Reading Time: 3 minutes Global Crypto reviews At Any Cost by Stephen Timm.  Committing fraud in SA is like a national hobby, and Eran Eyal clearly perfected it. I’m never sure if I should be oddly proud or horrified that a fellow South African committed fraud at this high a level, and at such a grand scale. Nonetheless, it happened, the fraudster was convicted, and Stephen Timm wrote a book about it. To be clear: a very good book about it. It’s no secret that we take a dim view of fraud, cons, and scams, around here at the Global Crypto HQ. In fact, we have a blazing record and verifiable ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes In this day and age, it’s hard to find a break! Earning extra is no longer a bonus but rather a have-to. Luckily with the web constantly accessible, there is always a way to earn extra. We have all heard a get-rich-quick scheme that sounds way too good to be true, and you know what they say if it sounds too good, it usually is.  Cryptocurrency brought a whole new range of possibilities to the table, opening the door to a large variety of ways to earn extra. With cryptocurrency, there is the option of everything from mining to gambling. With that comes a tremendous ..read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes In recent decades, pension funds have been struggling to deliver on their promises for many holders. A lack of adequate payouts has been a key grievance, but in addition to that, government regulations have made pension funds more and more difficult for companies to successfully employ. However, to many in the world of traditional finance’s surprise, an alternative may just have arrived: Bitcoin. On April 10th, Bitcoin hit the startling valuation of $60,000 USD. This sharp growth marked a nearly 1500% increase from its value just 2 years prior. Bitcoin of course is a di ..read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes The DEFI space is continually making news headlines in 2021, sparking the interest of many new investors and possibly tempting banks and traditional investors. When we look at the DEFI Index to get an understanding of the health of the DEFI market, we can see the trend has consolidated over the past 2 months, but with massive volume as speculators have stepped up their bidding aggressively. The top 20 DEFI projects according to Coingecko can all be classified as “Unicorns” (A privately held startup with a valuation of over $1 billion.) The DEFI Summer 2021 was the spark ..read more

Reading Time: 4 minutes Decentralised Finance or more commonly known as DEFI in the crypto community, is a blockchain based form of finance, which aims to democratise finance by replacing the legacy institutions (who make their cut by charging a premium for services), with a full scope of peer-to-peer solutions from everyday banking, lending and insurance to more complicated trading and other financial contracts. Financial Services built on top of distributed platforms with NO central intermediaries which often use algorithms to process data at the speed of light. This sounds like something fr ..read more

Reading Time: 4 minutes In this week’s edition of our “Market Analysis” series, Paul Francis fills in for Graeme Tennant who is away on vacation, and Paul takes us through a number of different charts that are looking interesting for traders. The episode is proudly brought to you by “MarketSquare.io” – the home of the decentralized web. MarketSquare is built on the ARK ecosystem, and their team have kicked off their launch with an excellent video series about what certain Sci Fi movies would look like if blockchain were integrated into the movie’s technology. In their latest video, they examin ..read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes With the crypto market continuing to grow in size, more and more financial institutions are embracing crypto payments. Very recently, Mastercard revealed their intention to support select cryptocurrencies. Their blog post hinted at the use of stablecoins rather than digital assets. However, nothing has been confirmed yet. For now, we’re left to speculate: Will more financial institutions incorporate crypto payments into their systems? And will 2021 be the year crypto payments become a norm? Given recent events, this seems very likely. The Rise Of Cryptocurrenc ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes The economics of ETH priced in BTC versus USD intrigues me. Perhaps I will pose this question to our Financial Analyst Graeme Tennant in an upcoming Market Analysis livestream. Track with me… Numerous cryptocurrency traders have watched with intrigue as a myriad of their favourite tokens have reached new all time highs against fiat currencies such as the US Dollar. First it was Bitcoin in December 2020 that smashed through its January 2018 ATH (all-time high) of $19,876. Then ETH followed suit a month later. Both are currently setting new ATHs on a weekly basis. But whi ..read more

Reading Time: 5 minutes Being a good trader is actually not easy. People look at big profits in all kinds of marketing material and think they can do it too. They watch movies like Wall Street with Michael Douglas or Wolf of Wall Street with Leo DiCaprio and think they can achieve the same great heights. Unfortunately, in trading, for every winner, there is always a loser. And the ones who win are the ones who are most disciplined and least emotional. We want to ensure that you become successful as a trader, which is why we have compiled this list of golden rules of trading that will benefit y ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Although cryptocurrencies aren’t literally stored in wallets, all the information regarding their actual blockchain storage is. Lose the control of, or access to your wallet, and you lose your cryptos. A secure online Bitcoin wallet is the pillar of cryptocurrency safety. But how does one choose the most convenient and secure online wallet for their needs? In this entry, we’re going to try and provide an answer to this question. What Is an Online Wallet? Before choosing a secure online wallet, you need to understand the basics of an online crypto wallet. There are two m ..read more