Most guides to buying Bitcoin tell you to download an app, verify your identity, and press buy. That is technically accurate and covers about a fifth of what you actually need to know to hold R100,000 in Bitcoin properly. The mechanics of the purchase are the easy part. What sits around that decision – the […]
Author Archives: James Caw
Many large Bitcoin buyers assume OTC is the superior route. Our own testing found something different — and the gap between quoted price and actual execution cost is where the real story lives.
Personal name, company, or trust — the structure you hold Bitcoin in has real tax, estate, and succession consequences. Here’s how to think through the decision as a South African investor.
Most South African Bitcoin investors make the same tax mistakes — not from dishonesty, but from confusion. Here’s a clear, plain-language breakdown of how SARS treats Bitcoin in 2026.
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Henry Ford proposed an energy-backed currency in 1921. The idea never materialised. Bitcoin, built a century later, achieves something remarkably close to what Ford imagined.
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Family offices are built to protect purchasing power across generations. Here’s why Bitcoin is now entering serious family office conversations — and what a disciplined allocation looks like.
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An introduction to Bitcoin for traditionally minded investors — covering the history of money, what Bitcoin is, and why it matters for South Africans approaching it for the first time.
Bitcoin treasury companies may be building the early architecture of a new financial system. Here’s a review of how the most disciplined companies are positioning their Bitcoin holdings.
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Phone theft incidents in Cape Town wiped multiple Bitcoin exchange accounts within minutes. Here are the security lessons every South African Bitcoin holder needs to know.
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The JSE has published proposed amendments requiring regulated custody for Bitcoin-related listings. Here’s what the new rules mean for Bitcoin on South Africa’s capital markets.