Regulating cryptocurrencies in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorGeorg, Co-Pierre
dc.contributor.authorDe Kock, William Chandler
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-26T10:39:57Z
dc.date.available2022-01-26T10:39:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2022-01-26T09:18:07Z
dc.description.abstractCryptocurrencies are one of the most exciting financial technologies that have emerged since the global financial crisis. It has spurred on a new financial ecosystem looking to enhance the traditional financial system. Many of the economic functions such as payments, investment, trading and capital raising have made it to the cryptocurrency industry. Regulators, who have not universally agreed on how to approach regulating cryptocurrency activity, are seeking the best approaches to ensuring financial stability. This paper looks at the risk posed by cryptocurrencies and how to regulate the activities. It applies this directly to the South African context and finds that cryptocurrency activities are easily accommodated within the South African regulatory framework with a set of minor definition changes.
dc.identifier.apacitationDe Kock, W. C. (2021). <i>Regulating cryptocurrencies in South Africa</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35583en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDe Kock, William Chandler. <i>"Regulating cryptocurrencies in South Africa."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35583en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDe Kock, W.C. 2021. Regulating cryptocurrencies in South Africa. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35583en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - De Kock, William Chandler AB - Cryptocurrencies are one of the most exciting financial technologies that have emerged since the global financial crisis. It has spurred on a new financial ecosystem looking to enhance the traditional financial system. Many of the economic functions such as payments, investment, trading and capital raising have made it to the cryptocurrency industry. Regulators, who have not universally agreed on how to approach regulating cryptocurrency activity, are seeking the best approaches to ensuring financial stability. This paper looks at the risk posed by cryptocurrencies and how to regulate the activities. It applies this directly to the South African context and finds that cryptocurrency activities are easily accommodated within the South African regulatory framework with a set of minor definition changes. DA - 2021_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Financial Technology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - Regulating cryptocurrencies in South Africa TI - Regulating cryptocurrencies in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35583 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/35583
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDe Kock WC. Regulating cryptocurrencies in South Africa. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2021 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35583en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.subjectFinancial Technology
dc.titleRegulating cryptocurrencies in South Africa
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMPhil
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