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
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The US justice department has opened a criminal probe into whether traders are manipulating the price of bitcoin and other digital currencies, dramatically ratcheting up scrutiny of red-hot markets that critics say are rife
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
Surprise! Bitcoin is getting no love from two of the world’s wealthiest men. “I would short if there was an easy way to do it,” Bill Gates said on Monday in an interview on CNBC. Gates said he had previously
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
The world’s biggest cryptocurrencies rose again on Tuesday, extending their April rally deep into its fourth week and taking this month’s increase to more than 75%. Ethereum, bitcoin cash and EOS helped lead
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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