With a bitcoin halving of supply in 2024, Jason Welz, head of digital assets at alternative investment firm Jaltech, points out that all previous "halvenings" have been preceded by a bull run. Will it be any different this time? Plus, some astonishing developments in blockchain technology are about to unfurl in the coming years.

Libex and law firm Schindlers have partnered in setting up two exchanges offering investors the opportunity to list and own fractional pieces of assets from farms to residential buildings. Chaz Dunn, innovation head at Libex, and Schindlers managing partner Maurice Crespi explain.

Carel de Jager, head of distributed ledger technology at CSIR, explains how he tracked down stolen funds from a Moneyweb reader with a new blockchain tool that is being offered to crime busters worldwide.

Andrew Field, co-founder of BitDirect, explains the history and likely future of money, arguing that the rand will ultimately hit R100 to the US dollar. There's a long history of fiat currency failures. If so, what role does bitcoin play in the future monetary firmament?

Blockchain is transforming everything we know about ownership. This is the killer use case for blockchain - establishing title to property and, with that, the ability to transfer and trade property rights. It's a fascinating world we are about to enter, explains Steven Sidley, author of 'It's Mine: How the crypto industry is redefining ownership'.

Eastern Cape taxi operators embrace blockchain technology as they ditch cash and start to compete with the major retailers, explains Sonny Fisher of ForUS.

Gerhard van Deventer, head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, explains how the crypto industry is about to get the policing it has long needed.

If Nikolai Tjongarero of EasySats meets someone unfamiliar with bitcoin, he gives them the two-minute elevator pitch and buys them a beer, paid, of course, with bitcoin. He's making tons of happy friends and winning them over to bitcoin in the process.

Kgothatso Ngako dropped out of university to translate bitcoin educational literature into indigenous African languages. Now he has come up with a way for people without smart phones, internet or a crypto account to own and store bitcoin.

Between four and six million Bitcoin have been forever list because the owners lost their passwords or threw away their hard drives. Brandon Sylvester of Sanlam Trust explains that few people realise that cryptos are not automatically passed on to beneficiaries on death. That's a huge potential loss.

Crypto adoption has tended to follow crypto prices. New use cases for crypto, other than speculation, are giving it as push, says Christo de Wit, SA manager for Luno.

Richard Schoeman, CFO at crypto and payments company Yellow Card, explains how Africans have discovered a love for cryptos as a way to shield themselves from inflation and local currency weakness.

Erik Hersman, co-founder of Gridless Mining, explains how the company is using spare power from independent power producers in Africa to set up bitcoin mines, and explores whether private solar power in SA can be turned to profit.

Dezray Thomas lives, breathes and mines Bitcoin – using solar and Eskom.

Hannes Wessels, general manager for Binance in southern Africa, explains how crypto volumes have responded to srging prices in 2023, and what the future of finance looks like.

Glenn Jooste, founder of Bitcoin Ubuntu in Swellendam in the Western Cape, explains how you can now live and thrive in Bitcoin-only economies. Going off the financial grid is fast becoming a reality, and communities like Bitcoin Ubuntu and nearby Bitcoin Ekasi in Mossel Bay, and Bitcoin Witsand are taking the poor with them.

Thomas Pays, founder of Ozow, explains how the company acquired eight million customers in a decade, challenging even Capitec's blistering growth, and how 'open banking' - incorporating crypto payments - is the wave of the future, allowing third parties the ability to access financial data, simplify transactions and massively increase banking penetration in poor countries.

Farzam Ehsani, CEO of crypto exchange VALR, explains why AI opens up a world of opportunities - and potential threats - to crypto.

Joey Garcia of Xapo Bank explains why so many crypto exchanges have folded in recent months

Rob Price of Sound Money Capital explains why we should expect more turmoil in the banking sector, and why this may be good for Bitcoin.

Mozambique, a country of 32 million people, has less than 1 000 bank-issued mortgage loans. Glen Jordan, founder of Empowa, found a way to use the blockchain to unlock mortgage lending in Africa.

Research analyst and founder of the Financial Underground, Nick Giambruno, explains why of the 20 000 or more cryptocurrencies, only Bitcoin is worth a punt.

Harry Scherzer of Future Forex, Omer Iqbal of FiveWest and Kyle Dowie of Doiya explain why crypto arbitrage is going through a revival

Rob Brine, director for cyber and intelligence solutions at Mastercard, explains how the card company successfully fights off 200 cyber attacks a minute and whether cryptos as a payments mechanism come anywhere close to traditional card payments for something as simple as a cup of coffee.

A career in blockchain is becoming a popular choice for school leavers, explains Kreaan Singh of CoinEd, and it doesn't necessarily mean learning to code. They're looking to be part of a technological revolution that can no longer be ignored.