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CHRISTO DE WIT: Get with the blockchain

Without clear regulatory frameworks, South Africa risks falling behind in the tokenisation race

The bitcoin holy wars

Why decentralised governance makes compromise so elusive

One ticker, three products: what ‘tokenised equity’ means when it reaches a South African desk

This article breaks down what it means for South Africa’s market professionals and the complexities of digital asset ownership

CHRISTO DE WIT: Cash is king for crooks

Despite common misconceptions, cash remains the preferred tool for criminals, not cryptocurrency.

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Africa is blockchain’s most mispriced market

Africa is generating record blockchain deal activity, but its share of global funding has almost halved

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The crypto theft that changed everything

A six-month North Korean con drained $285m from Drift in 12 minutes, exposing DeFi’s central myth: that technology can eliminate trust

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AI won’t crack the blockchain. It’ll burn everything else

Anthropic’s Mythos can find thousands of software vulnerabilities. For crypto exchanges, wallets and smart contracts, that changes everything

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Why AI and crypto are finally getting married

AI and crypto have been solving different problems. Now they’re solving each other’s – and the internet will never be the same

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Confessions of an election oracle

The 2024 US election proved prediction markets can outperform polls. As crypto-based platforms expand, event-driven finance is on the rise

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Gold or bitcoin? The battle for money’s future

It’s hard to say who won the gold-bitcoin standoff between metals evangelist Peter Schiff and Binance head CZ. But the arguments were enlightening

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My terrible investment punt this year: Strategy Inc

A punt on Strategy Inc in 2025 has been a terrible investment decision this year. Just ask Currency’s Tim Cohen

Discovery doubles down on digital assets

The bank’s partnership with crypto exchange Luno shows traditional finance can no longer ignore digital assets.

From cash to crypto: inside South Africa’s digital leap

South Africa’s payment landscape has moved from cash and early electronic systems to advanced fintech and blockchain innovation. It’s a shift towards financial freedom, inclusion…

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In cryptoland, you can bet on Taylor Swift – or The Rapture

In prediction markets, bets fly on anything from Taylor Swift’s engagement to the end of the world. Now big money wants in – and, with it, regulation

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The other blockchain

Ethereum hosts most tokenised assets and is set to surge as Nasdaq seeks to put $63-trillion on blockchain. Its time in the spotlight may have arrived

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Crypto: has the banking industry finally surrendered?

Banks are embracing stablecoins, but not crypto’s ethos. They’ve taken the tech, dropped anonymity and built a faster, centralised system