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Wheatley challenges 20-year debarment over R301 in ‘test trades’

2026/10/08

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

How AI can help fix SA’s crippled municipalities

2026/10/01

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

Stablecoins take centre stage as bitcoin speculation fades

2026/09/24

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

R2.2bn in investment on hold over proposed crypto controls – VALR

2026/09/17

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 privacy is dead… and Sars knows where the bodies are buried

2026/09/10

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

South Africans are getting better at spotting fraud

2026/09/03

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

The dangers of over-regulating crypto

2026/08/28

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

What happens to your cryptocurrency when you die?

2026/08/20

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

Crypto criminals are increasingly attacking people, not passwords

2026/08/13

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

When a cold wallet isn’t so cold: Lessons from the $90m bitcoin theft

2026/08/06

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

Does the wine taste better when you own a piece of the vineyard?

2026/07/30

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

Does Africa really need more local currency stablecoins?

2026/07/23

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

Does Sars want to tax crypto to death?

2026/07/16

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

Stablecoins are just the start of something huge in finance

2026/07/09

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

Copper is not gold – and that’s the point

2026/07/02

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