Marius Reitz, general manager for Africa at Luno, shares his thoughts on where we are in the crypto cycle, and some of the new products, including the ability to buy bundles of cryptos in a single purchase. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Recent research by Pet Rock Investments shows South Africans have adopted a DIY approach to cryptos, by-passing their financial advisors. Another surprising outcome of the survey is that South African advisors are themselves big adopters of crypto, explains Paul Casarin, co-founder of Pet Rock Investments. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Artists and entrepreneurs are cashing in by monetising their art and otherwise sterile assets, explains CEO Asif Aziz and Mandla Magagula, chief tech officer at Libex, one of Africa's largest non-fungible token (NFT) markets. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Binance SA country head Hannes Wessels spent 20 years as a senior investment bankers at HSBC before recognising which way the financial winds were blowing. He explains how Binance became the world's largest crypto exchange in just five years, an extraordinary tale of wealth creation, and the company's recently announced move into futures trading. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Brett Hope Robertson, head of investment at Revix, sees a time when ethereum surpasses bitcoin in terms of market value. That event, known as the 'flippening', may be closer than many think due to the massive tech upgrade that has just turned ethereum into a potential global financial titan. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Gianluca Sacco, chief operating officer at VALR, ticks off the reasons to be optimistic about cryptos as we huddle up for crypto winter. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Ryan Allis, general partner at Amphibian Capital, explains how AI and machine learning are minimising crypto drawdowns and beating the pants off more traditional investments, with the help of a fund of funds approach. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

What does crypto have to do with free speech? Cryptos were built to be censorship-resistant, which means you could keep your crypto transactions private and beyond the prying eyes of governments. That's been upended by a recent case in the United States which has huge implications for cryptos going forward. Daniel Pickering, chief investment officer of ListedReserve in Australia, explains what this means for cryptos in the years ahead. Also, if you’re confused by NFTs and terms like Web3, all will be explained. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Former Gladiator, current bitcoin miner and cattle farmer, Dezray Thomas has teamed up with Crypto University to bring crypto to the masses with the goal of lifting millions out of poverty. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Rob Price is the founder of Sound Money Capital, a digital asset investment firm, and former head of asset allocation at Alexander Forbes. He argues that there is an ethical case for investing in bitcoin. What bitcoin has done to money is the equivalent in technology terms of the steam train and internet. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

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

The meltdown in cryptos over the last week, led by the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin, has the crypto sceptics saying "I told you so." AltcoinTrader CEO Richard da Sousa explains what this means for the crypto market and what we can expect from here. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Financial Sector Conduct Authority head of enforcement, Brandon Topham, says crypto regulations should be in place before end of year, a key purpose being to hound out the scamsters. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Sean Newman, one-time colleague of slain Teasers boss Lolly Jackson, and co-author of the book entitled 'Lolly Jackson', is now working on another gripping thriller - this time into the murky world of Mirror Trading International, which was rated by Chainalysis as the largest crypto scam in the world in 2020. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

The idea that bitcoin or cryptos are a passing fad has been put to bed. The number of heavyweight investment managers present at the recent Bitcoin Conference in Miami, Florida, tells us big money adoption is just getting started. Wiehann Olivier, digital asset lead at Mazars, was there and tells us what questions we need to ask our crypto exchanges, and what to expect in 2022. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

A fascinating story about how blockchain technology is breathing new life into South Africa’s film industry. Digital asset exchange FORUS Digital recently announced it would be investing R500m, raised through the issue of tokens, to upgrade the Fish River Resort and Gary Player golf course in the Eastern Cape. FORUS co-founder Sonny Fisher explains how the resort upgrade involves the creation of the Fish River Studios, a world class studio that aims to catapult South African film making into the premier league. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

