blockchain

The evolution of payment systems, the next wave of secure options

Payment systems and how consumers make payments for the items they want may see more additions come 2024, thanks to accelerated machine learning coupled…

AI crypto: What is AI in crypto and how will it change the game?

Open Ai’s ChatGPT launched in November last year with the latest Chat GPT 4 model launching on March 14, 2023. This spells an unprecedented…

Opera 60 browser debuts with Web 3.0 support, cryptocurrency wallet

Hot on the heels of its Android browser relaunch last month, Norwegian company Opera on Tuesday released its Opera 60 desktop browser, codenamed Reborn…

‘Fifty Shades of Blockchain’ is the smut the internet really needs

You know what adult romantic thriller Fifty Shades of Grey lacked? Blockchain jargon. At least that’s what this particular Twitter account is trying to…

Akon’s building a Senegalese ‘Smart City’ with his cryptocurrency ‘Akoin’

There’s a new cryptocurrency soon to be launched, but it won’t be taking its name from any memes or computer jargon. Instead, it’ll be…

TWR podcast: New emoji, triple-camera phones, & another blockchain startup

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup, Burn Media’s podcast that rounds up the latest in tech and startup news. This week, Andy Walker hosts Julia…

Mastercard opens its blockchain APIs for B2B payment solutions

Blockchain technology is all the rage right now, but slowly it’s becoming less of a fad and a more commonplace solution for big technology…

Blockchain & cryptocurrencies: gungho or hell no?

Luno, the digital currency company with offices in Cape Town, had just announced a US$9-million Series B funding round, and its plans to expand…

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…

Weekly Round Up Podcast #113: Spider-Man, SA’s Crypto players & more

Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week, Hadlee Simons…

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…

Richard Branson on SA startup scene, Gordhan and more

Virgin’s Richard Branson made an appearance at the relaunch of the Virgin Money insurance service in South Africa. The mogul and philanthropist had a fair…

Blockchain to help secure US military networks?

Perhaps 2016’s most hyped tech phenomenon yet, blockchain is intriguing nonetheless – and the US military is curious about the technology as well. Blockchain,…

Gartner Cape Town: 10 strategic tech trends for 2017

Between 3D printing and machine learning, there were plenty of strategic trends predicted for 2016 at last year’s Gartner Symposium. Now, Gartner analyst Stephen…

Fulfilling the promise of Blockchain: a future financial game changer

An internet of finance. The renaissance of money. If the previous decade was the age of mobile banking, the next looks set to be…

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,…

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…

Memeburn goes behind Gyft’s big Bitcoin ecosystem plan

Bitcoin has no intrinsic value. Unlike platinum which has an industrial use case for, say, the automotive industry, there are none that exists for…

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