Articles about Bitcoin

Financial regulator expands crypto investment choices

South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority issues new licences for crypto platform, VALR.

Bitcoin reaches all-time high amid US govt shutdown

Policy uncertainty and a constructive regulatory environment in the US could see Bitcoin hit $200 000, say analysts.

SARS tightens grip on crypto as legal battle looms

The taxman ramps up crypto transaction oversight as legal uncertainty persists over whether digital assets fall under foreign exchange controls.

Paying with crypto put to the test

Through its integration with Zapper, Binance Pay opens new avenues for South Africans to use crypto-currencies to shop and pay.

Supreme Court to hear seminal crypto-currency case

The South African Reserve Bank’s push to apply 1961 regulations keeps businesses and consumers in the dark on cross-border crypto trading.

Dancing to a new rhythm: The maturation of digital assets

While institutional investors use crypto-currencies to optimise their portfolios to the considerable benefit of clients, SA risks just looking on and missing out.

Profit-taking cools Bitcoin rally

Despite the dip, analysts and major investment houses remain confident the bullish momentum is not over.

MoneyBadger secures R7m to bolster crypto adoption

The company looks to broaden its merchant partner ecosystem and venture into new markets on the continent.

Bitcoin sets new record amid global uncertainty

The crypto-currency’s new record high is being driven by buyers seeking a hedge against a weaker US dollar amid geopolitical risk.

SARB fights to reclaim R16m in crypto over outdated forex laws

SARB challenges a ruling overturning its seizure of R16 million held by Standard Bank, forfeited under what the court said were apartheid-era regulations.

Rand’s win is South African Bitcoin investors’ loss

As Bitcoin stretches towards breaking its previous record high of $112 000, a stronger rand weakens some of the crypto-currency’s gains.

SA’s exchange control regulations too outdated for crypto

Judge Mandlenkosi Motha rules that the exchange control regulations, introduced in 1961, cannot be applied to crypto-currencies.