On Monday, 14 March 2022 a friend contacted me. He had sent 0.255 bitcoin from a wallet on the Kraken exchange to VALR. Working on his laptop computer, he had…
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How to apply for a South African Smart Card ID at a bank branch
Recently my wife wanted to get a new identity document (ID). We were married in 2018 and she (voluntarily) changed her surname at the Department of Home Affairs. What can…
Can my car insurance force me to use their authorised repairer?
I recently had to submit a claim to my motor vehicle insurance company. The insurance company quickly approved the claim and said that everything was ready to go. Their authorised…
MTI – The Missing Pieces
On Friday, 7 January it was announced that Johann Steynberg, the fugitive CEO of Mirror Trading International (MTI) had been arrested in Brazil on 29 December 2021. Steynberg fled South…
How Africrypt became the next big crypto scam
Imagine a child prodigy and early bitcoin adopter starting a company from his bedroom in 2013. Then his brother joins forces with him in 2019 to create a company that’s…
Caught in the crossfire – Scams, scammers and the scammed
A big chunk of my attention has been sucked into tracking a scam since 2019. Not because I invested any money in it but because I’ve been caught in the…
Free articles for your website or spam scam?
On Tuesday 16 March 2021, I received this message via my website’s contact form. The message is well-written and didn’t trigger any spam filters. I was still a bit skeptical…
Is die keiser eintlik kaal?
In Sondag, 14 Februarie se Rapport skryf Prof. Jannie Rossouw (“Die dag toe SA sy ponde ruil vir rande“) oor Suid Afrika se eerse silwermunte van 1961. Dié silwermunte is…
Can WhatsApp really steal your data?
WhatsApp recently bungled their terms and conditions update as covered in my recent The Great WhatsApp Trek article. Following the uproar and exodus of users, WhatsApp has decided to postpone…
Crypto assets to be regulated as financial products
Should cryptocurrencies be classified as financial products?