Earlier this month, Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan had several of her social media accounts hacked. Interestingly, the cyber criminals asked for a ransom payment in bitcoin (BTC)...
In a bid to identify tax evaders, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is actively working towards identifying and tracking various transactions carried out by cryptocurrency...
A distribution agreement was reached between Virtual Crypto and a South Africa-based third-party company to commence the sales of Virtual Crypto’s products in Africa. According to...
Over the past year or so, cryptocurrencies have certainly made their mark across the globe. From the spread of information to the introduction of various rules...
A new study titled “Digital Lifestyle Measure report” conducted by MBIT found that 23 percent of high-tech consumers in South Africa own at least one cryptocurrency,...
While there has been a substantial increase in the adoption of cryptocurrencies in Africa compared to three years ago, there has been minimal effort from African...
Peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange Paxful announced the newest chapter in its #BuiltWithBitcoin charitable initiative: the construction of a school in Rwanda – for students aged six to...
Cryptocurrency exchange Luno has announced that is has reached its two millionth customer today, which is a testament to its platform popularly among bitcoin users. Luno...
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has recommended draft regulations that will guide how cryptocurrency tax will be applied in the country. In April this year,...
According to data from CoinATMRadar.com, a leading website that tracks bitcoin ATM locations, there are currently over 3,500 bitcoin ATMs installed across the globe. As bitcoin and...
