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South Africa’s central bank chooses to call digital currencies such as bitcoin “cyber-tokens” because they don’t meet the requirements to be classified as money. “We don’t use the term ‘cryptocurrency’ because it doesn’t

Bitcoin fell to a six-week low, as selloff that began in early May dropped the cryptocurrency’s price below $7 500 for the first time since mid-April. Bitcoin slumped 7.3% to $7 495 as of 1.57pm in New York

In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Felix Honigwachs, CEO of GloBee, a global cryptocurrency payment provider founded by South African cryptocurrency and blockchain expert Riccardo

In 2007, the world entered what has since become known as the Great Recession. Falling housing-related assets contributed to a global financial crisis, which either crippled or toppled many of the world’s largest

Amid a sea of red in financial markets, bitcoin is still flashing green. The biggest cryptocurrency climbed as much as 5.4% on Tuesday to $9 412, the highest since 7 March. Bitcoin has gained 20% in the past week and 37% in

Cryptocurrencies, and the substantial gains that are associated with investments in them, caught the attention and interest of the world – not least of all, the taxman. Where money abounds, tax is normally to be