Self vs Exchange custody: Costly mistakes SA newbies make
Self-custody and exchange custody are not technical choices. They are risk choices, and South Africans often pick without understanding the cost.
🎥Crypto vs rand in a 3% inflation-target world
Kenya’s new crypto law vs SA’s regime, who’s getting it right?
Kenya has ripped up its heavy crypto tax while South Africa doubles down on licensing and reporting, and the result is a very real shift in how African traders weigh their options.
R492m ‘trading bot’ blow-up: Red flags SA investors missed
A startup claimed automatic crypto arbitrage and delivered app numbers instead of real trades. The collapse that followed says everything about due diligence in 2025.
SARS and CARF signal the end of “ghost trading” for South African crypto holders in 2025
The draft CARF regs flip the script: your coins’ journey will soon be traceable and reportable.
Your step-by-step guide to filing crypto taxes in South Africa
Whether you sold, staked, mined or swapped, SARS wants to know. Here’s how to file it without the stress.
FSCA-licensed or no-go? A pocket guide to South Africa’s CASP regime
The FSCA isn’t here to ban crypto; it’s here to put it in a suit and tie. Whether that’s good for your portfolio depends on who you trade with.