RBZ needs your help with the development of a cryptocurrency. Just 33 questions
Remember a time when a number of cryptocurrency startups in Zimbabwe were banished from existence? And it was by the RBZ. Okay to be fair some of them were not…
The UN coaching govts on how to stifle cryptocurrencies makes me mad
You might not understand what the fuss about cryptocurrencies is all about. Or maybe you understand but find it all rather ridiculous. Either way, you have to concede they are…
Of the married couple that tried to ‘clean’ US$4.5 billion worth of stolen bitcoin
The conversation around cryptocurrencies is an interesting one. On the one hand, proponents will tell you crypto is the future, citing countries like El Salvador adopting bitcoin as legal tender…
Mthuli Ncube’s tour of Dubai crypto hub shows govt isn’t aware of local startups
Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday put out a tweet saying he had visited the DMCC Crypto Centre in Dubai. If you have never heard the name DMCC before, the…
SA Reserve Bank says it’s illegal for South Africans to transfer locally bought Bitcoin overseas
It seems South African regulators are grappling with how to regulate Bitcoin. A lot of people, in Mzansi, are participating in the Bitcoin rush drawn in by the tantalising prospect…
How to protect yourself from Bitcoin scams
Recently I noticed an increase in the number of Bitcoin scammers that have been targeting me on Facebook and Instagram. A lot of my friends and colleagues have also reached…
Bitcoin trading in Zimbabwe & how to spot scams
Bitcoin (BTC) is having a hell of a year in 2021, we have seen the cryptocurrency jump in value, breaking record after record (currently at 58 219.79). With this rise,…
Cryptocurrencies are not eligible for RBZ Fintech Sandbox
If you were holding out hope for cryptocurrencies to be involved in the RBZ Fintech Sandbox then as the title suggests we have some very bad news for you. According…
Local startup launches crypto called Dystater
A local startup called Phykraun has launched a cryptocurrency called Dystater. The launch comes in the midst of Bitcoin’s meteoric rise in the early months of this year. Bitcoin recently…
Bitcoin tops US$35 000 for fresh record
Bitcoin jumped to another all-time high on Wednesday as extreme swings continued to buffet the world’s largest cryptocurrency. The famously volatile digital coin advanced as much as 6% to US$35,842,…