{"id":544,"date":"2021-06-21T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/?p=544"},"modified":"2021-08-11T17:32:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T17:32:27","slug":"south-africa-walking-different-path-cryptocurrency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/south-africa-walking-different-path-cryptocurrency\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa is Walking a Different Path in Cryptocurrency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As South African financial regulators predict a surge in cryptocurrency activity, the country is officially embracing cryptocurrency trade and investment laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a shift from the norm of other African countries that have either sought to ban cryptocurrencies or make it difficult for them to operate. For example, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-05\/nigerian-central-bank-orders-closure-of-cryptocurrency-accounts\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg reported<\/a> in February that Nigeria\u2019s central bank ordered commercial banks to close accounts transacting in or operating cryptocurrency exchanges. However, the ban seemed to have spurred the use of crypto instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"236\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture-4.png\" alt=\"South Africa is Walking a Different Path in Cryptocurrency\" class=\"wp-image-546 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture-4.png 540w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture-4-300x131.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 540px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 540\/236;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the African continent has experienced a surge in cryptocurrency activity with South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya among the top markets for trade and investment in <a href=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/15\/bitcoin-price-soars-after-elon-musk-recent-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bitcoin (opens in a new tab)\">Bitcoin<\/a> and other cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria has earned itself the title of \u201cAfrica\u2019s Bitcoin nation\u201d recording a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ikigailaw.com\/nigerians-defy-central-bank-flock-to-bitcoin\/#acceptLicense\" target=\"_blank\">trading volume of more than $99 million<\/a> in the first half of 2021. Kenya is a distant second at $34.8 million followed by Ghana and South Africa at $27.4 million and $25.8 million, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"274\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture-2.png\" alt=\"South Africa is Walking a Different Path in Cryptocurrency\" class=\"wp-image-545 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture-2.png 624w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture-2-300x132.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 624\/274;\" \/><figcaption><em>Source: Business Insider<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cryptocurrency regulation in Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Africa\u2019s biggest crypto markets&#8211;Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa&#8211;currently lack regulation. With the constantly changing nature of the cryptocurrency world, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/africarenewal\/author\/eugene-yiga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">lack of proper regulation<\/a> of these markets, according to the United Nations report, is one very big risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cRegulation is exactly what the industry needs most,\u201d<\/em> according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sensing an impending boom in crypto trade in Africa, South Africa is walking a different path as the country already recognizes cryptocurrencies as an investment and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.co.za\/tax-on-bitcoin-in-south-africa-youll-want-to-keep-some-money-aside-if-you-cash-out-2021-6\" target=\"_blank\">taxable asset<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"664\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture-1.png\" alt=\"South Africa is Walking a Different Path in Cryptocurrency\" class=\"wp-image-547 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture-1.png 624w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Picture-1-282x300.png 282w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 624\/664;\" \/><figcaption><em>Source: Statista<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The crypto boom in South Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In January 2021, daily crypto asset trading values in South Africa exceeded $145 million. The country\u2019s new regulations on cryptocurrency are aimed at fostering transparency and minimizing the abuse of cryptos. For one thing, the rapid rise in crypto trade in South Africa has also given rise to fraud cases where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/moneyweb-crypto\/a-tale-of-cryptos-kidnapping-and-ransom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">ransom is demanded in cryptocurrency<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new regulations will address customer identification and verification, customer due diligence, keeping records of client and transactional information, and monitoring suspicious and unusual activity. According to the new regulatory framework, the South African Reserve Bank will also monitor cryptocurrency assets and service providers for \u2018cross-border financial flows.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All these aim to guard against money laundering and the financing of terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Nigeria, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, financial regulators have already <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/kenyan-banks-warn-customers-about-buying-crypto-report\" target=\"_blank\">banned banks from processing crypto-related transactions<\/a>. The result: these countries have seen an increase in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=__ycGmHfuN0\" target=\"_blank\">adoption of mobile money<\/a> and other digital payment solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa is embracing cryptocurrency regulation, a move that marks a departure from much of the rest of Africa&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10],"tags":[30],"series":[],"ppma_author":[463],"class_list":["post-544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-stock","tag-cryptocurrency"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the 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