What a bitcoin costs in rands.
One bitcoin is R 1 239 658 right now. The page below shows where that number comes from — the dollar price, the rand rate applied to it, and the local premium that sits on top.
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One bitcoin, in rand
Converted at that implied rate, one bitcoin works out to R 1 239 372. The rand price above sits +0.02% away from it. That gap is the ZAR premium, and it is a real part of what you pay.
Published fiat feed USD/ZAR R 16.2687 · the two USD/ZAR figures come from different sources and rarely agree exactly
How the rand price is put together
Three things sit behind one number, and this page keeps them apart instead of blending them.
BTC/ZAR ≈ BTC/USD × USD/ZAR × (1 + ZAR premium)- 01BTC/USD is the global dollar price. It trades continuously and is the same everywhere, so nothing about it is South African.
- 02USD/ZAR is the rand. We use a rate implied from a dollar-pegged stablecoin's rand price, because that is the rate at which value crosses between the two currencies on a crypto venue. Our published fiat feed carries a separate USD/ZAR, and the two rarely match exactly.
- 03The premium is what is left over. It is local supply and demand, and it can be positive or negative. The ZAR premium index tracks it across bitcoin, ether and the major stablecoins.
- 04There is no bid, ask or spread on this page because the feed publishes one price per asset. We would rather leave a column out than invent one.
A rand price is never just a translation.
The questions people ask about the rand price.
Is this the price I will pay for bitcoin?
No. This is a market reference price refreshed about once a minute. When you buy, the app quotes a rate and a fee on the confirm screen and that quote is what binds. The cost is a 0.38% spread built into the quoted price, with no separate buy fee.
Why is the rand price higher than the dollar price converted?
Because rands and bitcoin do not move freely across the border in unlimited size. When local demand outruns the supply of bitcoin that market makers can bring in, the local price sits above the converted one. That difference is measured on the ZAR premium index rather than smoothed away here.
Which USD/ZAR rate is used on this page?
One implied from a dollar-pegged stablecoin's own rand price, because that is the rate at which value actually crosses between the two currencies on a crypto venue. The published fiat feed rate is shown alongside it so you can see the difference rather than take ours on trust.
Can I buy a fraction of a bitcoin?
Yes. Bitcoin divides to eight decimal places, so orders are placed in rand amounts and you receive whatever fraction that buys. The minimum order is minimum.
Does the number here update while I watch it?
Yes. The page is rebuilt at most once a minute and the panel keeps polling for as long as the tab is open, backing off if the feed stops answering. The timestamp above the price tells you which it is.
What else you can do here.
Prices move continuously and the figures above can be a minute or so behind the market; the rate you trade at is the one quoted in the app before you confirm. Nothing on this page is financial advice.