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We’re proud to announce that VALR has surpassed 1 million users, doubling our user base in 2024! This growth highlights the trust you place in us and reflects our dedication to providing secure, efficient, and innovative crypto services to a global community - with one in four users coming from outside South Africa. Since our founding in 2018, we’ve grown from a Spot-only exchange to offering a diverse range of products, including Spot Margin, Perpetual Futures, Staking, OTC trading, and a robust API for high-frequency traders. We’ve also achieved key regulatory milestones, such as being one of the first exchanges to receive Category I and II CASP licences from South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). Thank you, VALRians, for trusting us to serve you. Whether you’ve been with us from the beginning or joined recently, we’re excited to continue building a future where finance unites, not divides. 💙 VALR

"The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks." A message forever embedded in Bitcoin's first block, mined by Satoshi Nakamoto 16 years ago today. Here's to 16 years of permissionless money. Happy Birthday, Bitcoin - and thank you, Satoshi 🧡

Happy New Year, VALRians ✨ We’re grateful to each and every one of you for your trust and support over the years. Here’s to another year of building, growing, and working towards a future where finance unites humanity. 💙 VALR

And with that, the 2024 season comes to an end 🎇 From expanding our coin selection and enhancing features on our mobile and web app to growing our presence globally across Asia and Europe, 2024 was a transformative year for VALR. Staying true to our shared value philosophy, we rewarded our community with over $440,000 in crypto rewards through 29 competitions and promotions. We also celebrated key milestones, including surpassing 1 million users and obtaining our CASP license from the FSCA in South Africa. And by sponsoring major events like Token2049 in Singapore and hosting community and VIP meet-ups in Cape Town, London, Bangkok, and Taipei, we strengthened our engagement with the crypto community worldwide. Thank you, VALRians, for your support this year and being an integral part of our journey. Here’s to building and growing even more together in 2025 💙

Don’t Miss This Incredible Keynote Session at WOW Summit! One of the standout moments of WOW Summit is the highly anticipated keynote: "Open-Source Reality: Re-Connecting Innovation to Purpose" Delivered by the brilliant Ben Caselin, Chief Marketing Officer at VALR, and moderated by the insightful Napoleon Biggs. If you're looking to explore the future of innovation, this is one session you simply can't miss! 😊 Alena Yudina Ivan V. Ivanov DTC Group TON Foundation Ben Caselin UVECON.VC

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Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate 🕯️🕎 💙 VALR

Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating this festive season! 🌟🎄❄️ 💙 VALR

Closing this year in Taiwan, where VALR （aka 威乐） partnered with Taipei Blockchain Week, CMO Ben Caselin spoke on a panel alongside Jen Bilango from Coins.ph and Stefan Piech from Amagi, where he shared his view on some of the key upcoming trends for 2025, including the: - rise of countries exploring Bitcoin mining, - corporate adoption of Bitcoin for treasury management, - and banks expanding access to digital assets like US dollar stablecoins. Ben also addressed critical challenges in the industry, cautioning against the proliferation and endless issuance of new tokens, which he argued distract from the primary mission of optimizing global finance and ironically mirrors the very act that this industry is so critical of, namely, reckless money printing by Central Banks. “It is crucial to remain focused on what truly matters,” Caselin stated, emphasizing the need to cater to the financial needs of households and businesses in emerging markets, where it’s mostly about wealth preservation and financial inclusion. Reflecting on the atmosphere in Taipei, he furthermore remarked: “On the back of Bitcoin reaching new highs above $100,000 per coin and the explosive rise of meme coins alongside more utility-driven projects, Taipei truly came alive. Similar to conferences in Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Dubai, we are seeing how Web3 conferences, accompanied by numerous side events, can infuse vitality into a city. These gatherings not only align jurisdictions with the future of finance but also create an environment that fosters innovation and attracts significant business opportunities.”

Do also tune in for Part 3 of VALR To The World with Ben Caselin at Taipei Blockchain Week for the latest. With BlockTempo 動區動趨