South Africa

$20B South African fund: Don’t invest all in ‘crypto’
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7 October, 2025

$20B South African fund: Don’t invest all in ‘crypto’

Sygnia Ltd. warned investors not to “do something silly” by switching from traditional securities to ‘crypto’ despite offering a BTC...
Sub-Saharan Africa records 52% growth in digital asset volume
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16 September, 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa records 52% growth in digital asset volume

Sub-Saharan Africa ranked third after APAC and Latin America in year-over-year growth in ‘crypto’ volume, with Nigeria and South Africa...
South Africa’s tax agency doubles down on ‘crypto’ tax evaders
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5 September, 2025

South Africa’s tax agency doubles down on ‘crypto’ tax evaders

One report says that in a country where 6M citizens hold digital assets, only 17,000 declared them in their tax...
Google fuels media digitization; Da Nang drives digital tourism
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5 September, 2025

Google fuels media digitization; Da Nang drives digital tourism

Google backs a $6M drive to digitize South African news publishers; meanwhile, Vietnam's Da Nang is looking to grow its...
Stablecoins make up 43% of Africa’s ‘crypto’ transactions in 2024
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4 September, 2025

Stablecoins make up 43% of Africa’s ‘crypto’ transactions in 2024

Yellow Card reported that Nigeria was the dominant market with over $22B in value, with the highest growth recorded in...
Namibia to launch a new payments system based on India’s UPI
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15 July, 2025

Namibia to launch a new payments system based on India’s UPI

India’s Narendra Modi visited Namibia recently to seal an agreement to assist the country roll out the new system, based...
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