VALR Blog
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.
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.
How Much is 1 Euro Coin (EURC) in USDC?
Wondering how much 1 EURC will cost you? Our up-to-date exchange rate and guide will show you how to buy 1 EURC with USDC.
How Much is 1 Binance Coin (BNB) in USDT?
Wondering how much 1 BNB will cost you? Our up-to-date exchange rate and guide will show you how to buy 1 BNB with USDT.
SpaceX's Record IPO and Capital Reallocation Across Markets
On June 12, 2026, SpaceX debuted on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX, issuing 555.56 million shares at $135 and raising a historic $75 billion in the largest IPO ever. This more than doubled Saudi Aramco’s previous record. The move valued the company at around $1.77 trillion and is now fueling Starship launches, orbital AI data centers, and lunar base plans.
Phishing, Ponzi Schemes and Fake AI Trading: How to Spot a Crypto Scam
Cryptocurrency fraud like Mirror Trading International (MTI) and Capital 40 has cost South African investors millions. Learn how modern Ponzi schemes use AI jargon, fake signals, and VALR impersonators to steal funds and discover the red flags, compliance tricks, and 60-second checks to protect yourself.
Money and the Fabric of Power: The Socio-Political Dimensions of Currency Across History
From Roman silver debasement to modern fiat systems, money has always been a tool of political authority. Discover how emperors funded wars through coinage adjustments, triggered inflation, and reshaped societies. These lessons echo in today’s debt, inflation, and digital currency debates.
Centralised Exchanges Must Adapt to the Rise of AI Agents
AI agents are moving from experimentation to execution in crypto markets. Centralised exchanges remain critical for deep liquidity, security, and scale, but must reconsider identity, compliance, and accountability for non-human actors. Those that implement verifiable agent identities and advanced APIs will lead the agentic finance era, while others risk being bypassed.
Global Inflation Explained: Why Prices Have Been Rising Worldwide
Inflation continues to erode purchasing power worldwide, driving up the cost of living, housing, and essentials. This in-depth guide explains what inflation is, its key drivers (demand-pull, cost-push & expectations), the 2021–2023 global surge, and the latest mid-2026 outlook with renewed energy pressures. Understand CPI trends, central bank actions & practical impacts today.
How Much is 1 SOL in Rands (ZAR)?
Wondering how much 1 SOL will cost you? Our up-to-date exchange rate and guide will show you how to buy 1 SOL with South African rands.
How Much is 1 ETH in Rands (ZAR)?
Wondering how much 1 ETH will cost you? Our up-to-date exchange rate and guide will show you how to buy 1 ETH with South African rands.