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Should Tax on Bitcoin Be Eliminated? The Case of South Africa

Should Tax on Bitcoin Be Eliminated? The Case of South Africa

MAY 29, 2017 | Joseph Young

Bitcoin earnings are taxable in South Africa. When trading, the exchange suggested users to consult registered tax professionals to ensure that they are compliant to South African regulations.

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Durban Bitcoin Seminar Aims At Educating South Africans on Crypto Opportunities

Durban Bitcoin Seminar Aims At Educating South Africans on Crypto Opportunities

JAN 10, 2017 | Frisco d'Anconia

BitClub is organizing a free Bitcoin Seminar in Durban to educate the public about the immense benefits Bitcoin is offering the global community.

 6307   |    2
South African Central Bank Participates In Top African Banks’ Blockchain Network

South African Central Bank Participates In Top African Banks’ Blockchain Network

OCT 17, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Africa's largest banks and South Africa’s Central Securities Depository have set up a Blockchain network.

 1510
Bitcoin Surges 5% in South Africa, Venezuela With Its 1,500% Inflation May Follow

Bitcoin Surges 5% in South Africa, Venezuela With Its 1,500% Inflation May Follow

OCT 16, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Bitcoin price rose in its top African market this week, experts expect Venezuela to follow with its projected 1,500% inflation.

 3159   |    1
Bitcoin is Legal But Not Tender in Multi-Currency Zimbabwe

Bitcoin is Legal But Not Tender in Multi-Currency Zimbabwe

OCT 15, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

How legal and useful is Bitcoin in Zimbabwe, the country which has been faced with a difficult economic situation for decades?

 1912
Botswana Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit Will Train Developers To Build Apps

Botswana Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit Will Train Developers To Build Apps

SEP 27, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

One particular African country pushing the penetration of Bitcoin is Botswana. Botswana Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit is scheduled 25-26 November in Gaborone.

 2310   |    3
Tens of Thousands of Merchants Accept Bitcoin in South Africa as Government is Friendly

Tens of Thousands of Merchants Accept Bitcoin in South Africa as Government is Friendly

SEP 27, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

In South Africa, any merchant who accepts credit card or bank payments through PayFast can also accept Bitcoin payments.

 4750   |    5
Blockchain Anti-Piracy Startup to Track Stolen Content Globally

Blockchain Anti-Piracy Startup to Track Stolen Content Globally

SEP 03, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

A blockchain anti-piracy start-up is taking on the global content protection market with a tracking technology that aims to stop recipients from redistributing copyrighted content.

 2160   |    1
Vinny Lingham: Bitcoin Needs to Get to $3,000 Level

Vinny Lingham: Bitcoin Needs to Get to $3,000 Level

JUL 05, 2016 | Charlie McCombie

South African internet entrepreneur and Bitcoin enthusiast Vinny Lingham talks about the Bitcoin scene in South Africa.

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Crypto-Anarchist Virgil Vǎduva of Cell 411: We Won’t Need Police

Crypto-Anarchist Virgil Vǎduva of Cell 411: We Won’t Need Police

MAR 08, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Crypto-anarchist Virgil Vǎduva talks obsoleting police through his new decentralized, peer-to-peer emergency response App, Cell 411.

 11488
From the Start of 2016, Bitcoin Is On A Roll In Africa

From the Start of 2016, Bitcoin Is On A Roll In Africa

MAR 07, 2016 | Iyke Aru

In South Africa, the latest developments show that 2016 may become the greatest year so far for the cryptocurrency.

 2781
Why South Africans Don’t Trust Bitcoin To Pay Utility Bills

Why South Africans Don’t Trust Bitcoin To Pay Utility Bills

JAN 17, 2016 | Lana Smiley

Africans rarely use Bitcoin payment services as they don’t trust Bitcoin as a currency.

 363
BitX Raises $4 Million; Available to ‘Over Half a Billion Consumers’

BitX Raises $4 Million; Available to ‘Over Half a Billion Consumers’

JUL 21, 2015 | Tom Jackson

BitX has raised a US$4 million in its Series A funding round led by the South African media firm Naspers through its payments subsidiary PayU.

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JUN 23 DIGEST: 2nd US Agent Pleads Guilty to Bitcoin Theft; Former Nike Exec Named Bitreserve CEO

JUN 23 DIGEST: 2nd US Agent Pleads Guilty to Bitcoin Theft; Former Nike Exec Named Bitreserve CEO

JUN 23, 2015 | Diana Ngo

Former US agents charged with pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars in bitcoin reached a plea agreement with prosecutors; Anthony Watson has been made CEO at Bitreserve and more news

 88
ZapGo Uses Bitcoin To Allow South Africans To Spend Cash Online

ZapGo Uses Bitcoin To Allow South Africans To Spend Cash Online

MAR 31, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

ZapGo aims to revolutionize how young South Africans spend their cash online. The new mobile money start-up by South Africans Michail Brynard and Helghardt Avenant (currently halfway through the Boost VC accelerator program in Silicon Valley), uses the Bitcoin network as the underlying mechanism to transfer value.

