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If you thought cryptos was all about speculating on the price of bitcoin, think again. Omer Iqbal, co-founder of crypto and fintech company Fivewest, explains how companies with operations in Africa are using cryptos to hedge against weak local currencies. And that's just the start of it. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

This is an exciting time to be a witness to the financial revolution unfolding, says Dawie Roodt, chief economist at The Efficient Group. Private currencies like bitcoin will compete with fiat currencies like the rand and US dollar, and we can expect the correlation between bitcoin and cryptos to rupture. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Mazars digital asset lead, Wiehann Olivier, explains why the crypto crash is leading to the inevitable weeding out of dodgy projects, and how those that remain will be those that are robust, transparent about the assets in their vaults, and less prone to hype. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

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 co-founder Gaurav Nair lays out the case for and against. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

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 years into a radical technological shift that typically takes 50 years to fully reveal itself. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

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. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

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. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

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. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

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 one of Africa's greatest trading empires. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

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. Moneyweb Crypto news articles