VALR is another South African crypto success story. Having just raised R750 million, valuing the company valuation to R3.7 billion, VALR is off in search of new markets in Africa, India and beyond. CEO Farzam Ehsani explains why South Africa is a rich breeding ground for successful crypto projects. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Monica Singer of blockchain company Consensys, argues we shouldn't fear the coming Central Bank Digital Currencies that'll herd us towards a cashless society, which arms the state with the means to snoop on every transaction we make. Limits can be placed on the size of transactions visible to the Reserve Bank. Governments everywhere are being pressured into adopting digital currencies in competition with private currencies like bitcoin and ethereum. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Blockchain business solutions company Libertas launches SA's first marketplace for Non Fungible tokens, and sends a shout-out to all digital content creators and investors looking for something new. Chief technology officer at Libertas, Asif Aziz, explains how this new marketplace opens up a potentially vast new economy for digital content creators, while giving investors a chance to grab a piece of what may be one of crypto's stand-out performers in 2022. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Can banks survive the tsunami of financial innovation that is raining down on them? Some will, some won't. Steven Boykey Sidley and Simon Dingle in a new book entitled 'Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks', explain why DeFi poses such a threat to traditional banking and why we are going through one of the most financially liberating events for mankind. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Brett Hope Robertson of Revix looks into his crystal ball for signs of life in the crypto market, and settles on Web3, DeFi and gaming as the most likely themes to outperform. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Andre Cronje is something of a rock star for pioneering automated 'yield farming' in the emerging decentralised finance (DeFi) space. He explains why he doesn't invest in cryptos, and details his latest venture into the crypto-based forex market. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

If 2021 was a breakthrough year for cryptos, just wait and see what 2022 delivers. Moneyweb's Ciaran Ryan is joined by Sean Sanders of Revix, Marius Reitz of Luno and Gianluca Sacco of VALR to unpack the year just past and what lies ahead. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Binance’s Africa lead Brenton Naicker explains why Binance Coin (BNB) ran circles around the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum over the last 12 months, and where investors are putting their money. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Attorney Darren Hanekom explains what happens next for MTI's Johann Steynberg, recently arrested in Brazil. Will he end up in the US, or South Africa? Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Rocelo Lopes, founder of Digital Horizons, gives his assessment of where the crypto action will be in 2022. Hint: El Salvador’s Bitcoin City and deep inside the metaverse, where gamers are finding fascinating new ways to make money. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

ZARP is a stablecoin that mimics the rand, but with some added features Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Flagship Asset Management's Kyle Wales and Investec blockchain lead Chris Becker go head to head. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Richard da Sousa, CEO of AltcoinTrader, explains how thousands of clients are using a new feature called Easy Loans to borrow funds using their cryptos as collateral. Welcome to the wonderful world of decentralised finance, but beware - there are risks. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Eva Crouwel, head of global crime at Luno, explains how criminals have adapted their game, and are now targeting those in search on love online, as well as the elderly. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Economist Dawie Roodt sees a conflict headed our way, and it involves private money (like bitcoin) and fiat money backed by government (like the rand). It's beginning to look like private monies will win this battle. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Ran Neuner of Crypto Banter explains the basic building blocks of any diversified crypto portfolio, and then suggests a few inclusions that have caught his attention. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Chris Becker, blockchain lead at Investec, explains how digital art, once considered a free giveaway, is suddenly making fortunes for artists thanks to the technology of blockchain. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

As regulators contemplate what to do about cryptos, Wiehann Olivier, digital asset lead at Mazars, fires off a few suggestions from his wish list. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Richard da Sousa, CEO of AltcoinTrader, explains the logic behind those who say they will never sell their cryptos, but rather use them as collateral for loans. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

David Farelo and Andrew Ludwig of Currency Hub explain why crypto arbitrage profits are under pressure and how you can book three trades in a day. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Several key indicators suggest the current bear market may be coming to an end, says Brett Hope Robertson, investment analyst at Revix. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Because of the asymmetric potential for outsized returns, argues Gaurav Nair, co-founder of alternative investments group Jaltech. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Richard de Sousa, CEO of crypto exchange Altcoin Trader, says cryptos will eat into the market traditionally cornered by the banks. Altcoin Trader is about to launch collateralised lending, and that's just the start of the revolution in finance about to sweep the globe. Moneyweb Crypto news articles