NewsTrumporia
You might be confused about all the polls declaring the US election “too close to call”. In the end Donald Trump swept the boards, even in so-called swing states where the result…
NewsWhat happens when the banks fall in love with crypto
First they ignore it, then they ridicule it, then they attack it and then they embrace it. That sums up the banks’ attitude to crypto over the last decade and a half.
CryptoWhat 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…
NewsWill Trump turn on SA?
Trump coming for SA? It certainly seems so. His newly-appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will not be visiting South Africa for the G20 summit.
NewsTake a look at which jobs are about to disappear
The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report for 2025 offers some interesting insights into the future of work in the next five years. It’s going to be a wild few years.
ForexThe rand at R100 to the USD
Take a look at the graph below and decide whether the ZAR is a safe bet. The graph maps the purchasing power of the rand since 1911 – 114 years ago.
CryptoWhat’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.
CryptoWhy 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.
NewsWill AI bring an end to personal income tax?
There’s been a lot of discussion about the government’s failed attempt to raise VAT by two percentage points (which is a 13.3% increase).
NewsGovernment spending and wealth inequality go hand in hand
The graph below should be a compulsory study in all political science classes. The more the government spends, the greater the income equality.
NewsWith AI, is your university degree worth anything?
The chart below shows that those with college degrees in the US face the same rate of unemployment as those without degrees.
News20% of South Africans earning more than R1m a year work in government
Getting a job in government is the best gig in town. As we previously reported, South African public sector workers earn 50% more than their private sector peers.