Crypto Blogcast by Luno
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 13: How to Legally Reduce your Crypto Tax Bill
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How to Legally Reduce your Crypto Tax Bill While you can’t completely avoid crypto taxes, there are several legal strategies you can use to plan y...
Episode 12: How to Calculate your Crypto Tax
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How to Calculate your Crypto Tax Crypto tax calculations in South Africa generally fall under either Capital Gains Tax or Income Tax. Traders are tax...
Episode 11: How much Tax do you Pay on Crypto
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How much Tax do you Pay on Crypto The tax on crypto in South Africa varies based on the transaction type, the applicable tax rule, and your income le...
Episode 10: Getting Paid in Crypto
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Getting Paid in Crypto Receiving payments in crypto, whether for services or as a salary, is becoming more common.What are the tax implications when a...
Episode 9: Paying for Goods and Services with Crypto
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paying for Goods and Services with Crypto Using products like Luno Pay, paying with crypto has become easier. For example, at Pick n Pay, you can use...
Episode 8: Selling Crypto for Another Crypto
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Selling Crypto for Another Crypto When you sell one cryptocurrency to buy another, it’s considered a taxable event, even if the transaction doesn’...
Episode 7: Staking
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Staking Staking allows you to earn rewards for helping to validate transactions on a blockchain network. With Luno, you can easily stake assets like ...
Episode 6: Natural Person vs Legal Entity
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Natural Person vs Legal Entity Luno allows users to open a Business Account to trade or invest in the name of a company. We asked Jashwin, if he coul...
Episode 5: Traders and Short-Term Investors
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Traders and Short-Term Investors Traders and short-term investors, or speculators, frequently trade crypto assets, often disposing of them when oppor...
Episode 4: Long-Term Investors
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Long-Term Investors A long-term crypto investor is someone who holds onto a crypto asset for an extended period, anticipating long-term growth. These ...
Episode 3: Clarifying Misconceptions about Crypto Tax
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Clarifying Misconceptions about Crypto Tax There’s a widespread misconception that crypto asset transactions are completely anonymous and untraceabl...
Episode 2: Is any Crypto Tax Free
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is any Crypto Tax Free Every tax season, questions about crypto tax liabilities spike in online forums, media, and even through our customer suppo...
Episode 1: Luno Crypto & Tax Podcast
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s tax season in South Africa, and as you gather your documents and prepare to file your return, you might be wondering—what about your crypto t...
Luno Lounge: Crypto Deep Dive with Locnville
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as South Africa’s very own electro-hop duo Locnville talk all things crypto, from how they got started using Luno, to their thoughts on #N...
Luno Lounge: Crypto Deep Dive with DJ Sbu.
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How does a famous DJ, music producer and entrepreneur get into crypto? We are chatting to DJ Sbu about his crypto journey, covering everything from sc...
The ultimate debate: Bitcoin vs Gold
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin is often referred to as digital gold, but is it better than the real thing? Luno faced off against fintech startup Troygold to end the debate ...
Ethereum 2.0 - What we know so far about this crypto upgrade
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The most ambitious upgrade the crypto world has ever seen is tentatively pencilled in for the end of the year – but what is Ethereum 2.0 and what ar...
A glimpse into the future of finance: Part one
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dough. Cash. Moola. Whatever you want to call it, one thing is undeniable: money makes the world go round. But what is money, really? How do we go abo...
The Evolution of Cryptography - Part 1: How it began
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An in-depth look back at how cryptography has evolved through the ages, with part 1 focusing on its early beginnings. Full article: https://www.luno.c...
Decentralised Finance (DeFi) in a Nutshell
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine being able to bypass traditional financial institutions for things like loans, savings and insurance? Imagine no more–DeFi is here, and it's...
Crypto in 2020: The year so far
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We review the year so far for cryptocurrency and look at how events line up with the predictions we made at the end of 2019. Full article: https://www...
Is Bitcoin greener than gold?
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the truth around Bitcoin mining energy consumption? And how is the industry working to minimise its energy usage? Full article: https://www.l...
What will the banks of the future look like?
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Much like other aspects of our lives, from communication to media, the way we use money is evolving. Full article: https://www.luno.com/blog/en/post/w...
The evolution of technology
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The reciprocal relationship between technology and society that spurs its evolution can be seen in the cryptocurrency space. Take a dive into the myst...
A beginner's guide to crypto trading strategies
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A brief overview of some of the most common cryptocurrency trading and investment strategies. Full article: https://www.luno.com/blog/en/post/a-beginn...
A beginner's guide to crypto market analysis
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A brief overview of some of the most common methods of analysis for cryptocurrency trading and investment. Full article: https://www.luno.com/blog/en...
Bitcoin’s hash rate is hitting record highs, but does it even matter?
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin’s hash rate has been in the news, reaching a number of record milestones. But what does it mean and does it matter? Full article: https://ww...