SA Crypto

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South African crypto, markets, and adoption signals.

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SA Crypto sits close to the South African crypto industry, mixing Bitcoin and Ethereum chart talk with interviews from local exchange figures. Its episodes move between market setups, rand withdrawals, stablecoins, gold-backed tokens, and real-world payment experiments.

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SA Crypto is a South African cryptocurrency show built around market analysis, exchange news, and industry interviews. Its centre of gravity is local, even when the subject is Bitcoin, Ethereum, BitMEX, Binance, Tron, or broader global adoption. The market episodes are technical and fast-moving. They track volatility, pullbacks, breakout patterns, retracement levels, trading targets, and the emotional discipline needed when a move runs past an exit. Bitcoin and Ethereum receive repeated attention, with Ethereum often discussed as a higher-volatility opportunity during bullish phases. The show also looks beyond crypto pairs. US dollar strength, emerging-market currencies, rand pressure, and forex platforms appear as part of the broader trading picture. Interview episodes give the feed a more business-facing shape. Richard explains how Altcoin Trader helped Ferris Motors accept Bitcoin, USDT, and XR for high-end vehicle payments. Farzam Ehsani discusses VALR investment, rand withdrawal processing, banking rules, and the practical limits of instant payments. Sean Sanders talks through Revix products such as crypto bundles and a Paxos gold-backed token. These conversations make adoption feel operational rather than abstract. The show is also candid about sponsorships, promotions, WhatsApp groups, Telegram activity, and community education initiatives. It has the rhythm of a crypto media outlet speaking to traders, builders, and curious retail users at once. The energy can be openly bullish, but not blindly so. Episodes regularly mention pullback risk, volatility, imperfect entries and exits, and the need for professional financial advice. That tension is the show’s useful lane: optimism about crypto’s future, grounded by the frictions of banks, regulation, liquidity, and real customer behavior. SA Crypto works best for listeners who want South African crypto news with charts close at hand. It is less a polished explainer series than a running record of a market and ecosystem trying to grow in public.

Made for: For South African crypto watchers, retail traders, exchange users, and founders who want local market context with practical industry detail. It also suits listeners tracking how crypto adoption plays out in a specific market environment.

What sets it apart: The show pairs chart-led Bitcoin and Ethereum analysis with direct conversations about South African exchanges, banking rails, rand withdrawals, investment rounds, and crypto payments. Its value comes from treating adoption as a set of real products and operational constraints, not just a price narrative.

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The SA Crypto podcast brings you news from Crypto industry experts in South Africa and around the world, as well as weekly market round-ups. Be sure to subscribe, check out website, and follow us on Twitter!www.twitter.com/sacrypto_

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Analysis #52: Bitcoin and ETH Now Looking Super Bullish! But Short-Term Pull Back?Oct 28, 2020

A chart-led Bitcoin and Ethereum outlook weighs bullish conviction against the pullback that could shape the next entry.

Bitcoin's breakout gives this episode a clear tension: the setup looks bullish, but the better entry may still depend on a pullback. The analysis stays grounded in charts, especially when it puts Bitcoin and Ethereum through the same frame.

Farzam Ehsani, VALR CEO, talks about the investment from 100x (BitMEX Holding group)Jul 21, 2020

A clear South African crypto funding episode on ownership, exchange controls, and what 57 million rand could help VALR do next.

100X's investment in VALR's Series A gives this episode a focused crypto-business spine: how the round came together, who came in, and what new capital can change.

📊 Mkt Analysis E43: Raoul Pal on the Show & Graeme Looks BullishMay 8, 2020

A final SA Crypto market analysis blends trade mechanics with a clear handover to the next podcast chapter.

SA Crypto's final market analysis lands as a practical trading recap with a handover folded into it. Ton Vees, James Preston, and Graham Tennant close out this version of the show while directing listeners toward Global Crypto Market Analysis and the Global Crypto Podcast with…

Interview with Sean Sanders, Co-founder and CEO of RevixMay 6, 2020

Sean Sanders shows how automated crypto investing becomes more complicated once real trades, market conditions, and execution risk enter the picture.

Revix founder and CEO Sean Sanders comes across as most useful when the talk moves past the promise of automated crypto investing and into the work required to make it behave in real markets.

📊 Mkt Analysis E42: US Dollar Strength!? Charlie Shrem Talks InstitutionalApr 16, 2020

A grounded crypto discussion that expands into dollar strength, pressured currencies, and practical forex trading.

