The other blockchain
Ethereum hosts most tokenised assets and is set to surge as Nasdaq seeks to put $63-trillion on blockchain. Its time in the spotlight may…
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Inside Altvest’s mega $210m bitcoin gamble
JSE-listed minnow Altvest has taken a radical left turn, looking to raise $210m and turn itself into a bitcoin treasury play…
Standard Bank is readying the ‘rails’ for stablecoins
Africa’s biggest bank is preparing to plug clients into stablecoin payments across 21 markets, but says regulations and client demand must come first…
Crypto: Has the banking industry finally surrendered?
Banks are embracing stablecoins, but not crypto’s ethos. They’ve taken the tech, dropped anonymity and built a faster, centralised system…
Binance Pay powers a new era of customer spending
The expansion of the borderless payment platform now allows South Africans to pay for goods and services in crypto – just as easily as…
Remember NFTs? They’re all grown up now
NFTs have grown up. Real-world asset tokenisation is booming – and set to hit $30-trillion by 2030. Here’s why it matters, and who’s ahead…
Frustration mounts for victims of South African fraudster
Victims of Eran Eyal’s fraud scheme are still waiting for refunds, more than five years after he was convicted of fraud…
When crypto faith breeds financial fiction
MicroStrategy turned crypto into its core business. Now more than 150 firms are copying the play. Welcome to the rise of the bitcoin treasury…
Crypto ruling fuels fear of an offshore ‘free for all’
A high court ruling that cryptocurrency falls outside of South Africa’s exchange control rules may light a fire under regulators…
Lessons from the JuicyFields cannabis scam
It’s almost three years since the JuicyFields cannabis ponzi scheme was revealed – but the takeouts from this debacle are timeless…
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