Moneyweb Crypto
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.
Why some SMEs are loading bitcoin onto their balance sheets
Stablecoins too – and not as a sign of risk tolerance, but to mitigate the risks of fiat debasement, as 80eight macro strategist Shiven Moodley explains.
Is this the future of investing?
Digital exchanges like Mesh.trade have cut trading costs to 0.2% while making it possible to buy fractions of an asset. All transactions are logged on the blockchain. Stock exchanges like the JSE are getting a run for their money, says Mesh.trade MD Connie Bloem.
How regulation opened the crypto arbitrage floodgates
Ben Jordaan of crypto arbitrage company Shiftly notes how regulation has been a blessing and a curse for crypto arbitrage, introducing thousands of new participants while also squeezing the profits as demand increases.
Banks are about to enter the crypto space
Frank Leonette, CEO of AfriDAX, delves into the imminent arrival of banks into the crypto space in SA, a surprising and ironic turnaround given their prior hostility to this new asset class. There are risks aplenty for customers, and not everyone will welcome the banks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Why small is beautiful when it comes to crypto
Henco Vorstman, CEO of ChainEx, one of the smaller exchanges in SA, explains why investors and traders often prefer a small exchange – low fees, good arbitrage opportunities, and personal service to name a few. And how the banks remain inexplicably hostile to crypto.
What's blockchain got to do with a R60bn class action suit against the banks?
Hundreds of homebuyers are taking the banks to court for repossessing their homes and selling them for a fraction of their worth. Advocate Douglas Shaw explains how the repossession crisis in SA came about and how blockchain could solve this.
Crypto heists, blockchain sleuths, and turning surplus power into bitcoin
The world’s second-largest crypto exchange, Bybit, was hit by a massive hack attack in February, where thieves from North Korea made off with nearly $1.5bn in ethereum. Carel de Jager, research group leader at the CSIR, has been on the trail of the stolen funds and tells us what he…
Celebrity impersonation using AI is the new scam
Gerhard van Deventer, head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, explains how scams – not always involving crypto – are evolving by the week and how AI has made this a dangerous game for consumers.
Providing housing to the informal sector using the blockchain
The poor are excluded from housing because they do not qualify for mortgages because credit approvals are based on historical data. Empowa, using the blockchain, has solved this gnarly problem and plans to build one million homes by 2030, explains CEO Glen Jordan.
AltVest becomes the first company in Africa to start stacking bitcoin
Warren Wheatley intends to follow in the footsteps of MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor by pumping cash and borrowings into bitcoin as a way to preserve shareholder value and mitigate currency risk.