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By Erick Pendo Bitcoin was the world’s first decentralized digital currency. It was created in 2008 and has since become a popular form of digital payment that allows both buyers and sellers to securely store “money”, and send and receive payments without the need for an intermediary bank or other financial institution. Bitcoin transactions are […]
South African taxpayers must realize that the time to regularise their cryptocurrency assets with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has come, says Diane Seccombe, National Head of Taxation at Mazars. “While tax compliance in the crypto space has been a murky area until now, SARS and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) have followed […]
The bitcoin market has been on a downward trend over the last month. Bitcoin has dropped almost 50% from its all-time high of 46 lakhs in three months. The drop has divided investors into two camps: those who are rushing to sell to avoid losses, and those who are holding their investment with optimism for […]
By Prenisha Govender, Associate and Keketso Kgomosotho, Candidate Attorney, Tax Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg. The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies worldwide, which is increasingly leading to its stronger footing in international business, has awakened tax authorities everywhere to a possible new revenue stream from unreported gains. Over recent years, we’ve seen a marked increase in crackdowns […]
Art, Fintech
Dubai’s IBC Group to partner with ARTIFI, pledges 10,000 Bitcoin to empower women artists globally through digital tokenization of artwork
Dubai’s IBC Group has announced that it will partner with the Artifi Collection, an exclusive art gallery based in Canada that promotes the work of women artists and indigenous communities, to create Blockchain-based tokens that allow artwork to be sold and traded. The initiative aims to financially empower artists from around the world, through a […]