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Should Tax on Bitcoin Be Eliminated? The Case of South Africa

Should Tax on Bitcoin Be Eliminated? The Case of South Africa

MAY 29, 2017 | Joseph Young

Bitcoin earnings are taxable in South Africa. When trading, the exchange suggested users to consult registered tax professionals to ensure that they are compliant to South African regulations.

 12302   |    6
Crypto-Anarchist Virgil Vǎduva of Cell 411: We Won’t Need Police

Crypto-Anarchist Virgil Vǎduva of Cell 411: We Won’t Need Police

MAR 08, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Crypto-anarchist Virgil Vǎduva talks obsoleting police through his new decentralized, peer-to-peer emergency response App, Cell 411.

 11488
Vinny Lingham: Bitcoin Needs to Get to $3,000 Level

Vinny Lingham: Bitcoin Needs to Get to $3,000 Level

JUL 05, 2016 | Charlie McCombie

South African internet entrepreneur and Bitcoin enthusiast Vinny Lingham talks about the Bitcoin scene in South Africa.

 9176   |    4
Durban Bitcoin Seminar Aims At Educating South Africans on Crypto Opportunities

Durban Bitcoin Seminar Aims At Educating South Africans on Crypto Opportunities

JAN 10, 2017 | Frisco d'Anconia

BitClub is organizing a free Bitcoin Seminar in Durban to educate the public about the immense benefits Bitcoin is offering the global community.

 6307   |    2
Tens of Thousands of Merchants Accept Bitcoin in South Africa as Government is Friendly

Tens of Thousands of Merchants Accept Bitcoin in South Africa as Government is Friendly

SEP 27, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

In South Africa, any merchant who accepts credit card or bank payments through PayFast can also accept Bitcoin payments.

 4750   |    5
Bitcoin Surges 5% in South Africa, Venezuela With Its 1,500% Inflation May Follow

Bitcoin Surges 5% in South Africa, Venezuela With Its 1,500% Inflation May Follow

OCT 16, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Bitcoin price rose in its top African market this week, experts expect Venezuela to follow with its projected 1,500% inflation.

 3159   |    1
From the Start of 2016, Bitcoin Is On A Roll In Africa

From the Start of 2016, Bitcoin Is On A Roll In Africa

MAR 07, 2016 | Iyke Aru

In South Africa, the latest developments show that 2016 may become the greatest year so far for the cryptocurrency.

 2781
Botswana Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit Will Train Developers To Build Apps

Botswana Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit Will Train Developers To Build Apps

SEP 27, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

One particular African country pushing the penetration of Bitcoin is Botswana. Botswana Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit is scheduled 25-26 November in Gaborone.

 2310   |    3
Blockchain Anti-Piracy Startup to Track Stolen Content Globally

Blockchain Anti-Piracy Startup to Track Stolen Content Globally

SEP 03, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

A blockchain anti-piracy start-up is taking on the global content protection market with a tracking technology that aims to stop recipients from redistributing copyrighted content.

 2160   |    1
Bitcoin is Legal But Not Tender in Multi-Currency Zimbabwe

Bitcoin is Legal But Not Tender in Multi-Currency Zimbabwe

OCT 15, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

How legal and useful is Bitcoin in Zimbabwe, the country which has been faced with a difficult economic situation for decades?

 1912
South African Central Bank Participates In Top African Banks’ Blockchain Network

South African Central Bank Participates In Top African Banks’ Blockchain Network

OCT 17, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Africa's largest banks and South Africa’s Central Securities Depository have set up a Blockchain network.

 1510
Why South Africans Don’t Trust Bitcoin To Pay Utility Bills

Why South Africans Don’t Trust Bitcoin To Pay Utility Bills

JAN 17, 2016 | Lana Smiley

Africans rarely use Bitcoin payment services as they don’t trust Bitcoin as a currency.

 363
BitX Raises $4 Million; Available to ‘Over Half a Billion Consumers’

BitX Raises $4 Million; Available to ‘Over Half a Billion Consumers’

JUL 21, 2015 | Tom Jackson

BitX has raised a US$4 million in its Series A funding round led by the South African media firm Naspers through its payments subsidiary PayU.

 190
JUN 23 DIGEST: 2nd US Agent Pleads Guilty to Bitcoin Theft; Former Nike Exec Named Bitreserve CEO

JUN 23 DIGEST: 2nd US Agent Pleads Guilty to Bitcoin Theft; Former Nike Exec Named Bitreserve CEO

JUN 23, 2015 | Diana Ngo

Former US agents charged with pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars in bitcoin reached a plea agreement with prosecutors; Anthony Watson has been made CEO at Bitreserve and more news

 88
ZapGo Uses Bitcoin To Allow South Africans To Spend Cash Online

ZapGo Uses Bitcoin To Allow South Africans To Spend Cash Online

MAR 31, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

ZapGo aims to revolutionize how young South Africans spend their cash online. The new mobile money start-up by South Africans Michail Brynard and Helghardt Avenant (currently halfway through the Boost VC accelerator program in Silicon Valley), uses the Bitcoin network as the underlying mechanism to transfer value.

