VALR Blog
How Much is 1 TRX in Rands (ZAR)?
Wondering how much 1 TRX will cost you? Our up-to-date exchange rate and guide will show you how to buy TRX with ZAR.
How to Buy Stellar Lumen (XLM) in South Africa
Follow these steps to purchase Stellar Lumen easily and securely on VALR:
1. Create an account or sign in
2. Deposit ZAR into your account
3. Buy XLM
Perpetual Futures on Stocks: How Traders Obtain Continuous Price Exposure Without Owning Shares
Equity perpetual futures (stock perps) offer leveraged, 24/7 synthetic exposure to stocks & indices like Apple, NVIDIA & S&P 500: no share ownership, dividends or voting rights. Born from crypto, they use funding rates for price alignment, enable easy shorts & high leverage, but carry liquidation, funding & gap risks.
USDC vs. USDT: How Do the Two Leading Stablecoins Compare?
Explore the key differences between USDC and USDT, the top two stablecoins by market capitalization
How Much is 1 XAUt in USDT?
Wondering how much 1 XAUt will cost you? Our up-to-date exchange rate and guide will show you how to buy XAUt with USDT.
How Much is 1 XRP in USDC?
Wondering how much 1 XRP will cost you? Our up-to-date exchange rate and guide will show you how to buy 1 XRP with USDC.
Understanding Global Equity Indices: How the S&P 500, VIX, Volatility Measures and XYZ100 Function
Discover how global equity indices like the S&P 500 form the backbone of market analysis. Explore float-adjusted weighting, VIX as the fear gauge, realised vs implied volatility, and XYZ100 for continuous leveraged exposure. Key tools for smarter investment decisions.
VALR Perps Trading Competition: Trade the Universe
Join VALR’s Perps Trading Competition and compete for up to 100,000 USDC in rewards! From 21 July to 18 August 2026, fully-verified traders can climb the leaderboard by trading Perps. The more participants, the bigger the rewards pool.
The Convergence of CeFi and DeFi: How VALR and Hyperliquid are Upgrading Global Financial Infrastructure
VALR & Hyperliquid are rewriting finance: CeFi meets DeFi. In this VALR Podcast episode, Farzam Ehsani and Jeff Yan reveal how Africa’s largest exchange is integrating Hyperliquid’s on-chain L1 to deliver 200+ perpetuals with deep liquidity. Explore meritocracy, leapfrogging legacy rails, and the hybrid future of global markets.
CeDeFi: VALR’s Integration of Hyperliquid | ft. Jeff Yan
In the latest podcast, VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani speaks with Hyperliquid Co-Founder Jeff Yan about their groundbreaking partnership. VALR now offers nearly 200 new perpetual futures markets with deep on-chain liquidity via Hyperliquid’s high-performance L1 exchange. Discover how CeFi and DeFi are uniting to deliver fast, low-cost trading especially across Africa.
Africa's gateway: How VALR is turning an exchange into financial infrastructure
VALR, Africa's largest crypto exchange by trade volume, is redefining finance as a full digital asset infrastructure provider. With deep compliance, bank partnerships, and Onafriq mobile money integration, it delivers fast, low-cost cross-border payments and global liquidity to African users and businesses.
Understanding What Moves Commodity Markets: Gold, Silver, Copper, and Oil
Explore 2026 commodity market outlooks for gold, silver, copper & crude oil. See how supply-demand, geopolitics, rates & dollar moves shape prices via COMEX, LME, ICE/NYMEX futures. Insights from WGC, Silver Institute, ICSG & EIA.
Bridging the Cash Gap: How Vouchers are Unlocking Digital Finance in Informal Economies
Discover how digital vouchers bridge cash-heavy informal economies and modern digital finance. Serving millions in low-risk settings, they build transaction skills, create records, and open doors to mobile money and formal services—driving inclusion, reducing risks, and supporting steady economic formalisation.
VALR Perps Launch Competition
Participate in VALR’s Perps Trading Competition and rank among the top 10 traders by volume to share a $2,000 USDC prize pool. Access 200+ markets with leverage, including global equities, stock indices, commodities, precious metals, forex, and crypto.
VALR Launches 200+ Hyperliquid Perps Markets
Africa’s largest crypto exchange by volume, VALR, has integrated Hyperliquid to offer perpetuals on equities (NVIDIA, Tesla, SpaceX), indices, gold, oil, forex, and crypto. This marks the first major regulated exchange to natively integrate an on-chain L1 for deep liquidity and seamless trading.
Perps Unwrapped: The Never-Ending Story of Perpetual Futures
Perpetual futures, or perps, let traders hold leveraged positions on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other assets with no expiry date. Cash-settled and kept aligned via funding rates, they eliminate rollover costs and basis risk. This makes them ideal for speculation, hedging, and 24/7 trading.
VALR’s Simple Buy & Sell Monthly Draw
Trade via VALR Simple Buy & Sell and you could earn rewards! Reach monthly trading volume tiers to automatically enter exciting prize draws. Every buy and sell transaction counts towards your total volume. The promotion runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Simply log in or register, complete KYC2 verification, and start trading today.
Hyperliquid: Engineering a New Era for Decentralised Trading
Hyperliquid is a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain delivering a fully decentralized exchange with CEX-level speed, sub-second finality, and ultra-low fees. Trade hundreds of perpetuals and spot markets (crypto, commodities, indices) via a transparent on-chain central limit order book with true self-custody.
Re-aligning the Economy with Reality
In an era of growing material wealth, modern economies have increasingly separated financial transactions from moral and social values. This article examines how dominant systems could be reducing humans to consumers and nature to resources, leading to social fragmentation and ecological strain.