SA Crypto frames bitcoin's sideways volatility and the approaching halving as part of a wider market question: what shifts when US dollar strength becomes the dominant theme?

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Richard de Sousa Talks About Ferris Cars Selling a Ferrari for Bitcoin

    Apr 19, 2021·4m
  2. 2

    AltCoinTrader To Slash Fees And List DOT, PLUS Offer Crypto Loans

    Mar 25, 2021·9m
  3. 3

    RSA Exchanges Comment On FSCA Making Crypto A Financial Product

    Nov 20, 2020·5m
  4. 4

    Analysis #52: Bitcoin and ETH Now Looking Super Bullish! But Short-Term Pull Back?

    Hidden gem

    James Preston and Graeme Tennant frame Episode 52 of Global Crypto’s Market Analysis around Bitcoin’s symmetrical-triangle breakout and Ethereum’s relative strength.

    Oct 28, 2020·14m
  5. 5

    Richard de Sousa Takes On ABSA In David and Goliath Battle

    Sep 10, 2020·2m
  6. 6

    Farzam Ehsani, VALR CEO, talks about the investment from 100x (BitMEX Holding group)

    Hidden gem

    Farzam Ehsani says 100X, the holding group tied to BitMEX, led Valor's 57 million rand Series A alongside South African VC firm 4DI Capital.

    Jul 21, 2020·19m·1 clip
  7. 7

    📊 Mkt Analysis E43: Raoul Pal on the Show & Graeme Looks Bullish

    Hidden gem

    James Preston and Graham Tennant use SA Crypto's final market analysis to walk through Bitcoin entries at 6,800, 4,300, and the 10,000 area.

    May 8, 2020·18m·1 clip
  8. 8

    Interview with Sean Sanders, Co-founder and CEO of Revix

    Hidden gem

    Interview with Revix CEO Sean Sanders about launching a gold-backed cryptocurrency during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    May 6, 2020·41m·2 clips
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    📊 Mkt Analysis E42: US Dollar Strength!? Charlie Shrem Talks Institutional

    Hidden gem

    SA Crypto’s market analysis with James Preston and Graham Tennant centers on Bitcoin, the halving, and a stronger US dollar.

    Apr 16, 2020·15m
  10. 10

    Chat With VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani After "Blitz-Processing" Announced

    Interview with Valor CEO about their new blitz processing feature for instant ZAR withdrawals in South Africa.

    Apr 9, 2020·10m
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    📊 Mkt Analysis E41: BTC & ETH Make Moves! Cool Off Period?

    Apr 7, 2020·11m
  12. 12

    Binance SA Manager Tanya Knowles Talks With Us About Their ZAR Onramp

    Apr 3, 2020·9m
  13. 13

    📊 Mkt Analysis E40 'Lockdown Edition': Traditional Markets Dead-Cat Bounce? Bitcoin Looking Bearish

    Mar 27, 2020·12m
  14. 14

    📊 Mkt Analysis E39: S&P 500 Heading to Depression? Bitcoin To Decouple?

    Mar 20, 2020·11m
  15. 15

    Mpho Dagada, Commissioner on 4IR at the RSA Presidency 🇿🇦

    Mar 12, 2020·6m
  16. 16

    Tanya Knowles, New Country Manager Of Binance South Africa

    Mar 12, 2020·8m
  17. 17

    Tone Vays Interview at Blockchain Africa 2020

    An interview with crypto expert Tone Weiss at Blockchain Africa 2020, discussing his impressions of South Africa and his travel experiences.

    Mar 11, 2020·11m
  18. 18

    📊 Mkt Analysis E38: Short-term: Bullish | Mid-term: Bearish | Longterm: Super Bullish!

    Mar 5, 2020·8m
  19. 19

    📊 Mkt Analysis E37: Bitcoin Looking Promising!

    Feb 25, 2020·10m
  20. 20

    📊 Mkt Analysis E36: Pull Backs and Consolidation Inside Bigger Bullish Triangle

    Feb 21, 2020·8m
  21. 21

    Newsletter 48: Barcelona FC Go Crypto ⚽️ VALR & iCE3X With New Listings 🚀 Pomp's Twitter Account Suspended 🚓

    Feb 14, 2020·6m
  22. 22

    📊 Mkt Analysis E34: Alts Edition!

    SA Crypto’s Mkt Analysis E34: Alts Edition!

