Cryptocurrency

Women in Crypto to simultaneously gather in Accra, Nairobi

Women Who Build Africa, a community that brings together women and non-binary people working in or around the tech space, has officially launched. Its…

Cape Town set to host Crypto Fest 2022 in September

Conflict in Europe and skyrocketing interest rates in the US have put cryptocurrencies in the midst of one of the worst market crashes in…

Luno welcomes SARB green light for crypto exchanges

Global cryptocurrency investment app Luno has welcomed a guidance note issued by the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) prudential authority which confirms that banks…

Portchie launches SA’s first generative canvas NFT art collection

Having sold more than 18 000 original artworks, South African artist Portchie has now also made history by becoming the first in the country…

Partnership makes buying crypto in SA ‘easier than ever’

Investing in cryptocurrencies just got easier in South Africa. Assets retailer Easy Crypto has partnered with payments and data API Stitch to enable its…

Yellow Card simplifies money transfers through crypto rails

The Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card says its new payment feature, Yellow Pay, makes it easier for customers to send and receive money through…

What upcoming crypto regulations mean for your investment

The South African Reserve Bank’s plans to declare crypto a financial product has taken many by surprise. upnup’s Justin Asher unpacks what recent changes…

Calls for higher auditing frequency of South African crypto market

Regulators and auditors play an increasingly vital role in securing and validating the big data infrastructure of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) as crypto…

Luno data reveals the habits of the South African crypto buyer

It’s no surprise that the average South African crypto buyer is male. But data like the average first spend of R450 and eight month…

South African cryptocurrency exchange raises $50M in oversubscribed Series B

VALR.com, a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in South Africa, has raised $50 million (over R750 million) in Africa’s largest ever crypto funding round. This values…

[Opinion] The ABCs of avoiding a DeFi rug pull

The promise of decentralised finance (DeFi) is the elimination of centralised authorities not only gives users more say over their funds, but it also…

Crypto theft deepens DeFi risk problems

Decentralised Finance (DeFi) products lost over $438 million to theft over the last 30 days, recovering only $75 000 over the same period. A…

Nestcoin raises pre-seed capital to accelerate Web3 adoption

Web3 application builder Nestcoin raised $6.45 million in pre-seed capital. This new funding will enable the company to expand its global operations and invest…

Crypto bucks rising financial crime trend

Reported fraud across the financial services industry in Africa has spiked, particularly in South Africa. However, while financial crime is on the rise, there…

[Opinion] The 2022 crypto market, according to Luno

Crypto regulation is imminent in South Africa. In addition, ongoing price volatility and more formal links to the financial services sector are predicted for…

Crypto index ranks SA as 2nd in the world for Bitcoin adoption

Sensational headline aside, South Africa has a high cryptocurrency adoption rate according to the Finder Cryptocurrency Adoption Index. Of the internet users surveyed who…

[Opinion] NFT market to remain unpredictable in 2022

While 2021 saw crypto transaction break into the mainstream, the market was volatile. There were 23 non-fungible tokens (NFT) that sold for more than…

DeFi platform Goldfinch raises $25m to continue emerging market lending

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto) led a $25 million funding round that will help Goldfinch continue to offer uncollateralised DeFi loans to businesses in emerging…

Coinbase market share grows with increased crypto confidence

Coinbase has maintained its Bitcoin (BTC) trading market dominance with the exchange holding a 53 percent share with over 520 000 BTC transactions in…

[Opinion] 2021: The Year Cryptocurrency Matured

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to be the brightest star in the crypto sky with the coin adding over $500 billion to its market capitalisation in…

Visa introduces Crypto Consulting Service to support partners

Visa has announced its Crypto Consulting Services – an offering designed to help clients and partners advance their own crypto journey – as crypto…

Friday interview: Matthew Finlayson, Invictus Capital co-founder

Scan the About page of the Invictus Capital website and you’ll read about how the company is a pioneer in the blockchain space, and…

Bitvice wants to spread Bitcoin custodianship in South Africa

Over four million South Africans own cryptocurrency and Bitcoin investment platform Bitvice wants to increase that number dramatically. This is only one of the…

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