Episodes

  • First crypto FSP licences about to drop

    First crypto FSP licences about to drop
    Jan 24 2024
    Gerhard van Deventer, head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, says the first batch of financial services provider (FSP) licences are about to be issued to crypto service providers. That will make it easier to shut down crypto scammers before they get started. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    30 mins
  • The stablecoin explosion in East Africa

    The stablecoin explosion in East Africa
    Nov 20 2024
    David Gitonga of BitKE is a force of nature, leading the crusade for crypto adoption across the region. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    15 mins
  • Strange stories from Brazil as we track MTI founder Johann Steynberg's last days

    Strange stories from Brazil as we track MTI founder Johann Steynberg's last days
    Nov 13 2024
    There are suspicions that he may not be dead at all. An on-the-scene investigation by Stephen Timm, who went to Brazil to see if Steynberg is alive or dead, exposes more weirdness than we could have anticipated. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    38 mins
  • How crypto is cleaning up its regulatory act

    How crypto is cleaning up its regulatory act
    Nov 6 2024
    Noah Perlman, chief compliance officer at Binance, talks about how the company is working with law enforcement and regulators to bring crypto into the regulated age. This follows the recent release of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao from imprisonment in the US for violating money laundering rules on the world's largest crypto exchange. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    10 mins
  • The new world of education built on the blockchain

    The new world of education built on the blockchain
    Oct 30 2024
    One way to eliminate fraudulent university degrees is to post them on the blockchain for everyone to see. Two entrepreneurs – Shahid Hussein of Alchemial and Shan Han of Open Campus – are tackling education from different directions and posting the way to a brave new world of learning using the blockchain. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    23 mins
  • What we've learned about crypto one year after licensing

    What we've learned about crypto one year after licensing
    Oct 23 2024
    Two hundred twenty-five licences have been issued in the last year, more than 100 companies withdrew their applications, and eight were declined. Deepfake scams are becoming alarmingly sophisticated, and scammers are making full use of social media to fool the unwitting, says Gerhard van Deventer, head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    29 mins
  • The eerie calm before the storm

    The eerie calm before the storm
    Oct 16 2024
    This is now one of the longest periods bitcoin has remained trapped in a relatively narrow range. The longer this goes on, the more explosive the move. Shiven Moodley, macro strategist at 80eight, expects a decisive move to the upside in the next few months. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    25 mins
  • Why stablecoin Tether is more profitable than Goldman Sachs.

    Why stablecoin Tether is more profitable than Goldman Sachs.
    Oct 9 2024
    Stablecoins, backed by real-world assets such as the US dollar, are on a rampage. Jon Ovadia, CEO of crypto exchange OVEX, explains how USD-backed stablecoin Tether, with just 100 employees, recently surpassed Goldman Sachs in terms of profitability. This, says Ovadia, will soon become a multi-trillion dollar business and account for most cross-border transactions. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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    31 mins