask your name.
2020 is the year of the crypto
Sonya Kuhnel, founder of Blockchain Academy, explains why 2020 has been cryptos' year to shine, and what we can expect in 2021.
When institutions start falling in love with crypto
The crypto doubters have been (largely) silenced in 2020. Who can argue with a year-to-date gain of more than 150% for bitcoin. Sean Sanders of crypto investment company Revix explains how institutional backing has played a key role in driving crypto prices over the year.
Regulator's noose starts to tighten around crypto scams
Brandon Topham, head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, explains why regulation is coming and how it will help unearth scams. He also gives an update on the investigation into Mirror Trading International, which was raided a few weeks ago.
How AuBit solved the problem of extracting a return on gold
Co-founder Peter Neilson explains how the ancient riddle of getting a return on gold has been solved using 'network effects' of the kind that power Uber and Facebook.
Why private monies such as bitcoin threaten not just banks, but the tax base
Economist Dawie Roodt of The Efficient Group explains what's coming down the pipe for banks - and it isn't necessarily good.
The days of speedy payments using crypto have arrived
Payments company Xago has just won serious endorsement from Capitec Bank. Xago founders Jurgen Kuhnel and Mark Chirnside explain what this means.
Owning a fraction of a share, or real estate now possible with blockchain
Monica Singer, former head of Strate and now part of business development for blockchain solutions company ConsenSys, explains how the blockchain is about to change everything we know about financial services.
Luno envisages a new world of financial delivery
Marius Reitz, Luno's general manager for Africa, explains how its recent buyout by US-based Digital Currency Group is the first step in an ambitious campaign to acquire 1 billion customers in 10 years. With that will come an entirely new way of delivering financial services, especially to the unbanked.
Why Farzam Ehsani and Eugéne Etsebeth left banking to ply their trade in crypto
Two former bankers explain why they chose to pursue cryptocurrency careers.
Are banks doomed by the crypto revolution?
Chris Becker, blockchain lead at Investec, and Josh Miltz, co-founder of crypto exchange Bitfund, discuss how cryptos are changing everything we thought we knew about financial services and banking.
Regulation is coming to cryptos and that's a good thing
Wiehann Olivier of Mazars explains why regulation of cryptos will help build trust and accelerate their rate of adoption among investors. He believes it will also help weed out cryptocurrency scams.
Are we back in bubble territory? The rise and rise of bitcoin
Jon Ovadia, founder of Ovex, and Jason Carpenter of Etherbridge unpack the phenomenal rise of bitcoin in 2020 and what the future holds for cryptos.