Articles about ethereum

Discovery Bank taps Luno as crypto becomes mainstream

Under the deal, Discovery Bank clients will be able to link their Luno accounts to buy, hold and sell crypto assets through the bank’s app.

VIDEO: SA’s cyber criminals gaining notoriety

Cyber scams are on the rise, and a local digital forensics expert takes us behind the scenes.

ITWeb TV: Inside the world’s biggest crypto hack

The Bybit hack of approximately 400 000 Ethereum, valued at $1.5 billion, challenges previous beliefs about crypto security, says Check Point’s Hendrik de Bruin.

SA crypto players diversify portfolios with DeFi coins

Local players see a heightened appetite to embrace decentralised finance coins, which are growing in popularity globally.

Surge in crypto cash-outs at local ATMs

A partnership between Paycorp and Triple-A allows crypto holders to make cash withdrawals at over 3 000 ATMs in South Africa.

2023 crypto review: Milestone year for local exchanges

While 2023 saw the collapse of FTX and other global crypto-currency challenges, local exchanges saw digital currency gains and believe 2024 will bring even better prospects.

Stitch introduces ‘Pay with crypto’ solution

The fintech start-up adds crypto payments to its ecosystem, enabling payments directly from crypto-currency wallets.

Myth: Crypto is bad for the environment

The fact is that blockchains are becoming more energy-efficient and increasingly rely on renewable energy, says Rana Kortam, global director for public policy at Binance.

Over R655bn crypto-currency traded on Luno in 10 years

Since inception, Luno racked up 388 million transactions on the exchange, with trades equivalent to seven million Bitcoin.

Binance predicts mainstream crypto adoption in SA

The exchange prepares to scale-up its crypto learning hub, Binance Academy, as more South Africans adopt crypto-currencies.

SA crypto exchanges upbeat after R543bn Ethereum upgrade

While some local exchanges are seeing an uptick in Ethereum trading on their platforms since the upgrade, several say it’s still too early to tell.

Women ‘alarmingly’ underrepresented in Web3 funding

Only 13% of Web3 founding teams include a woman, and only 3% have a team exclusively made up of women, a study finds.