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A crypto lending platform still hopes to stay afloat, but experts doubt such probability.
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South Africa News
South Africa has the second largest economy in Africa, with large agricultural and tourism sectors. It also has a high poverty rate and is one of the top 10 countries for income inequality. The South African population is widely diverse and South African news indicates there are numerous racial, cultural and ethnic conflicts. Still, South Africa is considered, potentially, to be one of the most developed African countries in terms of their economy, infrastructure and investment strategies. South Africa haven’t provided any legal status or regulatory framework concerning cryptocurrencies until 2018, when the South African Revenue Service released a statement, saying cryptocurrency would be a taxable object. The South African Reserve Bank is working with blockchain-based solutions provider Bankymoon to test new cryptocurrency regulations.
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Major South African exchanges have welcomed the central bank’s plans to regulate cryptocurrencies as financial assets.
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South Africa’s Reserve Bank will regulate cryptocurrencies as financial assets, and new laws are expected over the next 12 months.
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Court filings hint at authorities allowing Spagni to be in the United States for the Independence Day holiday weekend before being taken to South Africa early on Tuesday.
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A class of 2021 Bitcoiner in Mozambique is using the Lightning Network to transact while using Bitcoin to protect his savings.
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Africa’s top golfers are set to receive Bitcoin prize money after ground-breaking sponsorship of the Sunshine Tour.
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"Freedom Day means you are free to use your own money to live your best life," said BitcoinZAR, a Bitcoin advocate in South Africa.
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Okay Bears, a Solana-powered NFT topped OpenSea’s 24-hour sales charts on Thursday, while a South African fine-wine NFT auction takes off netting raising more than $180,000.
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Coorest and the PLCnetwork of the Southern Hemisphere believe that blockchain and NFT technology are a solution for protecting endangered wildlife and funding costly conservation areas.
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A Medium post revealed Cronje's disdain for crypto culture and his likely return to the space.
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The South African Reserve Bank stated further work would be undertaken to study the findings from the project and used to inform policy and regulatory responses to DLT and CBDCs.
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A recent report by KuCoin reveals that the number of crypto transactions has increased by 2,670% in some African countries.
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Updated crypto regulations in South Africa could boost partnerships but potentially marginalize those who need it most, local experts warn.
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The South African crypto exchange plans to expand its operation across more African countries and even into India with the new cash injection from major crypto VCs.
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“What we want to be able to do is to intervene when we think that what is provided to potential customers are products that they don’t understand that are potentially highly risky,” said Unathi Kamlana.
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