Trump’s crypto ventures earned him more than $1bn last year, intensifying scrutiny over ethics, regulation and conflicts of interest
As demand for everything AI-related increases, crypto markets are once again the canary in the coal mine
Perpetual futures were born in crypto’s permissionless fringe. Now regulators are bringing them onshore, and Wall Street is paying attention
A six-month North Korean con drained $285m from Drift in 12 minutes, exposing DeFi’s central myth: that technology can eliminate trust
New exchange control proposals depend heavily on discretionary approvals and exemptions that invite inconsistency, unpredictability and arbitrariness
Anthropic’s Mythos can find thousands of software vulnerabilities. For crypto exchanges, wallets and smart contracts, that changes everything
When a business rescue starts rescuing the rescuers, you know the system isn’t working in favour of the company and its real creditors
Africa leads the world in stablecoin ownership. The question is whether banks and regulators can keep pace with what is already happening
An Alibaba AI agent used company servers to mine crypto. The problem is, no-one told it to. AI spending is now live, and nobody’s quite in charge
Gambling, grants, ghost workers and more …
AI and crypto have been solving different problems. Now they’re solving each other’s – and the internet will never be the same
Want to know more about cryptocurrencies? Binance South Africa’s Hannes Wessels is your go-to guy
The market clearly isn’t ready to grant bitcoin ‘safe haven’ status just yet, thanks in part to its youth and former volatility
Pump.fun allows anyone to launch their own cryptotoken; 98% of those collapse to zero
The 2024 US election proved prediction markets can outperform polls. As crypto-based platforms expand, event-driven finance is on the rise
Legal experts say that, for now, transferring crypto outside South Africa is unregulated due to a loophole in the exchange-control framework
Africa’s next financial revolution won’t be driven by crypto speculation, but by stablecoins, mobile money and digital tools
The days of a fund manager staring at a balance sheet then making impulsive decisions based on gut-feel are over, argues Stanlib’s Rademeyer Vermaak
Alternative investments are a new(ish) asset class for most South Africans – and becoming increasingly prominent in investor portfolios
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
