Frank Leonette, CEO of AfriDAX, delves into the imminent arrival of banks into the crypto space in SA, a surprising and ironic turnaround given their prior hostility to this new asset class. There are risks aplenty for customers, and not everyone will welcome the banks. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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Could quantum computing crack Bitcoin?
Rob Price, CEO of Sound Money, takes us through some of the extraordinary leaps in quantum computing in recent months and what threat this poses to Bitcoin's cryptography – and how bitcoiners are responding. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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How bitcoin went from cool to necessary
Jon Ovadia, CEO of OVEX, gives his predictions for bitcoin as a rush of companies concerned about financial uncertainty stack BTC on their balance sheets. He also explains how OVEX is building a world-first "neo bank" built on crypto rails. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
This could lead to a free-for-all, with crypto transfers abroad not subject to SA Reserve Bank approval – at least until the loophole is closed. Wiehann Olivier of Forvis Mazars takes us through the likely implications. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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Is Know Your Customer verification really that safe?
The recent hack of crypto exchange Coinbase, where criminals working with rogue insiders managed to get access to customer information and demanded $20m to keep it quiet, is an example of how KYC can go wrong, says Shiven Moodley, macro strategist at 80eight. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
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