The central bank says there are still many issues to consider before the decision to adopt a distributed ledger tech-based system is taken.
The South African Reserve Bank releases a report showing an internal experiment with blockchain technology was successful.
South African crypto-currency experts explain why some forks are more profitable than others.
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Cyber criminals are now using distributed denial-of-service attacks to target crypto-currencies.
Paxful, a peer-to-peer marketplace for crypto-currencies, is looking to expand its business on the African continent.
Riccardo `Fluffypony' Spagni announces a new open source blockchain protocol, Tari, being built to manage digital assets.
We can expect an increase in malicious coin miners, driven by the prospect of financial gains and increased anonymity, says Helge Husemann of Malwarebytes.
Crypto-jacking is the unauthorised use of someone else's computing resources to mine crypto-currency, says Netskope.
The machine allows users to purchase digital currencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum with the South African rand.
Centbee partners with nChain to enable retailers to accept Bitcoin Cash at points of sale.
The Blockchain Bootcamp will take place at the AlphaCode Club, in Sandton, on 29 May.