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Carel de Jager of blockchain analytics firm Sixpence learned some valuable lessons about his AI bot after instructing it to venture out into the world and make money. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Rather than celebrating, it’s time for the industry to become proactive and collaborate with government in drafting cross-border rules that are fair, transparent and in the interests of the broader economy, says Carel van Wyk, CEO and co-founder of MoneyBadger. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Nicholas Allen, CEO of Arrel, explains how stablecoins could make African banking faster, cheaper and more accessible over the next five years. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

BetMatch founder Nick French says crypto exchanges could help keep social grants and student funding out of betting accounts, even as offshore operators offer ways around domestic controls. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Africa Bitcoin Corporation’s former CEO says trades intended to expose platform errors were treated as deliberate share price manipulation. He is challenging the findings and penalties. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

With only a small fraction receiving clean audits, Empowa’s Glen Jordan argues that AI could help councils scrutinise tenders, track spending and catch problems sooner. Blockchain could preserve the evidence. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Absa digital assets head Rob Downes says stablecoin flows across the bank’s African markets have more than doubled over the past four years. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani warns that the draft crypto rules on exchange controls could drive businesses, jobs and tax revenue offshore. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Crypto investors may have years of transactions scattered across exchanges and wallets. New international reporting rules mean Sars will increasingly have data to check what taxpayers declare, explains Carel de Jager, CEO of blockchain analytics firm Sixpence. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

The scams are becoming more convincing, helped by AI, with an astonishing 85% of South Africans encountering one in the past year, says Thalia Pillay of Orca Fraud. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Proposed new exchange-control rules could cripple SA’s crypto industry, undermine self-custody and push transactions offshore, warns MoneyBadger CEO Carel van Wyk. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Harry Joffe of Discovery Life explains how poor planning can leave heirs locked out of valuable digital assets. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

So-called ‘wrench attacks’ involving kidnapping, home invasions and physical threats have already netted criminals more than $30m this year, explains Philip Adiamah from Chainalysis. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Cold wallets were long considered the safest way to store bitcoin. A recent AI-enabled hack has challenged that view, says Novaque CEO Shiven Moodley. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Bitexen SA CEO Mark Diuga explains how the new Arra Vineyard Token will give ordinary investors exposure to a working Stellenbosch wine farm – and why vineyards, sports clubs and safari lodges could be next in line for tokenisation. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

A new report by Standard Chartered and Zodia Markets argues for exactly this outcome. Rochelle McCauley from Standard Chartered Bank explains why. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Some people think so. Others have a more nuanced view, among them Tertius Troost, tax specialist at RSM SA. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

If you thought stablecoins were cool, wait until you see what’s coming. Philipp Zentner of LI.FI has a front-row seat and says we are about to enter a world where billions of transactions a day will criss-cross different blockchains at a fraction of current costs. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Connie Bloem, CEO of Mesh Trade, explains why investors are falling in love with copper, which has doubled in price since 2023, and explores the benefits of tokenised copper, gold and silver. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Or what AI convinces you – using voice and video cloning – is your own son, lying in a hospital bed and in desperate need of funds. This actually happened to a Cape Town couple. Thalia Pillay, co-founder and CEO of Orca Fraud, traces the frightening outlines of this new frontier of AI scams. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Silver Sixpence CEO Carel de Jager explains how AI agents will soon surpass the ‘human’ economy in size. He also relates the bizarre story of Truth Terminal, an AI agent that launched a hugely profitable memecoin after being instructed to instructed to make money. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani says SA has a golden opportunity to lift exchange controls rather than tighten them. It will unleash innovation and attract capital, and what exactly are we trying to fix with these proposed regulations? Moneyweb Crypto news articles

There’s been a ton of backlash against SA’s proposed new exchange control rules. AfriDax CEO Frank Leonette tells us why, and what he thinks will happen next. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

At around $75 000, bitcoin is down 40% from its peak of $124 000 in October last year. Rob Price of Sound Money explains why he thinks bitcoin is forming a bottom. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

How much value is tied up in frozen assets in SA? If we can unfreeze these assets through tokenisation – allowing ordinary South Africans to buy fractions of companies, properties and even farms and rare wines, what value could be unlocked? Shiven Moodley, CEO of Novaque, brings us a little closer to understanding what’s possible. Moneyweb Crypto news articles