Bitcoin’s extraordinary price surge means its market capitalisation now exceeds the annual output of whole economies, and the estimated worth of some of the world’s top billionaires. With the debate over its bubble status
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Venezuela’s currency is in free fall. Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are going precisely the other direction. And there, President Nicolas Maduro sees a way out of his country’s economic ills. On his Sunday television show, Maduro
Tencent slumped on Friday, putting it in line for its worst week in almost two years, as investors took profit in global technology shares and before the stock’s weighting gets reduced in Hong Kong’s benchmark index. Tencent
Bitcoin and bubble have become virtually synonymous in the minds of many sceptics during this year’s breathtaking rally. While the digital currency has defied doomsday prophecies, there’s a number of ways this party
Naspers is planning to invest more in businesses including food delivery to help narrow the valuation gap between Africa’s biggest company and its stake in Chinese Internet giant Tencent. The 33% shareholding in the Shenzhen
Eskom’s credit rating was cut to a deeper junk level by Moody’s Investors Service as South Africa delayed appointing a new board at the state-owned power producer and releasing its financial results
The chief justice has ordered a panel of experts convened by the constitutional court to meet with the South African Reserve Bank and national treasury to recommend whether state employees should be investigated for possible
Apple customers have discovered a significant security flaw in the latest version of the operating system for Mac computers that allows anyone to log in without a password, potentially making private user data vulnerable
Bitcoin entered uncharted territory on Wednesday after breaching $10 000 for the first time, leaving investors to wonder how long the rally will go – and whether it will end in tears. The digital currency climbed as much as
An acrimonious battle for control of the ANC has paralysed several government departments, as ruling party leaders focus on electioneering and officials delay taking decisions until they learn who their new political masters will