    Feb 4, 2020·13m
  23. 23

    Newsletter 47: Tether Launches Gold-Backed Token 💰 VALR List New Coins 🧮 $10,000 In Sight? 🚀

    Jan 31, 2020·8m
  24. 24

    📊 Mkt Analysis E33: $10,000 Coming Up! Alts With Potential!

    Jan 29, 2020·8m
  25. 25

    Altcoin Trader, Luno & VALR Comment On News About Nedbank Closing Crypto Accounts

    Jan 24, 2020·5m
  26. 26

    📊 Mkt Analysis E32: Where Will Bitcoin Pull Back? Are Alts Getting Started?

    Jan 22, 2020·8m
  27. 27

    📊 Mkt Analysis E31: The Bull Market Is Back! Here's Why

    Jan 16, 2020·9m
  28. 28

    Rugby Legend Bryan Habana On Coding, Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Crypto

    Jan 14, 2020·10m
  29. 29

    Ray Youssef, Founder & CEO of Paxful, On Entrepreneurship & Why Bitcoin Works

    Ray Youssef says Paxful used gift cards to help America’s 40 million unbanked people get Bitcoin without bank cards.

    Jan 3, 2020·14m·1 clip
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    📊 Mkt Analysis E30: Bitcoin Crash, Will $6000 Support Hold? (Market Analysis)

    James and Graeme discuss the current bearish crypto market, recent events, and a Huobi promotion for leveraged trading.

    Dec 18, 2019·13m
  31. 31

    Newsletter 44: BitClub Founders Arrested 🚔 VALR Hit Key Milestone 🎖 Twitter CEO Building Social On Blockchain? 📲

    Dec 13, 2019·6m
  32. 32

    📊 Mkt Analysis E29: Inverse Head & Shoulders on Bitcoin (Market Analysis)

    Nov 29, 2019·6m
  33. 33

    Newsletter 43: FNB Closes Crypto Accounts ⛔️ KaratBars In More Trouble 😬 Bitcoin Drop! 📉

    Nov 22, 2019·5m
  34. 34

    📊 Mkt Analysis E27: Bitcoin Goes Crazy: 3 Options From Here (Market Analysis)

    Oct 28, 2019·9m
  35. 35

    Newsletter 41: Tour of AltCoin's Offices 📽 Zuck Defends Libra 🏏 Google's Quantum Supremacy 🤯

    Oct 25, 2019·4m
  36. 36

    📊 Mkt Analysis E26: Bitcoin Breaks Down! (Market Analysis)

    Oct 25, 2019·8m
  37. 37

    Newsletter 40: iCE3X Launch Trading Game 🕹 Wright Goes Wrong 😬 Ex-Google Africa CEO on BTC 🤓

    Oct 18, 2019·5m
  38. 38

    📊 Mkt Analysis E25: BTC vs S&P500 But Still Bearish

    Oct 14, 2019·9m
  39. 39

    Newsletter 39: Binance Goes Mafia? 😎 ETH Devcon 5 🤓 VALR Hits R1 Billion 🚀

    Oct 11, 2019·7m
  40. 40

    📊 Mkt Analysis E24: Things Look Bearish! When Next Bull Run?

    Oct 7, 2019·10m
  41. 41

    Newsletter 38

    Oct 5, 2019·5m
  42. 42

    📊 Mkt Analysis E21: Consolidation But 65% Bearish After Springbok Win! (Market Analysis)

    Oct 4, 2019·4m
  43. 43

    Newsletter 37

    Sep 27, 2019·4m
  44. 44

    📊 Mkt Analysis E22: $2000 Price Drop In A Matter Of Hours!

    Sep 25, 2019·6m
  45. 45

    Newsletter 36: LG Now With Blockchain Phone 📲 NBA Star Tokenizes His Contract 🏀 Telegram Blockchain Launch 🚀

    Weekly crypto news digest covering market trends, central bank policies, and industry developments in South Africa.

    Sep 20, 2019·12m
  46. 46

    📊 Mkt Analysis E21: Big BTC Move Imminent! Is The Alt Party Getting Started?

    Sep 18, 2019·9m
  47. 47

    Newsletter 35: Crypto Exchange Wars in SA ⚔️ Samsung Announce Crypto Note 10 📲 Pacquiao's PAC Coin 🥊

    Sep 5, 2019·8m
  48. 48

    Warren Gray of CoinEd and BlockStarters

    Hidden gem

    Warren Gray says younger pupils have less to "unlearn" about money, while adults often need their concerns about Bitcoin scams addressed first.

    Sep 4, 2019·25m·1 clip