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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.
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Oct 18, 2023 • 24min
Is Bitcoin's 6 month sideways crawl about to break?
With a bitcoin halving of supply in 2024, Jason Welz, head of digital assets at alternative investment firm Jaltech, points out that all previous "halvenings" have been preceded by a bull run. Will it be any different this time? Plus, some astonishing developments in blockchain technology are about to unfurl in the coming years. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Oct 11, 2023 • 27min
Own a slice of property for R100 with new fractional ownership exchanges
Libex and law firm Schindlers have partnered in setting up two exchanges offering investors the opportunity to list and own fractional pieces of assets from farms to residential buildings. Chaz Dunn, innovation head at Libex, and Schindlers managing partner Maurice Crespi explain. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Oct 4, 2023 • 33min
Crypto scammers have met their match.
Carel de Jager, head of distributed ledger technology at CSIR, explains how he tracked down stolen funds from a Moneyweb reader with a new blockchain tool that is being offered to crime busters worldwide. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Sep 27, 2023 • 29min
Is the rand ultimately headed to R100 to the US dollar?
Andrew Field, co-founder of BitDirect, explains the history and likely future of money, arguing that the rand will ultimately hit R100 to the US dollar. There's a long history of fiat currency failures. If so, what role does bitcoin play in the future monetary firmament? Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Sep 20, 2023 • 27min
How the crypto industry is redefining ownership
Blockchain is transforming everything we know about ownership. This is the killer use case for blockchain - establishing title to property and, with that, the ability to transfer and trade property rights. It's a fascinating world we are about to enter, explains Steven Sidley, author of 'It's Mine: How the crypto industry is redefining ownership'. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Sep 13, 2023 • 29min
The taxi industry goes cashless
Eastern Cape taxi operators embrace blockchain technology as they ditch cash and start to compete with the major retailers, explains Sonny Fisher of ForUS. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Sep 6, 2023 • 23min
D-Day approaches for crypto companies as regulations kick in
Gerhard van Deventer, head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, explains how the crypto industry is about to get the policing it has long needed. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Aug 30, 2023 • 22min
Converting Namibians to bitcoin one beer at a time
If Nikolai Tjongarero of EasySats meets someone unfamiliar with bitcoin, he gives them the two-minute elevator pitch and buys them a beer, paid, of course, with bitcoin. He's making tons of happy friends and winning them over to bitcoin in the process. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Aug 23, 2023 • 24min
How a University of Pretoria drop-out is bringing bitcoin to Africa
Kgothatso Ngako dropped out of university to translate bitcoin educational literature into indigenous African languages. Now he has come up with a way for people without smart phones, internet or a crypto account to own and store bitcoin. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Aug 16, 2023 • 16min
What happens to your crypto when you die?
Between four and six million Bitcoin have been forever list because the owners lost their passwords or threw away their hard drives. Brandon Sylvester of Sanlam Trust explains that few people realise that cryptos are not automatically passed on to beneficiaries on death. That's a huge potential loss. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
