Bitcoin

WATCH: Kids use their Bitcoin to buy groceries at Pick n Pay

Pick n Pay has started accepting payments in cryptocurrency. The massive news came this week to allow customers to buy their groceries including their…

South Africans optimistic about cryptocurrency investments – survey

A survey conducted by cryptocurrency exchange platform Luno has shown that South African crypto investors are expressing positive outlooks, with most intending to hold…

Twitter rolls Tips out to users globally and adds support for Bitcoin

Twitter has announced it will roll out its tip jar feature to users globally and will also let them send and receive tips in…

SA property company becomes first to test cryptocurrency rental deposits

Property manager Quorum Holdings has announced it is testing and accepting rental deposits in the form of cryptocurrency from tenants. The company announced on…

Africrypt brothers allegedly vanish with billions in Bitcoin

The founders of South African cryptocurrency investment platform Africrypt have disappeared along with $3.6 billion (R51.4 billion) worth of Bitcoin, according to a report….

El Salvador signs law to make Bitcoin legal tender

El Salvador has become the first nation to recognise cryptocurrency as legal tender after it passed a law making Bitcoin one of its currencies….

NFT for digital artwork sells for $69 million

A Non-Fungible Token (NFT) for a digital artwork has sold for $69 million, one of the latest high-value sales in this cryptocurrency trend. The…

WhatsApp to get its own Facebook-made cryptocurrency, report suggests

Facebook is working on a cryptocurrency for its chat service WhatsApp, a New York Times report suggests. Citing five individuals familiar with the matter,…

US student who swapped SIMs to steal $5m in cryptocurrency pleads guilty

A US student could face more than 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty on Friday to stealing $5-million in cryptocurrency, reported Motherboard….

Bitcoin was stupidly cheap this weekend, now hovering around R55k

Bitcoin didn’t have a good Thanksgiving. Whether it was the dry turkey or the grainy pumpkin pie, the cryptocurrency has lost some 40% of…

Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies shed even more value this weekend

It must suck if you’ve bought Bitcoin any time this year. The cryptocurrency, along with a slew of its competitors and peers, crashed in…

Bitcoin is pretty cheap right now (compared to its peak)

February has not been a good month for Bitcoin traders, or traders of any cryptocurrency for that matter. According to CoinMarketCap’s figures at the…

4 apps to monitor Bitcoin, cryptocurrency prices

The trickiest skill when trading and investing in cryptocurrencies is keeping track of their violent price fluctuations. Bitcoin is a great example of this,…

South Africans are selling their houses, cars online for Bitcoin

So I hear Bitcoin is a pretty big deal right now. After its late-2017 rally, the cryptocurrency is now valued at over US13 600,…

One Bitcoin is now worth over R133 000

While you may be smarting over the current Dollar/Rand or Euro/Rand exchange rate, spare a thought for those wanting to purchase a single Bitcoin….

The history and future of Bitcoin [Partner Content]

Bitcoin is described as the first decentralized digital currency. The cryptocurrency was described in a paper released at the end of 2008 under the…

Behind Digital All-Stars: interviewing our blockchain, cryptocurrency picks

Our blockchain and cryptocurrency-themed Digital All-Stars piece went live some time back, as we chose several South Africans who are making a name for…

10 South Africans to know in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on…

5 amazing technologies that are yet to find their killer apps

The history of innovation is essentially a love story. For any new technology to be embraced and find mainstream success, it first must find…

BidorBuy, BitX partner to offer Bitcoin as payment method

South African online marketplace BidorBuy will now be offering Bitcoin as a payment option for customers. The service is offered in partnership with Bitcoin payment…

Blockchain and Bitcoin Africa Conference 2016 reveals speaker list

The 12 official speakers for Blockchain and Bitcoin Africa Conference 2016 have been announced. The conference will take place on 3-4 March in Sandton,…

Is Ethereum the world computer that could just change it all?

Do you want to know how to build a better democracy in under a 100 lines of code? Or what about building your own…

First Bitcoin academy launches in Africa to teach people about digital currency, blockchain

The Bitcoin Academy is the first of its kind in Africa. The new company will focus on bitcoin and blockchain development courses, and is…

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