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Oct 30, 2024 • 23min
The new world of education built on the blockchain
One way to eliminate fraudulent university degrees is to post them on the blockchain for everyone to see. Two entrepreneurs – Shahid Hussein of Alchemial and Shan Han of Open Campus – are tackling education from different directions and posting the way to a brave new world of learning using the blockchain. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Oct 23, 2024 • 29min
What we've learned about crypto one year after licensing
Two hundred twenty-five licences have been issued in the last year, more than 100 companies withdrew their applications, and eight were declined. Deepfake scams are becoming alarmingly sophisticated, and scammers are making full use of social media to fool the unwitting, says Gerhard van Deventer, head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Oct 16, 2024 • 25min
The eerie calm before the storm
This is now one of the longest periods bitcoin has remained trapped in a relatively narrow range. The longer this goes on, the more explosive the move. Shiven Moodley, macro strategist at 80eight, expects a decisive move to the upside in the next few months. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Oct 9, 2024 • 31min
Why stablecoin Tether is more profitable than Goldman Sachs.
Stablecoins, backed by real-world assets such as the US dollar, are on a rampage. Jon Ovadia, CEO of crypto exchange OVEX, explains how USD-backed stablecoin Tether, with just 100 employees, recently surpassed Goldman Sachs in terms of profitability. This, says Ovadia, will soon become a multi-trillion dollar business and account for most cross-border transactions. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Oct 2, 2024 • 25min
How to spot a crypto scam
Louis Nel, co-host of the G-Crypt social media channel, talks about the emergence of some new and alarming scams, often using crypto vulnerabilities. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Sep 25, 2024 • 19min
Now you can bitcoin your way to an EU passport
Katie Ananina of Plan B passport explains some recent updates to Portugal's Golden Visa programme that permits an investment into a bitcoin fund as a route to an EU passport. It seems other countries are eyeing this development with interest too. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Sep 18, 2024 • 26min
Can deep fakes empty your bank account?
Waheed Adam, chairperson of iTouch, explains that the threats from AI and deep fakes are very real, and how one multinational company lost $25 million to a deep fake fraudster pretending to be the CEO. iTouch has developed a digital authentication system using tokenisation to beat this disturbing trend. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Sep 11, 2024 • 31min
Bitcoin as an instrument of freedom
Farzam Ehsani, CEO of crypto exchange VALR, argues bitcoin represents a monumental leap in personal freedom given the inequalities and distortions built into the current financial system. If it is an instrument of freedom, what will that freedom look like? Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Sep 4, 2024 • 19min
Using crypto to expand your business
Some companies like 80Eight are using crypto not as a speculative investment but as a way to expand business opportunities. Founder and CEO Faadil Moti explains how it's done. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Aug 28, 2024 • 31min
Is bitcoin mining about to take off in SA?
Carel de Jager, research group leader at the CSIR and CEO of SilverSixpence, says the country will soon be swimming in surplus solar power after years of loadshedding. Bitcoin mining is one obvious solution to this surplus. De Jager takes us through the economics of bitcoin mining. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
