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Finding the Business Case for Blockchain
The distributed ledger system behind blockchain, the technology used to secure cryptocurrencies, ensures that all transactions are validated and, importantly, that an immutable record is kept of these transactions. This…
IBM Announces Real-Time AI for Transaction Processing
On Thursday, IBM an international tech company, announced IBM z16, a Telum processor that allows clients to infuse AI inferencing for real-time insights. This innovation is designed to enable clients…
Meta Rumoured to be Working on New Virtual Currency: ‘Zuck Bucks’
Meta reportedly plans to introduce a virtual currency “Zuck Bucks” to its apps to reward content creators and run other financial services like lending. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of…
What Factors Influence Cryptocurrency Prices?
The digital money market is known for its outrageous instability, with financial backers encountering gains and misfortunes around the same time at times. What causes the cost and unpredictability of…
Understanding the Risks to Cryptocurrency Trading
Alongside self-fertilizing crops and low-carbon shipping, cryptocurrencies have made the World Economic Forum (WEF) list of top tech trends in 2022 bolstered by research by the Thomson Reuters Foundation that…
Who is Buying Crypto in South Africa?
The average South African crypto buyer is most likely to be male, spends about $29.38 on the first purchase and holds onto it for about eight months, according to data…
Massive Increase in DDoS Attacks Observed – Record Numbers Reached
Compared to Q3 2021, the total number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Q4 shows an increase of 52%. This is 4.5 times more than the same time…
New Bitcoin SV Ambassadors Appointed for East & West Africa
The Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (BSV) blockchain’s – the original Bitcoin blockchain created in 2018 – Switzerland-based organisation has appointed two new BSV Ambassadors as part of its global ambassador programme.…
SA Company Wins $50-Million in Africa’s “Largest-Ever” Crypto Raise
VALR.com, a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in South Africa, today announced that it has raised $50 million (over R750 million) in Africa’s largest ever crypto funding round. This values the company…