South African online payments provider PayFast is ditching bitcoin as a payment method, saying the cryptocurrency has several “limitations and design flaws that make it an impractical substitute for cash”.
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VALR.com will offer ether-rand trading from next week as the cryptocurrency exchange, backed by former FNB CEO Michael Jordaan, ramps up its efforts to tackle Naspers-backed market leader Luno.
Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk believes cryptocurrencies could have a huge and positive impact on societies by allowing for frictionless and costless transfer of value between people.
Naspers-backed cryptocurrency platform Luno is planning to increase its workforce by almost 60% to expand its South African headquarters and enter new markets in Southeast Asia.
Money has evolved over thousands of years and continues to change. Cryptocurrency will ultimately upgrade the world to a better financial system despite the volatility. By Marius Reitz.
A debate between Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse CEO Wayne Duvenage and Electronic Toll Collection CEO Coenie Vermaak was TechCentral’s most popular podcast in November.
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.
Cryptocurrencies dropped after the second South Korean exchange in as many weeks said it was the victim of a theft, renewing concerns about the safety of digital-asset trading venues. Bithumb, ranked by Coinmarketcap
Bitcoin was trading above R222 000 on Luno, a local cryptocurrency exchange, on Thursday morning. It crossed the R100 000 mark on Luno just five weeks ago, on 1 November. This comes after the cryptocurrency powered through