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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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Jun 10, 2025 • 14min
Could quantum computing crack Bitcoin?
Rob Price, CEO of Sound Money, takes us through some of the extraordinary leaps in quantum computing in recent months and what threat this poses to Bitcoin's cryptography – and how bitcoiners are responding. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Jun 4, 2025 • 36min
How bitcoin went from cool to necessary
Jon Ovadia, CEO of OVEX, gives his predictions for bitcoin as a rush of companies concerned about financial uncertainty stack BTC on their balance sheets. He also explains how OVEX is building a world-first "neo bank" built on crypto rails. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
May 28, 2025 • 28min
Court ruling exposes crypto exchange-control loophole
This could lead to a free-for-all, with crypto transfers abroad not subject to SA Reserve Bank approval – at least until the loophole is closed. Wiehann Olivier of Forvis Mazars takes us through the likely implications. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
May 21, 2025 • 29min
Is Know Your Customer verification really that safe?
The recent hack of crypto exchange Coinbase, where criminals working with rogue insiders managed to get access to customer information and demanded $20m to keep it quiet, is an example of how KYC can go wrong, says Shiven Moodley, macro strategist at 80eight. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
May 14, 2025 • 23min
Why crypto arbitrage is more popular than ever
David Farelo, CEO of Currency Hub, explains how the buying and selling of cryptos between local and overseas exchanges has gone mainstream as wealth and fund managers are looking for relatively low-risk returns that outperform. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
May 7, 2025 • 19min
Tether, the world's richest crypto company, moves into AI
Tether made more than $13bn in profits in 2024 with just 150 employees, more than BlackRock and on par with Goldman Sachs. Now, it is moving into open-source AI. Omer Iqbal, CEO of FiveWest, explains. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Apr 30, 2025 • 22min
How to dollarise your life with stablecoins
Craig Stoehr, general counsel for Yellow Card, talks about the incredible rise of US dollar-backed stablecoins like Tether and USDC and how they offer a lifeline for Africans trapped in countries with fatally weakened local currencies. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Apr 24, 2025 • 34min
The AI war between scammers and the public is getting wild
Sam Mkhize, head of compliance at Binance SA, explains how AI is evolving at a blistering pace, allowing scammers to clone your voice and image, and how crypto exchanges are using AI to fight back. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Apr 16, 2025 • 27min
There’s a perfect storm ahead for the rand and bitcoin
Tariff wars and gold at an all-time high have rattled financial markets. This could push the rand to R22.25 to the dollar and bitcoin to $65 000, says Shiven Moodley, macro strategist at 80eight. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Apr 9, 2025 • 28min
Regulatory overload could stifle crypto boom
Brent Petersen, chair of the Crypto Asset Association of SA, explains how new regulations piled on top of the recently completed licensing process could throttle growth for some firms just beginning to find their feet. And what we've learnt about the crypto industry in the last five years. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
