Declare Your Crypto or Face Jail: South Africa’s Aggressive New Capital Flow Rules
Key Takeaways South African Treasury draft rules require visitors to declare crypto or face up to 5 years in prison....
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VALR and Onafriq Pioneer Direct Local Currency Funding for African Crypto Users
Key Takeaways: VALR and Onafriq integrated to allow mobile money funding across 43 African markets in 2026. Mobile money added...
8 African Nations Advance Crypto Regulation as Adoption Accelerates Across Emerging Markets
Key Takeaways: Ripple highlights 8 African nations advancing crypto regulation, led by South Africa licensing rules. Nigeria, Kenya, and Mauritius...
South African Eskom Considering Discount Power for Bitcoin Miners as Solar Creates Surplus
Eskom, a South African electricity public utility, is exploring plans to sell excess daytime electricity to Bitcoin mining companies as...
South Africa Tax Collector Deploys New Tech to Track Crypto and Offshore Assets
South African crypto-asset service providers must now transmit detailed transaction data directly to the revenue collector, allowing for precise automated...
South Africa Moves to Bring Cryptocurrencies Under Capital Flow Controls
South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced plans to end the country’s crypto regulatory vacuum by drafting new rules...
South African Firms Launch a Local Currency-Backed Stablecoin
A consortium of South African firms has launched ZAR Universal (ZARU), a blockchain-based stablecoin pegged to the local currency. Transparency...
