Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town

Integration versus Disintegration: Bitcoin Adoption And Human Progress
2024-01-26 , Machankura Stage

Beyond the basics of Bitcoin, in this talk Farzam Ehsani speaks to the broader theme of disintegration and integration unfolding at every level of society, while exploring the emergence of Bitcoin, the significance, and how VALR is working to support its adoption and contribute to human progress.


VALR is a global crypto exchange serving serving over 900 corporate and institutional clients, and more than half a million users around the world. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with approval to offer services in Europe, VALR has processed over $15 billion in trading volume and secured $55 million in equity funding from reputable investors like Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, and Avon Ventures, affiliated with the parent company of Fidelity Investments.

Farzam is the CEO and Co-founder of VALR.com, Africa's largest crypto exchange, that allows customers to buy, sell, store and transfer one of the widest selections of cryptocurrencies. He was previously the Blockchain Lead at Rand Merchant Bank and the FirstRand Group, and was the inaugural Chairperson of the South African Financial Blockchain Consortium. He previously worked at McKinsey & Company in Johannesburg, Deloitte Consulting in San Francisco, the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa, and the United Nations in Nairobi. He studied economics at the University of California - Berkeley.