Crypto
Guides and explainers on buying, holding and moving digital assets with rand — on a platform licensed as a South African FSP. We cover how ZAR pricing works, what custody actually means, and how to avoid the mistakes that cost people money.
Should I invest in Bitcoin or Altcoins?
Those who were around at the birth of the internet may remember the competition for internet dominance: Gopher or the World Wide Web (www).
XRP breaks through $3, bitcoin hits R2m
What a week it was. Bitcoin smashed R2 million (where it is currently hovering) and XRP broke through R57 ($3).
Bitcoin hits R2 million – next target R3 million
Source: Google Bitcoin (BTC) hit R2 million over the weekend. The next target is R3 million. For context, BTC broke R1 million in November 2021 and then dropped 70%.
The long view favours stocks (that is, until bitcoin arrived)
At this time of year everyone is focused on last year’s asset returns. Let’s take a step back – a really big step back – and see what the long-term picture looks like.
Why Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade matters
Ethereum’s new Pectra upgrade was supposed to drop this month—March 2025—but, surprise, it’s late again. No shock there; it’s practically tradition.
What saving in bitcoin looks like
Here’s a handy chart of what saving in bitcoin looks like. In this case, the median US family put away 10% of every salary cheque since 2018 and ended up in 2025 with $239,571…
What’s up with Ethereum?
Ethereum (ETH) has been on a long losing streak against bitcoin (BTC) since 2022. That appears to be changing. Look at the chart below. It shows BTC versus ETH over five years.
Why the world is learning to love stablecoins.
A recent report out by Castle Island Ventures and Brevan Howard Digital (sponsored by Visa) shows why the world has fallen in love with stablecoins.
Cryptocurrencies are not subject to exchange controls
Cryptocurrencies are not subject to South African exchange control regulations, according to a recent Pretoria High Court case brought by Standard Bank against the SA Reserve Bank…
If you could choose a currency for your savings, what would it be?
Actually, the market has already answered that question. Undoubtedly, the US dollar leads the currency race, followed by the euro.
Is KYC really that safe?
KYC – Know Your Customer – is the customer verification process that lets your bank or crypto exchange know who you are.
Is gold correlated to bitcoin?
You can see from the weekly chart below that there is a degree of correlation between gold and bitcoin, but the timing of major movements in both assets is what’s interesting.