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‘Widespread adoption of crypto-assets could undermine the effectiveness of monetary policy, circumvent capital flow management measures, exacerbate fiscal risks, divert resources available for financing the real economy, and threaten global financial stability,’ the paper said.
Loyalty programmes have become particularly important they help businesses retain customers, increase customer engagement and boost sales.
The award-winning South African musician is not only making waves with his unique sound, he’s also revolutionising the way musicians are profiting from their own creations.
Anatii is one of the rare local artists who are truly harnessing the power of modern technology.
The initiative involves South Africans participating in a nationwide search for virtual tokens, with an opportunity to win an original African Ginger piece of art.
Rockstar has issued an update on cryptocurrencies and NFTs.
Meta announced that it was testing a new feature with “a small group of creators in the US” to buy and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Instagram.
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and his team successfully finished a long-awaited transition of their blockchain – shifting how it verifies transactions from a system based on complex computer calculations to one that relies on humans
Artificial Intelligence rapper FN Meka -- the world's first non-human musician -- is a Black male cyborg which recently scored the record deal, but a racial slur changed all that.
Viljoen’s NFT collection will consist of unique collectibles, with no duplicates.
The previously named 'Facebook Pay' has now become 'Meta Pay' amid a rise in the adoption of digital payment methods.
Meta is launching a virtual fashion store with designer clothes to offer Facebook and Instagram a ‘fresh fit’ for their avatars.
Almost overnight NFTs, the so-called rare JPEGs, became hugely popular as an investment instrument.
As South African artist Fhatuwani Mukheli paints a portrait of a woman at his Johannesburg studio, he is creating not only the work before him but also a digital asset - a non-fungible tokens (NFTs) - destined to adorn a virtual world.
The number of NFTs traded in the first quarter of this year slumped by almost 50% compared to the previous quarter, according to analysis firm Non-Fungible.
Starbucks is planing to launch NFT-based loyalty programme as part of a “digital ecosystem”.
Five years after launching their company, the founders of NFT platform OpenSea Alex Atallah and Devin Finzer, have seen the fruits of their labour.
A year on from when a single non-fungible token sold for $69. 3 million in crypto at Christie's auction house, with the buyer paying to be recorded on blockchain as the owner of a digital file that anyone can see online for free, this weird and wild market is showing some signs of slowing down.
Virtual tokens could be used for rewarding creators and lending and other financial services
Only about a third of South Africans actually know what a non-fungible token (NFT) is, and about 8% own one. But what are NFTs exactly?
An NFT version of an arrest warrant for anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has raised $130 550 at auction, with proceeds going towards a museum preserving the history of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle.
A digital version of the original 1961 warrant of arrest for Nelson Mandela will go on auction on Saturday, 61 years after it was first issued.
The MTN Group yesterday became the first African company to enter the metaverse by purchasing land in Africarare, the continent’s 3D virtual reality platform
South African short film ’Two Hues’ becomes the first film project in Africa to be funded in the NFT space.
The latest NFT mania involves fantastic amounts of money being paid for ’Bored Apes’, 10,000 avatars featuring variants of a bored-looking cartoon ape.