Bitkey starts shipping the first units of its hardware device, adds security and recovery features
By Press Release 22 March 2024Bitkey’s hardware device begins shipping to customers, and the Bitkey app is already available for downloads across app stores. FULL STORY >
The future for crypto: Luno shares ten future crypto trends
By Staff Writer 13 July 2023Crypto has evolved significantly over the last few years, and as Luno celebrates its tenth year, Christo de Wit, Luno’s country manager for South Africa, makes ten predictions for crypto over the coming decade. FULL STORY >
Who is buying crypto in South Africa? Luno explains
By Staff Writer 8 March 2022The average South African crypto buyer is most likely to be male, spends about R450 on the first purchase and holds onto it for about eight months, according to data from crypto platform Luno. FULL STORY >
Luno provides cryptocurrency predictions for 2022
By Staff Writer 19 January 2022What does 2022 hold in store for crypto? Voices from Luno speculate. FULL STORY >
Bitcoin marketplace Paxful teams up with Ovex to launch new service
By Press Release 2 September 2021Paxful’s South African users can now convert their Bitcoin directly into local currency FULL STORY >
Crypto Asset Policy Paper puts SA officially on the road to Crypto-Asset Regulation
By Industry Contributor 22 June 2021By Seshree Govender, Senior Associate at Webber Wentzel FULL STORY >
Paxful sees more young women In Africa turn to Bitcoin amidst pandemic
By Press Release 8 September 2020Paxful believes women are playing a key role in crypto adoption and success in Africa. FULL STORY >
Paxful shares 5 things they have learnt from building a global bitcoin marketplace
By Press Release 24 August 2020Celebrating their fifth year in operation, next-generation peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace, Paxful, are reflecting on key milestones since inception in 2015. FULL STORY >
Electronic payments and Innovation: A deeper look with Cathie Wood
By Ryan Noik 20 June 2019What is the mobile payment potential like in South Africa, and where should we look for innovation in that space? The CEO of the US-based Ark Invest, Catherine Wood offered her insight at the recent SingularityU Exponential... FULL STORY >
SingularityU Exponential Finance Summit Interview with Cathie Wood: Why Bitcoin is set to be the cryptocurrency winner
By Ryan Noik 18 June 2019One of the illuminating interviews to come out of the Singularity Summit, recently held in Cape Town, was with Catherine Wood, the CEO of Ark Invest. FULL STORY >
Interview: Ama.Zing innovation bridges the diaspora divide
By Ryan Noik 14 September 2018At its best, technology offers a viable way to answer human problems that need to be solved. That is exactly what the newly introduced Ama.Zing coins do. FULL STORY >
Twitter reportedly planning to ban cryptocurrency ads
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 19 March 2018Following in the steps of Facebook and Google, Twitter is said to be mulling over a ban on cryptocurrency ads. FULL STORY >
FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin among 2017’s main spam and phishing topics
By Press Release 20 February 2018According to Kaspersky Lab’s Spam and phishing in 2017 report, cybercriminals have been following a global agenda and have been using hot topics such as FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin to fool users and steal their money or personal... FULL STORY >
Are investment banks ready for blockchain-enabled distributed ledgers?
By Opinion 12 February 2018Prashant Prakash, Blockchain lead for Financial Services practice at Accenture in South Africa talks about the impact of blockchain on the banking industry and how organisations have expressed interest and are exploring... FULL STORY >
Cape Town hosts first ever Blockchain Symposium
By Ryan Noik 5 February 2018Cape Town recently hosted the continent’s largest blockchain hackathon, as well as the city’s first ever Blockchain Symposium. FULL STORY >
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