With surging trading volumes and a rise in fraud and crypto-enabled ransom payments, the South African government is beginning to lay the groundwork for a regulated cryptocurrency environment.
“Crypto assets cannot remain outside of the South African regulatory purview,” said the South African government's working group tasked with crypto regulation.
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