The great cryptocurrency crash of 2018 is heading for its worst week yet, with bitcoin sinking toward $4 000 and most of its peers tumbling on Friday
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After a short break, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg are back with a new episode of TalkCentral. In the podcast this week, the operators are all a’roamin’.
Turmoil engulfed cryptocurrency markets again on Tuesday, with every major coin extending a rout that’s rocking confidence in the nascent asset class.
The slide in cryptocurrencies accelerated on Monday, with bitcoin piercing below the $5 000 mark for the first time since October 2017.
Bitcoin continued its slump after losing 12% on Wednesday and triggering the biggest cryptocurrency sell-off since February.
Bitcoin has tumbled below $6 000 for the first time since August and reached the lowest level in over a year, breaking the recent stretch of tranquility.
Ripple Labs is gaining new customers because financial firms are seeking faster, more up-to-date technology than the Swift banking network, CEO Brad Garlinghouse said.
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Luno South Africa country manager Marius Reitz. The conversation touches on everything from investing in cryptocurrencies to where Luno is going next.
New research commissioned by Luno shows there is a great deal of interest among South Africans in owning at least one cryptocurrency.
In the next 10 years, it remains possible that the technology underlying bitcoin will transform global money.