Tariff wars and gold at an all-time high has financial markets rattled. This could push the rand to R22.25 to USD and bitcoin to $65 000, says Shiven Moodley, macro strategist at 80eight.

Brent Petersen, chair of the Crypto Asset Association of SA, explains how new regulations piled on top of the recently completed licensing process could throttle growth for some firms just beginning to find their feet. And what we've learnt about the crypto industry in the last five years.

Henco Vorstman, CEO of ChainEx, one of the smaller exchanges in SA, explains why investors and traders often prefer a small exchange – low fees, good arbitrage opportunities, and personal service to name a few. And how the banks remain inexplicably hostile to crypto.

Hundreds of homebuyers are taking the banks to court for repossessing their homes and selling them for a fraction of their worth. Advocate Douglas Shaw explains how the repossession crisis in SA came about and how blockchain could solve this.

The world’s second-largest crypto exchange, Bybit, was hit by a massive hack attack in February, where thieves from North Korea made off with nearly $1.5bn in ethereum. Carel de Jager, research group leader at the CSIR, has been on the trail of the stolen funds and tells us what he found.

Gerhard van Deventer, head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, explains how scams – not always involving crypto – are evolving by the week and how AI has made this a dangerous game for consumers.

The poor are excluded from housing because they do not qualify for mortgages because credit approvals are based on historical data. Empowa, using the blockchain, has solved this gnarly problem and plans to build one million homes by 2030, explains CEO Glen Jordan.

Warren Wheatley intends to follow in the footsteps of MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor by pumping cash and borrowings into bitcoin as a way to preserve shareholder value and mitigate currency risk.

Rob Price, CIO of Sound Money, explains how bitcoin is unfairly maligned as the currency of choice for criminals.

An Analytico survey puts Luno in the lead, as research leader Wikus Steyn explains, though that's not to say it offers the widest range of crypto or the same number of services as its peers. Christo de Wit of Luno SA also weighs in.

While new listings on the JSE and other stock exchanges are declining, tokenised assets built on the blockchain are breathing fresh life into financial markets, explains Connie Bloem, MD of Mesh.Trade.

Bitcoin more than doubled in price in 2024, as it did in 2023. It's no wonder fund managers are eyeing these returns with envy, says Shiven Moodley, macro strategist at 80eight.

CEO and founder Frank Leonette explains how it differs from the existing crypto exchanges.

Wiehann Olivier, partner and head of fintech and digital assets at Forvis Mazars South Africa, explains how exchange control supervision by the Reserve Bank is yet to catch up with the technological capabilities of decentralised blockchains.

Eowyn Chen, CEO of Trust Wallet with 160 million users, explains that keeping your coins on an exchange is much like trusting a bank to look after your cash. That's not always a guarantee of safety.

JJ Widmaier, co-founder and chief investment officer at Green Era Financial in the US, talks about what he learned in the 2008 financial crash and how financial advisors are warming to crypto as a way to achieve non-correlated growth and assist in crash-proofing client portfolios.

Bitcoin cracked $100 000 over the last week, dragging a ton of altcoins back to life, with some gaining 300% or 400% in a month. Shiven Moodley, macro strategist with 80eight, explains what’s going on.

Mark Mbugua, SA regional manager for Yellow Card, predicts an explosion in USD stablecoin use across Africa in the next five years because of the ability to move funds in minutes at a fraction of the usual cost.

Meza Wines has broken new ground with its tokenised wine investment built on the blockchain. Fine wine investments have historically beaten inflation, explains Meza co-founder Siphe Mwanza.

David Gitonga of BitKE is a force of nature, leading the crusade for crypto adoption across the region.