Bitcoin on the boil: What's next for crypto currencies

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The price of Bitcoin has been swinging wildly amid growing expectation that crypto currencies are set to become more mainstream. In South Africa, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority has invited comments, by the end of January, to its draft declaration aimed at introducing some regulation around trading in currencies like Bitcoin. Trading in digital currencies has been gaining in popularity in Africa. In this package, we hear from crypto currency market participants and analysts about what might be next for Bitcoin - from the regulators as well as in terms of its price trajectory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Jan 2021 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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