Moneyweb Crypto
Business & Economics Podcasts
Moneyweb Crypto explores all things crypto and blockchain: the good, the bad and the impossible. If you're looking to invest in cryptocurrencies, or understand this evolving universe, you're in the right place.
Location:
South Africa
Description:
Moneyweb Crypto explores all things crypto and blockchain: the good, the bad and the impossible. If you're looking to invest in cryptocurrencies, or understand this evolving universe, you're in the right place.
Language:
English
Episodes
We’re moving into the age of decentralised money
4/16/2026
Hannes Wessels, GM for Binance South Africa, explains why central bank issuance of money is facing competition from stablecoins – and it’s coming much faster than anyone imagined. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:15:51
Selling trading signals is the scam de jour – FSCA
4/9/2026
Head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, Gerhard van Deventer, walks us through a new generation of scams, from deep fakes of FSCA personnel to selling trading signals. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:24:41
SA crypto exchange volumes are down 95% in five years
4/1/2026
Exchanges that used to transact 1 000 bitcoin a day are now doing 50. But while crypto transactions have collapsed, stablecoins have picked up the slack, says Carel de Jager, CEO of crypto data analytics firm Silver Sixpence. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:21:39
Why SA needs stablecoin regulations – and fast
3/26/2026
Wiehann Olivier, partner and global co-head of digital assets for Forvis Mazars, explains what new stablecoin regulations will look like and why SA needs to speed up its regulatory reform. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:24:11
Does SA really need another ZAR stablecoin?
3/19/2026
Langelihle Nkabinde from EasyEquities explains the role of the new Zaru rand stablecoin and why it’s so important. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:19:00
Is Ray Dalio’s bitcoin negativity justified?
3/12/2026
Ray Dalio is more hip to gold than bitcoin, which he says has several serious
flaws. Not so fast, says macro strategist Shiven Moodley. We’re in the middle of a bear cycle where bitcoin haters love to vent, but cycles always turn. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:21:53
Your forex allowance just went up to R2m a year – here’s what you should do
3/5/2026
Blurb: That means you can purchase $120 000 a year, rather
than the previous $60 000, without any permissions from
the SA Reserve Bank. There’s plenty you can do with this,
explains Faadil Moti, CEO of 80eight. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:14:04
Africa’s next payments leap: Stablecoins on every corner
2/24/2026
Stablecoin adoption is moving from niche corridors to street vendors, says Enza Capital's Nzwisisa Chidembo. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:19:08
Bitcoin ventures into extreme fear territory – and that’s not a bad thing
2/17/2026
Luno’s Christo de Wit says sentiment has plunged, but long-term buyers are circling. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:16:00
Absa’s bold leap into stablecoins. What’s next?
2/10/2026
Absa’s head of digital assets at CIB, Rob Downes, explains the reasoning behind the bank's recent partnership with crypto infrastructure giant Ripple, and why it is piloting its own stablecoin. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:20:56
Is this a crypto winter – and if so, when will it be over?
2/3/2026
Blake Player, chief commercial officer at VALR, has seen plenty of crypto bear markets, but is this one over yet? And will gold profits now be recycled back into bitcoin? Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:17:42
While bitcoin disappointed in 2025, crypto turned the financial world on its head.
1/27/2026
While everyone’s been focused on bitcoin’s disappointing price in 2025, a few other things slipped under the radar. Companies now account for 5% of bitcoin holdings and stablecoin volumes exceed Visa transactions by a country mile, explains Hannes Wessels, SA country manager for Binance. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:13:57
AI trading tools can hallucinate and outright lie
1/20/2026
In this podcast, Abhishek Saxena, head of strategy and growth at
AI research and development firm Sentient, explains what happens to
traders relying uncritically on AI trading tools. They can easily go rogue. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:15:53
Bring on blockchain: Only 3% of Africans qualify for mortgage financing
1/13/2026
Banks will never solve the housing financing problem because they rely on
outdated credit risk models. Empowa CEO Glen Jordan explains how his company is going about it. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:23:11
Why hasn’t bitcoin followed gold to the heavens?
1/7/2026
Gold is heavily overbought, argues Carel de Jager, CEO of crypto analytics firm Silver Sixpence, while bitcoin faced heavy selling pressure in the latter part of 2025. Those pressures now appear to be lifting, creating a bullish case for bitcoin in 2026. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:20:09
What happens if the US imposes sanctions on South African officials?
12/16/2025
Guest: Faadil Moti of 80eight Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:12:40
You’ve accumulated some crypto, but how do you spend it?
12/9/2025
Spendl Money founder and CEO Greg van der Spuy explains how the SA-born fintech is addressing the crypto spending hurdle by offering a MasterCard debit card and a unified financial platform for easy conversion of digital assets to fiat. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:23:17
Why the cost of sending money depends on what passport you own
12/2/2025
Anton Titov, founder of a RemiDe, a SWIFT-type system for the crypto age, explains why Africans pay so much more than Europeans to send money – and how a solution is at hand. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:27:52
The crypto meltdown: Opportunity or a trap?
11/25/2025
Shiven Moodley, macro strategist at Novaque argues that this is an aggressive drawdown in the crypto market, not a bear market. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:16:20
Is now a good time to buy crypto bundles?
11/18/2025
The new VALR10 bundle is designed for investors seeking crypto exposure but unsure which specific assets to purchase. Moneyweb Crypto news articles
Duration:00:18:01