 164
Should Tax on Bitcoin Be Eliminated? The Case of South Africa

Should Tax on Bitcoin Be Eliminated? The Case of South Africa

MAY 29, 2017 | Joseph Young

Bitcoin earnings are taxable in South Africa. When trading, the exchange suggested users to consult registered tax professionals to ensure that they are compliant to South African regulations.

 12302   |    6
Tens of Thousands of Merchants Accept Bitcoin in South Africa as Government is Friendly

Tens of Thousands of Merchants Accept Bitcoin in South Africa as Government is Friendly

SEP 27, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

In South Africa, any merchant who accepts credit card or bank payments through PayFast can also accept Bitcoin payments.

 4750   |    5
Vinny Lingham: Bitcoin Needs to Get to $3,000 Level

Vinny Lingham: Bitcoin Needs to Get to $3,000 Level

JUL 05, 2016 | Charlie McCombie

South African internet entrepreneur and Bitcoin enthusiast Vinny Lingham talks about the Bitcoin scene in South Africa.

 9176   |    4
Botswana Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit Will Train Developers To Build Apps

Botswana Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit Will Train Developers To Build Apps

SEP 27, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

One particular African country pushing the penetration of Bitcoin is Botswana. Botswana Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit is scheduled 25-26 November in Gaborone.

 2310   |    3
Durban Bitcoin Seminar Aims At Educating South Africans on Crypto Opportunities

Durban Bitcoin Seminar Aims At Educating South Africans on Crypto Opportunities

JAN 10, 2017 | Frisco d'Anconia

BitClub is organizing a free Bitcoin Seminar in Durban to educate the public about the immense benefits Bitcoin is offering the global community.

 6307   |    2
Bitcoin Surges 5% in South Africa, Venezuela With Its 1,500% Inflation May Follow

Bitcoin Surges 5% in South Africa, Venezuela With Its 1,500% Inflation May Follow

OCT 16, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Bitcoin price rose in its top African market this week, experts expect Venezuela to follow with its projected 1,500% inflation.

 3159   |    1
Blockchain Anti-Piracy Startup to Track Stolen Content Globally

Blockchain Anti-Piracy Startup to Track Stolen Content Globally

SEP 03, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

A blockchain anti-piracy start-up is taking on the global content protection market with a tracking technology that aims to stop recipients from redistributing copyrighted content.

 2160   |    1
JUN 23 DIGEST: 2nd US Agent Pleads Guilty to Bitcoin Theft; Former Nike Exec Named Bitreserve CEO

JUN 23 DIGEST: 2nd US Agent Pleads Guilty to Bitcoin Theft; Former Nike Exec Named Bitreserve CEO

JUN 23, 2015 | Diana Ngo

Former US agents charged with pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars in bitcoin reached a plea agreement with prosecutors; Anthony Watson has been made CEO at Bitreserve and more news

 88
Why South Africans Don’t Trust Bitcoin To Pay Utility Bills

Why South Africans Don’t Trust Bitcoin To Pay Utility Bills

JAN 17, 2016 | Lana Smiley

Africans rarely use Bitcoin payment services as they don’t trust Bitcoin as a currency.

 363
South African Central Bank Participates In Top African Banks’ Blockchain Network

South African Central Bank Participates In Top African Banks’ Blockchain Network

OCT 17, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Africa's largest banks and South Africa’s Central Securities Depository have set up a Blockchain network.

 1510
Bitcoin is Legal But Not Tender in Multi-Currency Zimbabwe

Bitcoin is Legal But Not Tender in Multi-Currency Zimbabwe

OCT 15, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

How legal and useful is Bitcoin in Zimbabwe, the country which has been faced with a difficult economic situation for decades?

 1912
Crypto-Anarchist Virgil Vǎduva of Cell 411: We Won’t Need Police

Crypto-Anarchist Virgil Vǎduva of Cell 411: We Won’t Need Police

MAR 08, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Crypto-anarchist Virgil Vǎduva talks obsoleting police through his new decentralized, peer-to-peer emergency response App, Cell 411.

 11488
BitX Raises $4 Million; Available to ‘Over Half a Billion Consumers’

BitX Raises $4 Million; Available to ‘Over Half a Billion Consumers’

JUL 21, 2015 | Tom Jackson

BitX has raised a US$4 million in its Series A funding round led by the South African media firm Naspers through its payments subsidiary PayU.

 190
From the Start of 2016, Bitcoin Is On A Roll In Africa

From the Start of 2016, Bitcoin Is On A Roll In Africa

MAR 07, 2016 | Iyke Aru

In South Africa, the latest developments show that 2016 may become the greatest year so far for the cryptocurrency.

 2781
ZapGo Uses Bitcoin To Allow South Africans To Spend Cash Online

ZapGo Uses Bitcoin To Allow South Africans To Spend Cash Online

MAR 31, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

ZapGo aims to revolutionize how young South Africans spend their cash online. The new mobile money start-up by South Africans Michail Brynard and Helghardt Avenant (currently halfway through the Boost VC accelerator program in Silicon Valley), uses the Bitcoin network as the underlying mechanism to transfer value.

 164

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