Browsing: Blockchain

Aura, South Africa’s security and medical response platform, recently announced its expansion into Kenya, followed closely by a move into…

Blockchain developer platform Alchemy announced today it has raised $80 million (R1,1 billion) from Coatue and Addition, valuing the company…

Tim Hogins has launched Blacqmarket, the first online global marketplace securely backed by a blockchain in South African townships. Hogins is…

New York-based Chainalysis has raised $100 million (R1, 5 billion) and is now valued at over $2 billion (R30 billion). The…

The Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) Innovation Hub has announced the launch of Project Khokha 2 to explore the policy…

2020 was a disruptive year, not only for the global population and businesses but for the tech industry too. As…

Ongoing volatility, further progress on regulations and continued interest from institutional investors can be expected in 2021 according to Luno,…

Blockchains are sequences of data recorded from cryptocurrency transactions. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoins and Facebook’s Libra are immutable and highly secured.…

Popular for its use in cryptocurrency, blockchain technology is fast gaining ground in many other domains. Technology has proved to…

The Campus Blockchain Hackathon is an initiative of Africa Blockchain Institute (ABI), to give students from institutions of higher learning…

InMotion, Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital and mobility services arm, has invested in blockchain technology firm Circulor. The investment will enable…

Retailer Pepkor, previously Steinhoff Africa Retail, said on Monday operating profit in its financial technology (FinTech) services business dropped by 5.8% to…

JSE announced on Thursday that it has agreed the terms of a commercial arrangement with Globacap Technology (Globacap) to establish…

Digital upskilling cannot be a gradual process. It requires a fundamental, economy-wide programme to equip our country for the future,…

As South Africa enters another week of the national lockdown the world – and business as we know it -…

The current global pandemic and the rise in staff working remotely has brought existing business working models into sharp focus.…

Bitcoin halving is a much-hyped event that has gotten a lot of attention & fanfare for the past few weeks…

Vodacom is planning to drive new revenue streams through the recently launched Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centre. AWS has…

COVID 19 has undoubtedly shown Africa and the rest of the world just how quickly an epidemic can incapacitate existing…

Technological innovation has always shaped online casinos. With rapidly evolving computer electronics and software design in the past generation, progress…

Capital on Tap has revealed the number of businesses and start-ups that have been created as a result of disruptive…

We are pleased to present to your attention LocalAgro, an International Agricultural Business Platform designed for local food market participants…

The news has reached us that Billcrypt is reaching the final phase of his ICO, with which he intends to…

When Doc, Marty and Jennifer travelled to 2015 in 1989’s Back to the Future II, they saw lots of things…

Cape-based property investment specialist Flyt Property Investment has launched Africa’s first property-backed security token. The Flyt token (FLYT), which resides…