Bitcoin Investment Trust

Company probed for Bitcoin scam threatens to sue Hawks

Article Jan Cronje & Khulekani Magubane - 28 May 2018

The Hawks announced on Friday that they are investigating BitCaw Trading and BTC Global for a scam that may have fleeced up to 28 000 investors

Taxman is eyeing your bitcoins

Article Lynley Donnelly - 2 Mar 2018

The budget made it clear that financial authorities want the situation remedied

New kids boom on the blockchain

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Feb 2018

Funds are eager to flood into new tech ventures, but the stakes are very high

Tulip mania: The classic story of a Dutch financial bubble is mostly wrong

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Feb 2018

The Bitcoin crash was dubbed a "tulip mania 2.0" but there is one problem with the story of the Dutch financial craze — much of the story is untrue

Nigerian cryptocurrency craze unfazed by bitcoin plunge

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Feb 2018

West Africa's biggest economy has the world's third-largest bitcoin holdings as a percentage of its GDP because the units make business easier.

Bitcoin suffers dramatic price plunge in Asia

Article Agence France Presse - 20 Dec 2017

Bitcoin dropped to $15 815.78 in early Tokyo trade from $18 000 Tuesday evening, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Bitcoin: a pocketful of cryptonite

Article Co-pierre Georg & Qobolwakhe Dube - 8 Dec 2017

Invest in the risky cryptocurrency only if you are prepared to lose everything

Bitcoin defies bubble fears and smashes $12 000, hitting a new record

Article Agence France Presse - 6 Dec 2017

Observers say the increase is due to growing interest from Wall Street, with plans for mainstream markets to offer trading in the currency's futures.

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20th Edition of the National Teaching Awards

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SAB Zenzele special AGM rescheduled to March 25 2020

Staff Reporter - 18 Mar 2020

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