Ethereum

Mother City beautified through art, blockchain tech

What do art, blockchain technology, and Cape Town have in common? Aside from the city’s love of tech innovation and the creative arts… not…

Ethereum plummets to 14-month low, $521m. ‘liquidated’

Hundreds of thousands of crypto traders are getting their positions liquidated as Ethereum (ETH) and the rest of the digital asset markets witness another…

Luno hits new milestone with 10 million customers

Luno, the crypto company founded by two South Africans, now has 10 million customers in over 40 countries. Luno’s latest one million customers were…

Autism awareness NFT uses crypto for good

The Hedgie Fund mastermind Matt Landon is releasing a trait-based, randomly generated NFT collection. These “Hedgies” use characters, sets and props from the animated…

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…

SA trio behind Wildcards betting on social status to propel their endangered wildlife token

Protecting endangered wildlife can do more than just save the planet. For some pledging their support for a good cause can help elevate their…

Here are the 15 winning blockchain applications from ETHCapeTown

From a blockchain application that helps raise funds for some of the world’s most endangered species, to an incentivised peer-to-peer streaming platform, to an…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin to speak at ETHCapeTown hackathon

On Friday (19 April), Ethereum community members, both local and international will converge at The Lookout at the V&A Waterfront for the ETHCapeTown hackathon which will run until Sunday (21 April).

Everything you need to know about the South African cryptocurrency ecosystem

While things may have quietened down on the crypto front after 2018’s massive fall in the price of Bitcoin, there’s still significant interest from entrepreneurs…

ICOs may have frizzled but SA startups are closer to meeting targeted raises

With the steady fall in the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum since the beginning of this year fewer local startups may be opting to run…

Gron Digital raises $1.2m in pre-sale, launches first of four ICO rounds

“Fantastic” — that is how Gron Digital CEO Tebogo Makamo describes the performance of his startup’s pre-initial coin offering (pre-ICO), in which the company was…

Ripple’s Stefan Thomas to give keynote address at the Blockchain Africa 2018

The producer of the well-known “What is Bitcoin?” video, Ripple chief technology office Stefan Thomas, will give the keynote address at this year’s Blockchain Africa Conference, which takes…

SA swimmer Natalie du Toit connected to new ICO to target amateur sports sector

Paralympic SA swimming star Natalie du Toit is working with Pretoria-based startup Sports Podium to launch an initial coin offering (ICO) to fund the first “knowledge-based digital sports economy” for…

Q&A: So you want to run an ICO? Just make sure you have a cool R1m at hand

Okay, so you want to raise millions of dollars through an initial coin offering (ICO)? It seems easy enough, with literally thousands of ICOs being…

Q&A: Wala CEO on tackling financial exclusion in emerging markets

Imagine life without access to crucial financial services, the convenience of having a bank account, the means to save towards a goal or put…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [21/08/2017]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or catch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

How AI is Rewriting Urban Planning in Developing Regions

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Vivo update – a big safety gain