How to spot a crypto scam
Loading player...
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.
Other recent episodes
Something new: A multi-currency token to rule them all
And it promises to be more stable than a stablecoin.
We’re moving into the age of decentralised money
Hannes Wessels, GM for Binance South Africa, explains why central bank issuance of money is facing competition from stablecoins – and it’s coming much faster than anyone imagined.
Selling trading signals is the scam du jour – FSCA
Head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, Gerhard van Deventer, walks us through a new generation of scams, from deep fakes of FSCA personnel to selling trading signals.
SA crypto exchange volumes are down 95% in five years
Exchanges that used to transact 1 000 bitcoin a day are now doing 50. But while crypto transactions have collapsed, stablecoins have picked up the slack, says Carel de Jager, CEO of crypto data analytics firm Silver Sixpence.
Why SA needs stablecoin regulations – and fast
Wiehann Olivier, partner and global co-head of digital assets for Forvis Mazars, explains what new stablecoin regulations will look like and why SA needs to speed up its regulatory reform.