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What do you do when your stolen loot is rapidly losing market value? You offload it as fast as you can. But as crypto writer Paul Delgado explains, law enforcement is getting better at chasing down stolen cryptos. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Gert-Jan van Rooyen of Fanfire talks about uncovering some truly useful applications for Non Fungible Tokens. How about booking your favourite wines, not yet bottled, and grabbing some of the best vintages on the market? And how NFTs are helping build loyalty among rugby fans. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Thulani Mthunzi cut his teeth in IT developer and as a software developer for the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange before venturing into forex and crypto trading. He was a dissatisfied customer who decided to build a better mousetrap in the form of Mansa Musa, named after the Malian ruler who created one of Africa's greatest trading empires. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Surprisingly, SA is being eclipsed by countries like Nigeria in key areas of blockchain development. Brenton Naicker of CV VC, and Ian Putter, head of blockchain at Standard Bank, make their predictions for the future of this technology on the continent. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

The meltdown in cryptos over the last week, led by the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin, has the crypto sceptics saying "I told you so." AltcoinTrader CEO Richard da Sousa explains what this means for the crypto market and what we can expect from here. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Financial Sector Conduct Authority head of enforcement, Brandon Topham, says crypto regulations should be in place before end of year, a key purpose being to hound out the scamsters. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

Sean Newman, one-time colleague of slain Teasers boss Lolly Jackson, and co-author of the book entitled 'Lolly Jackson', is now working on another gripping thriller - this time into the murky world of Mirror Trading International, which was rated by Chainalysis as the largest crypto scam in the world in 2020. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

The idea that bitcoin or cryptos are a passing fad has been put to bed. The number of heavyweight investment managers present at the recent Bitcoin Conference in Miami, Florida, tells us big money adoption is just getting started. Wiehann Olivier, digital asset lead at Mazars, was there and tells us what questions we need to ask our crypto exchanges, and what to expect in 2022. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

A fascinating story about how blockchain technology is breathing new life into South Africa’s film industry. Digital asset exchange FORUS Digital recently announced it would be investing R500m, raised through the issue of tokens, to upgrade the Fish River Resort and Gary Player golf course in the Eastern Cape. FORUS co-founder Sonny Fisher explains how the resort upgrade involves the creation of the Fish River Studios, a world class studio that aims to catapult South African film making into the premier league. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

VALR is another South African crypto success story. Having just raised R750 million, valuing the company valuation to R3.7 billion, VALR is off in search of new markets in Africa, India and beyond. CEO Farzam Ehsani explains why South Africa is a rich breeding ground for successful crypto projects. Moneyweb Crypto news articles