Discover how adaptability and collaboration drive Altify's growth in the fast-evolving fintech landscape.
APR and APY are often confused, but they mean different things. Here’s a quick guide on what they are, when to use each, and examples using USDT as the base currency.
The cryptocurrency market is primed for growth in 2025, fueled by sectors like DeFi, AI, and memecoins.
Discover why Altify selected the Liquid Network, a Bitcoin sidechain developed by Blockstream, to tokenise the Legal Finance Token (ALFI).
Discover how Altify transformed its investment platform from a monolithic system to a microservices architecture.
Learn about Altify’s risk rating system which helps investors assess the risk of private credit investments, using a 1 to 5 scale.
Learn more about how Fenchurch Legal specialises in secured loans for small law firms handling consumer claims, providing funding for pre-litigation expenses like court fees and expert witnesses.
Learn more about legal finance, a unique investment where investors fund legal cases in exchange for potential settlement shares, offering high returns and low market correlation.
This guide explores the basics of cryptocurrency taxation for individuals in South Africa.
Altify blends AI technology with human empathy to deliver personalised, efficient customer support, fostering trust and loyalty in the fintech space.
Unlock insights for smarter crypto investments with the new All-Time High (ATH) View.
Discover Fetch.ai (FET), an AI-powered blockchain network designed to optimise industries like finance, supply chain, and smart cities.
Explore The Open Network (TON), a scalable blockchain platform with flexible smart contracts and a growing ecosystem powered by Toncoin.
Discover Aptos, the decentralised, scalable Layer-1 blockchain supporting decentralised application.
Discover Ordinals (ORDI), the pioneering BRC-20 token that revolutionises Bitcoin with NFT capabilities.
Altify launches Maker (MKR) and Book of Meme (BOME).
Learn more about our 5 new listings: Pendle (PENDLE), Jupiter (JUP), Bonk (BONK), Injective (INJ), and Stacks (STX).
Altify is gearing up to broaden access to private credit investments, a multi-trillion-dollar asset class.
Explore our latest additions to the platform: five fast-growing cryptocurrencies, each offering unique innovations and investment opportunities.
Altify Launches Fantom (FTM), THORChain (RUNE), Arweave (AR), Lido (LDO) and Arbitrum (ARB)
Discover the Internet Computer (ICP) Protocol, a groundbreaking decentralised 'World Computer' blockchain designed to revolutionise online services.
Discover Filecoin: Revolutionising storage with decentralisation and security through blockchain, redefining data storage in the digital age
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Uncover why cryptocurrency meme coins like Pepe (PEPE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) might stand out in this cycle. Learn how they reflect a cultural shift challenging the financial norm.
Dive into the world of Shiba Inu (SHIB) and learn how this viral Ethereum-based meme coin is challenging Dogecoin (DOGE) with its rich ecosystem featuring its own Layer-2 blockchain, decentralised exchange, and thriving NFT market.
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Dive into the world of Pepe (PEPE) and learn how this Ethereum-based meme coin, inspired by 'Pepe the Frog', transcended its comic origins to become a viral crypto sensation.
Altify introduces 6 new cryptocurrencies: Filecoin, Render, Internet Computer, Near Protocol, Shiba Inu, and Pepe. Explore these innovative assets for fresh investment opportunities.
From scarcity to skyrocketing prices, Bitcoin's halving is a game-changer. Find out how this programmed event could drive the price of Bitcoin (BTC) to over $150K.
RVX SA Capital (Pty) Ltd - an existing Category I and II Financial Service Provider (FSP) - is now additionally authorised as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP).
Shift your focus from trading to investing; embrace Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) with Altify's Recurring Buys for a disciplined, stress-free approach to long-term crypto investment.
Altify's smart trade system transforms your crypto trading experience with the best prices across global exchanges & optimises for large-scale transactions
Discover how Crypto Bundles are changing the investment landscape, offering a unique alternative to traditional ETFs and Index Funds.
Newly formed Altify will offer broader investment avenues for South African investors.
Understanding the Importance of Diversifying Your Crypto Portfolio
Gain equally weighted exposure to the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation through one single investment.
Altify's Head of People, Simonn du Plooy, takes a look at their core values and what makes Altify “tick”.
Read about our latest webinar where Sean Sanders offers valuable insights for everyday investors and wealth managers who are curious about the potential rewards and risks of investing in cryptocurrencies. A recording of this webinar is included in this piece.
Investing can be an intimidating task, which is why blue chip investing has become one of the most sought-after ways to invest and manage your wealth, as it allows investors to hold the most reputable market leaders across various sectors.
Can Bitcoin replace fiat currencies? While some investors doubt its scalability, others see potential in the Lightning Network to make it possible.
Despite "Bitcoin is dead" claims and past corrections, Bitcoin, along with the rest of the crypto market, has always risen and set new all-time highs.
