Episodes

  • First crypto FSP licences about to drop

    First crypto FSP licences about to drop
    Jan 24 2024
    Gerhard van Deventer, head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, says the first batch of financial services provider (FSP) licences are about to be issued to crypto service providers. That will make it easier to shut down crypto scammers before they get started. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    30 mins
  • Why fund managers envy bitcoin's outsized performance.

    Why fund managers envy bitcoin's outsized performance.
    Jan 29 2025
    Bitcoin more than doubled in price in 2024, as it did in 2023. It's no wonder fund managers are eyeing these returns with envy, says Shiven Moodley, macro strategist at 80eight. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    23 mins
  • Afridax is SA's newest crypto exchange

    Afridax is SA's newest crypto exchange
    Jan 21 2025
    CEO and founder Frank Leonette explains how it differs from the existing crypto exchanges. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    24 mins
  • Two crypto court cases expose gaps in SA exchange controls

    Two crypto court cases expose gaps in SA exchange controls
    Jan 15 2025
    Wiehann Olivier, partner and head of fintech and digital assets at Forvis Mazars South Africa, explains how exchange control supervision by the Reserve Bank is yet to catch up with the technological capabilities of decentralised blockchains. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    27 mins
  • How safe is your crypto?

    How safe is your crypto?
    Jan 8 2025
    Eowyn Chen, CEO of Trust Wallet with 160 million users, explains that keeping your coins on an exchange is much like trusting a bank to look after your cash. That's not always a guarantee of safety. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    13 mins
  • Can you crash-proof your portfolio with crypto?

    Can you crash-proof your portfolio with crypto?
    Dec 18 2024
    JJ Widmaier, co-founder and chief investment officer at Green Era Financial in the US, talks about what he learned in the 2008 financial crash and how financial advisors are warming to crypto as a way to achieve non-correlated growth and assist in crash-proofing client portfolios. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    31 mins
  • ‘Tis the season of the altcoin

    ‘Tis the season of the altcoin
    Dec 11 2024
    Bitcoin cracked $100 000 over the last week, dragging a ton of altcoins back to life, with some gaining 300% or 400% in a month. Shiven Moodley, macro strategist with 80eight, explains what’s going on. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    29 mins
  • USD stablecoins are displacing bitcoin as SA's preferred crypto

    USD stablecoins are displacing bitcoin as SA's preferred crypto
    Dec 4 2024
    Mark Mbugua, SA regional manager for Yellow Card, predicts an explosion in USD stablecoin use across Africa in the next five years because of the ability to move funds in minutes at a fraction of the usual cost. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    28 mins