CATASTROPHE Coalition Warns Proposed Regulations Would Cripple South African Progress
CATASTROPHE (Crypto Asset Taskforce for Advancing Sound, Technology-Neutral Regulation for Opportunity, Prosperity and a Healthy Economy) has launched a national campaign to highlight the...
VALR Secures Cayman Islands VASP Approval To Push Global Expansion
African crypto exchange and digital asset infrastructure provider VALR has secured provisional approval from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority to operate as a Virtual...
South Africa’s Treasury Proposes Drastic Crypto Capital Controls
South Africa's National Treasury has recently published the Draft Capital Flow Management Regulations, 2026 in the Government Gazette. The regulations are designed to replace...
South Africa Moves to Regulate Bitcoin and Crypto Under Capital Flow Rules
South African authorities have unveiled a significant regulatory initiative aimed at bringing cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin into the country’s formal capital movement framework, marking...
UABA and TD Markets Partner to Drive Stablecoin Education and Real-World Use in South...
The United Africa Blockchain Association (UABA) and TD Markets have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate blockchain education and real-world stablecoin adoption across South...
Tokenised Stocks Are Coming To Luno
South Africa’s leading crypto platform Luno has launched SA’s first bundle combining market-leading crypto and top tokenised US stocks in a single investment. This...
South Africa’s Crypto Conundrum: Why Modernising Collective Investment Schemes Is Critical For Retail Investors
The following is an Opinion Piece by Dr Wiehann Olivier, Partner & Head of FinTech and Digital Assets, Forvis Mazars. The views expressed in...
Tokenisation Of Traditional Securities: A Strategic Evolution In Market Infrastructure
This is an Opinion Piece submitted to Global Crypto by Dr Wiehann Olivier, Partner and FinTech & Digital Asset Lead, Forvis Mazars South Africa....
VALR Secures Over-The-Counter Derivatives Provider License from South African Regulator
VALR, the largest crypto exchange in South Africa by trade volume, has been granted an Over-The-Counter Derivatives Provider (ODP) license as well as an...
Luno Pay Brings Crypto Payments To 700,000 South African Merchants
South Africans can now pay with cryptocurrency at nearly 700,000 merchants across the country using Luno Pay, which is now available at all Scan...
