SA crypto exchange volumes are down 95% in five years

About this episode

The episode discusses the significant decline in South African crypto exchange volumes and the rise of stablecoins.

Exchanges that used to transact 1 000 bitcoin a day are now doing 50. But while crypto transactions have collapsed, stablecoins have picked up the slack, says Carel de Jager, CEO of crypto data analytics firm Silver Sixpence. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

People in this episode

Guest: Carel de Jager

Topics covered

• crypto exchange
• bitcoin
• stablecoins
• market trends
• South Africa

Keywords

• crypto
• exchange volumes
• bitcoin transactions
• stablecoins
• South Africa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Silver Sixpence

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