Blockchain oracles connect smart contracts to real-world data, enabling DeFi price feeds, insurance payouts, and cross-chain operations. Decentralised oracle networks prevent single points of failure, making on-chain apps more secure and reliable.

Web3 digital identity replaces fragile, centralized logins with self-sovereign IDs using Decentralised Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs). This user-controlled model boosts privacy, reduces data breaches, and enables secure, passwordless verification across platforms. As digital identity becomes essential worldwide, decentralised identity offers a safer, more inclusive future.

The Cantillon Effect shows how money creation benefits those closest to the source, driving asset inflation while wages lag. Bitcoin’s capped supply and decentralized issuance offer a fairer alternative, while stablecoins provide global access to stronger currencies.

On-chain vs. off-chain transactions define how blockchains balance security, speed, and cost. On-chain data is recorded directly on the blockchain for maximum trust, while off-chain solutions process transactions externally to improve scalability and efficiency.

VALR is South Africa’s largest FSCA-licensed crypto exchange, making it easy to buy, sell, save, earn, and pay with crypto. CEO Farzam Ehsani explains how crypto is the next evolution of money and how VALR is building a more inclusive, global financial system.

Blockchain upgrades can lead to a fork, a split in the network. A hard fork creates a new chain and often a new coin, while a soft fork updates the protocol without splitting the blockchain. Learn how forks work, why they happen, and what they mean for your crypto holdings.

Explore how social tokens (SocialFi) are transforming the creator economy. From Gravity (G) to DESO and Steem (STEEM), these blockchain assets let creators monetise directly, engage fans, and build decentralised communities in Web3.

Crypto structured products make crypto investing simpler by bundling multiple digital assets into one diversified investment. They offer easy, passive exposure to major cryptocurrencies, helping investors manage risk, diversify portfolios, and access professional strategies without managing individual coins.

Crypto prediction markets turn opinions into tradeable assets, letting users buy and sell shares on outcomes like elections, Bitcoin prices, and economic events. By aggregating real-money sentiment on decentralised platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, these markets often outperform traditional polls and are emerging as a powerful tool for forecasting in 2026.

Privacy coins are outperforming the wider crypto market, with the sector reaching a $19 billion market cap in November 2025. Assets like Zcash, Monero, and Dash have seen strong gains, driving renewed interest in privacy-focused cryptocurrencies. This guide highlights the top privacy coins for 2025, how they work, and the key risks and regulations investors should consider.

Badi, VALR’s Chief Product Officer, shares how the company is scaling crypto products for over one million users and 1,800+ institutions—balancing simplicity, advanced trading tools, and regulated financial infrastructure to help revolutionise global finance.

Discover the best times to trade crypto in Philippines. Learn how market overlaps impact liquidity, volatility, and spreads, and time your trades for maximum impact.

Discover the best times to trade crypto in Pakistan. Learn how market overlaps impact liquidity, volatility, and spreads, and time your trades for maximum impact.

With over 50,000 DAOs in 2025, decentralised autonomous organisations are reshaping governance through blockchain, smart contracts, and community voting. This overview explains what DAOs are, how DAO governance works, and why they’re challenging traditional corporate structures.

Crypto phishing scams stole nearly $600 million in early 2025, posing a major risk to digital asset users. From fake websites and email scams to airdrop and wallet phishing, attackers use deception to steal private keys and login details. Learn the key red flags and essential security tips to protect your crypto from phishing attacks.

VALR has partnered with OpenPayd to power seamless EUR, GBP and USD deposits and withdrawals through unified SEPA, Faster Payments and SWIFT rails. This integration boosts VALR’s global on/off-ramp capabilities, speeds up settlements, and enhances the user experience for its 1.5 million-plus customers.

Wrapped tokens enable cross-chain interoperability by letting assets like Bitcoin and Ether move to other blockchains. By tokenising assets 1:1, they unlock DeFi access, boost liquidity, and enable faster, cheaper transactions. This guide covers how wrapped tokens work, their benefits, risks, and how to use them securely in decentralised finance.

VALR has introduced Crypto Bundles, offering simple, one-click diversified crypto investing. The first bundle, VALR10, features the top 10 crypto assets with monthly rebalancing, giving users an easy, low-maintenance way to manage risk and gain broad market exposure.

VALR and Mukuru have partnered to launch a USDC wallet in South Africa, expanding access to stable, USD-backed digital savings across Africa. The integration leverages VALR’s regulated crypto infrastructure and Mukuru’s 17 million customers to offer simple, secure USDC access via WhatsApp, supporting financial inclusion amid currency volatility.

GameFi is rebounding from a major crash—down 17% in active users and with 93% of projects dead—by shifting from Play-to-Earn to Play-to-Own. This new model focuses on real asset ownership, engaging gameplay, AI innovation, and community governance, setting the stage for a more sustainable Web3 gaming future.