Bitcoin CrimeCryptocurrency NewsJohannesburg Shuts Down Computers City-Wide After Bitcoin Ransomware Attack Hackers have breached the computer network of South Africa’s commercial capital Johannesburg…Mark EmemOctober 25, 2019
HeadlinesNewsJohannesburg Power Company Crippled by Devastating Ransomware South Africa’s state-owned power company, Eskom Holdings, has become the latest victim…David HundeyinJuly 25, 2019
Bitcoin ScamsCryptocurrency NewsNewsAngry African Investors Scorch $130,000/Day Bitcoin Scammer’s Property As the dreams of South Africans who put their money in Bitcoin…Mark EmemJuly 11, 2019
Bitcoin ScamsCryptocurrency NewsHeadlinesNews$130,000/Day Bitcoin Ponzi Collapses in South Africa, Then Reloads Online Like all Ponzi schemes, South Africa’s cryptocurrency investment scheme Bitcoin Wallet is…Mark EmemJuly 9, 2019
Bitcoin ScamsCryptocurrency NewsNewsThis Bitcoin Scam in South Africa is Raking in Over $130,000 Every Day By CCN Markets: A cryptocurrency investment scheme in South Africa’s Kwa-Zulu Natal…Mark EmemJune 15, 2019
Altcoin NewsCryptocurrency NewsFinTech NewsNewsAll-White South African Protest Community Launches Cryptocurrency By CCN: The town of Orania, South Africa, claims it’s not racist,…P. H. MadoreJune 8, 2019
NewsRegulationSouth Africa Establishes a Consultation Paper to Regulate and De-Anonymize Bitcoin Transactions By CCN.com: The South African Reserve Bank has released a consultation paper…Shaurya MalwaJanuary 21, 2019
NewsSouth Africa: Two Arrested for Kidnapping Boy, Demanding Bitcoin Ransom By CCN.com: Two people have been arrested by police in Mpumalanga, South…David HundeyinJanuary 19, 2019
Bitcoin ScamsNewsSouth African National Cricket Team Falls for Bitcoin Twitter Scam Cricket South Africa (CSA) has been rocked by a Twitter scam, unwittingly…Jimmy AkiJanuary 14, 2019
NewsRegulationCrypto to Get Regulatory Certainty in South Africa in Payment System Review Authorities in South Africa are seeking comments on proposed policy changes that…Mark EmemDecember 6, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeNewsBitcoin Trader Drugged, Beaten, & Tortured in South Africa A Bitcoin trader from Lanseria in South Africa narrowly escaped death after…Jimmy AkiDecember 4, 2018
NewsSouth Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia Outpace Europe in Crypto Awareness and Ownership: Survey A survey commissioned by crypto firm Luno has found that the level…Mark EmemNovember 6, 2018
Bitcoin EducationBlockchain NewsNewsMonero Developer’s New Startup is Launching a Free Blockchain University South African blockchain startup Tari Labs has unveiled a free online university…David HundeyinOctober 13, 2018
Blockchain NewsNewsBlockchain Could Help Africa’s Commodity Market, Claims Chinese Billionaire Chinese billionaire and co-CEO of technology company Ideanomics Bruno Wu believes the…Jimmy AkiSeptember 29, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeNewsKidnapped South African Tycoon Released for 50 Bitcoins Ransom: Report A South African businessman whose captors had allegedly demanded bitcoins as ransom…Mark EmemSeptember 18, 2018
Blockchain NewsNewsSouth Africa’s Central Bank Wins Award for its Ethereum Payments Blockchain Central Banking, a global central banking forum, has bestowed its FinTech &…Lester ColemanSeptember 9, 2018
NewsSouth Africa’s Tax Agency Targets Tax-Evading Cryptocurrency Traders South Africa’s tax agency is looking into methods for identifying tax-dodging cryptocurrency…Samburaj DasAugust 21, 2018
Altcoin NewsFinTech NewsNewsSouth Africa’s Secluded Whites-Only Orania Community is Testing a Digital Currency Exclusively populated by Afrikaners, the town of Orania located in the remote…Mark EmemJuly 21, 2018
Bitcoin ResearchNews38% of South Africans Wish They Had Invested in Cryptocurrencies: Survey Pan-African financial services giant Old Mutual has released the 2018 Savings and…Mark EmemJuly 14, 2018
Bitcoin TechnologyFinTech NewsFundingNewsAfrican Cryptocurrency Firms Raise Capital Despite Regulatory Hurdles African blockchain and crypto businesses have been raising funding despite regulatory issues…Tawanda KaromboJuly 13, 2018
Bitcoin ServicesNewsBreaking New Ground: South Africa Gets Its First Bitcoin Atm South Africa, whose citizens are increasingly interested in investing and trading in…Tawanda KaromboJune 26, 2018
Blockchain NewsExclusiveNewsBlockchain Has Benefits for African Markets, Says Alexander Forbes CEO The chief executive officer of one of Africa’s biggest and diversified financial…Tawanda KaromboJune 15, 2018
NewsWhy Africa Is Fertile Ground for Bitcoin Adoption Despite fears and skepticism over usage of virtual currencies for crime, tax…Tawanda KaromboJune 15, 2018
Blockchain NewsNews‘Real-World’ Ethereum-Based Blockchain Payments Trial a Success: South Africa’s Central Bank South Africa’s central bank has revealed remarkable results of Project Khokha, its…Samburaj DasJune 6, 2018
Bitcoin ScamsNewsSouth African Authorities Investigate $80 Million Crypto Investment Scam South African authorities are investigating a company called Bitcaw Trading Company for…Lester ColemanMay 28, 2018
