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We could be stumbling into a digital welfare dystopia, says Open Secrets

December 7, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

With the commercialisation of personal data of millions of social grant recipients. From Moneyweb. Who would have thought the Covid-19 pandemic would present a potential […]

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2021 was another year for the crypto record books

December 6, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

The past year has been all about the rise of the altcoins. From Moneyweb. 2021 was another year for the crypto record books, with the […]

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Another mystery investor emerges to rescue Africrypt investors at 65c in the rand

December 6, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Investors have seven days to accept the offer. From Moneyweb. Barely a week after a mystery ‘white knight’ offered creditors $4 million (R64 million) to […]

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MTI liquidators chasing down an additional R2bn in ‘possible debtors’

December 6, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

On top of the R1bn in bitcoin already recovered from Belize-based broker FXChoice. From Moneyweb. A clearer picture is emerging of the Mirror Trading International […]

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28 banks now in the crosshairs over rand manipulation case

December 1, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

The case, first brought six years ago by the CompCom, argues there was an overarching conspiracy to manipulate the level of the rand. From Moneyweb. […]

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Swarm of court cases rains down on freight and logistics bargaining council

December 1, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Outsourcing group Innovative Solutions Group says it has been defamed and wants R6.5m from the council. From Moneyweb. Innovative Solutions Group (ISG) and its various […]

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The battle for Royal Bafokeng Platinum gets white hot

November 30, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Impala Platinum and Northam square up to each other. From Moneyweb. Northam Platinum and Impala Platinum (Implats) are locked in a battle for control of […]

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Now that the elections are over, the brutal reality sinks in for metros

November 29, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Of the eight metros, only Cape Town is in any kind of financial health. From Moneyweb. A post-election analysis of SA’s eight metros by Ratings […]

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One of the world’s most profitable crypto mines is in Joburg

November 29, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Running off almost free electricity generated by sunlight. From Moneyweb. Whirring away in the bowels of an office block in northern Johannesburg is a crypto […]

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Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade a prelude to next move up

November 26, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

The last time a technical upgrade this important happened, Bitcoin traded at $4 000. From Moneyweb. Bitcoin’s 16% pull-back this week after setting new all-time […]

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