Bitcoin is the largest crypto by market cap but is also one of the slowest to transact with. This limited its ability to scale and thus Bitcoin Cash was born.
Blockchain-based peer-to-peer cryptocurrency for digital payments, Litecoin, aims to resolve Bitcoin's issues by modifying its code to finalise blocks quicker.
While most people think of Bitcoin as the preferred "digital money," XRP is the true king of crypto payments.
PAX Gold (PAXG) offers a modern and effortless way to own physical gold. It uses blockchain technology to allow anyone to invest directly in gold without the burden and expense of storage and insurance.
An easy-to-use layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, Polygon provides Ethereum users with improved speed and reduced costs.
Chainlink has become the only name in blockchain oracle solutions, making it one of the most valuable crypto assets in terms of market capitalisation.
No one could have predicted that the dog-meme-inspired crypto asset would become one of the market's most widely used crypto assets today.
Certain assets offer protection against the risk of rising inflation. To this day, gold still holds the crown as the most successful inflation hedge in history.
Ethereums vision is to offer more use cases and programmability than Bitcoin. While BTC remains the market leader, can ETH eventually overtake it?
UTXOs (unspent transaction output) - the output of a transaction that a user receives and can spend in the future.
Gold, the investment of choice in uncertain times. Owning physical gold is expensive, cumbersome and difficult to move. Thus, a digital version of the traditional commodity was made.
The Liquid Network has emerged as a popular solution for scaling the Bitcoin network and adapting it to enterprise needs.
Two main ways for people to gain access to crypto assets: through a centralised platform, and through a decentralised platform. But what’s the difference?
The ENS is a distributed, open and expandable naming system that interacts with the Ethereum blockchain, allowing users to buy and manage their own domains.
In a bear market, many will give in to panic but savvy investors see it as an opportunity. Discover how you can navigate a bear market with these helpful tips.
Ethereum 2.0: The long-awaited Merge upgrade from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake. Will the upgrade cause the price of ETH to rise?
The crypto assets industry is primarily driven by the belief that its underlying technology will revolutionise an archaic, exclusionary, cumbersome and inefficient financial services sector. The zeitgeist of this revolution is decentralisation and disintermediation. The key features of the financial services industry are centralisation, controls, risk management, reporting, monitoring, data generation and security. While some of the crypto asset industry has enjoyed operating outside these metrics, the industry will soon face a day of reckoning.
Imagine a new kind of Internet that allows you to monetise your personal data and transfer value from peer to peer without requiring the permission of any centralised authority. Regarding the evolution of the Internet, we are about to enter a new era. It has been termed Web 3.0. Read more to find out how the evolution of the World Wide Web has led us into a new digital economy.
As of June 2021, Binance was named the largest cryptocurrency exchange globally, supporting more than 1.4 million transactions per second. Binance Coin (BNB) has consistently remained one of the most popular crypto assets - having a return of over +1,500% since its launch in 2017. One can't help but ask, what makes it unique?
With over 20 000 cryptocurrencies, it can be overwhelming to start your crypto investment journey. Read the 7 most important Do’s & Don'ts of crypto investing.
With any investment class, it is crucial to do as much research as possible to make informed decisions, increasing your ability to identify facts from fiction.
Our monthly Crypto Bundle factsheets provide our investors with information about their constituents and performance.
The FSCA in South Africa plans to regulate all crypto assets as financial instruments, ending the silence on crypto asset regulation in the country.
Stablecoins, a digital version of fiat money pegged to a specific currency are said to be the best product-market fit of all the cryptocurrency innovations.
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Creating a diverse workplace takes hard work and accountability in order to be successful. Read more about how we are closing the gender gap at Altify.
Cardano's successful Vasil hard fork on its test network attracts more investors. The ecosystem's general codebase update targets improved resource optimisation and developer-friendliness.
Find out about Ethereum’s transition from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-stake and the upcoming merge with Beacon Chain.
DeFi aims to revolutionise our financial infrastructure, and make life more efficient and fun. Read more about our DeFi Bundle.
As crypto has gained increased traction and becomes increasingly mainstream, financial authorities look to bring these assets into the regulatory framework.
Crypto regulation may finally arrive in South Africa after SARB announces their intentions to introduce a regulatory framework for the country’s crypto sector.
Our team at Altify developed a one-of-a-kind bundle that offers you inflation protection, as well as, the upside potential offered by cryptocurrencies.
The South African crypto industry welcomes the introduction of regulations.
While crypto exchanges halt trading and others close their doors, here is what Altify does to manage counterparty risk.
Airdrops involve crypto projects sending free tokens en masse to their communities in a bid to encourage adoption.
This past Sunday, October 18th, it was confirmed that the USA’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would not block the very first Bitcoin-based ETF.
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