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6DOT50 and Supergroup Dealerships Complete South Africa’s First Integrated Cryptocurrency Vehicle Purchase

Johannesburg, South Africa – Hyperclear Ventures’ fintech subsidiary, 6DOT50, has successfully enabled its first integrated cryptocurrency vehicle purchase through Mercedes-Benz Constantiaberg, part of the Super Group Dealerships network in South Africa.

The milestone transaction marks the launch of one of the world’s most comprehensive cryptocurrency payment solutions for motor dealerships, enabling customers to seamlessly purchase new and pre-owned vehicles using cryptocurrency through the 6DOT50 platform.

Beyond vehicle purchases, customers can also use the solution to pay for a range of value-added products and dealership services, including extended warranties, maintenance and service plans, parts purchases and other related offerings available through participating Super Group Dealerships.

Through the integration between 6DOT50 and the Seriti Solutions automotive finance technology platform, Super Group Dealerships can now accept payments funded through any of eight supported cryptocurrencies. Customers simply top up their 6DOT50 account using cryptocurrency and complete payment directly with the dealership through an integrated and compliant settlement process.

Representing 35 automotive brands across Gauteng, North West Province, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the Western Cape, Super Group Dealerships has now activated 69 dealerships to support the innovative alternative payment capability. The integrated solution not only simplifies the customer’s crypto payment experience, but also enables seamless dealership settlement, reconciliation and reporting through the Seriti platform integration.

“We are delighted to now activate our full dealership footprint and offer our customers another way to pay,” said Jackie Steyn, Finance & Insurance Executive at Super Group Dealerships. “We are very excited to see the integration and seamless payment solution offered by 6DOT50 come to life with our first sale. Not only was the process easy for our customer, but the integrated payment capability enables seamless deal settlement and reporting. This solution also gives customers greater flexibility, allowing them to use cryptocurrency not only for vehicle purchases, but also for value-added products and selected dealership services.”

The solution addresses a growing global demand from cryptocurrency holders seeking practical ways to spend digital assets in the real economy while removing the complexity traditionally associated with merchant crypto acceptance. 6DOT50’s voucher wallet platform enables cryptocurrency to be converted into merchant-accepted Digital Rand voucher value, allowing dealerships to receive seamless settlement without directly handling cryptocurrency themselves.

“This transaction demonstrates how digital assets can be integrated into mainstream commerce through simple, secure and fully integrated payment experiences,” said Matthew Mead, CEO of Hyperclear Global Investments. “6DOT50’s activation of the Super Group Dealership network reflects the broader strategy across our portfolio: building practical, real-world infrastructure that brings emerging technology into everyday commerce. This is a significant step forward for cryptocurrency-enabled vehicle purchases globally, and a strong proof point for what our companies are building across the continent.”

The rollout further positions South Africa at the forefront of real-world cryptocurrency commerce innovation and highlights the growing convergence between digital assets, regulated banking infrastructure and traditional retail sectors. Customers interested in purchasing vehicles or selected dealership products and services using cryptocurrency can browse participating dealerships through the Super Group Dealership network. Ends

About 6DOT50

6DOT50 is a South African fintech providing an alternative voucher based transactional layer that lets consumers and businesses receive, store, transfer and spend digital value without needing a traditional bank account. Delivered through fully branded or white-labelled wallet experiences linked to any mobile number, the platform supports use cases from rewards and payroll to insurance claims settlements and cryptocurrency-funded payments, enabling organisations to easily distribute value and gain rich transactional insights while offering an inclusive way for consumers to transact digitally.

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Author: Samantha Hogg-Brandjes from GinjaNinja PR (PTY) Ltd on behalf of Hyperclear.

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Top Star Drive-In: Destroyed by What Created it

However, the very thing that created the Top Star eventually destroyed it. Because the early miners had used crude methods, the Ferreira Dump—and dozens of others like it—still contained significant traces of gold. As the price of gold rose and new chemical extraction technologies (like the carbon-in-pulp process) made it profitable to “mine the waste,” the ground beneath the Top Star became more valuable than the cinema itself. In 2006, despite fierce opposition from heritage groups who argued that the dump and the drive-in were culturally significant landmarks, the projectors were turned off for the last time.

The reclamation of the dump was a staggering industrial feat. Starting in 2008, mining giant DRDGold used high-pressure water cannons to “monitor” the dump, turning 5 million tons of solid earth back into a liquid slurry. This slurry was then piped 40 kilometers across the province to a processing plant in Brakpan. By 2011, the “mountain” had completely vanished. The 50-meter-high plateau that had dominated the southern skyline for a century was reduced to a flat, dusty crater.

The disappearance of the Top Star is a poignant symbol of Johannesburg’s “extractive” nature. It is a city that consumes itself to stay alive; even its historical landmarks are subject to the fluctuating price of minerals on the London and New York stock exchanges. Today, if you drive along the M2, there is an empty space in the sky where the Top Star used to be. While the reclamation removed a source of toxic dust and “acid mine drainage,” it also erased a piece of the city’s collective memory. The land where the gold-flecked mountain once stood is now being rehabilitated for light industrial use, proving that in eGoli, even the horizon is for sale if there’s enough gold hidden inside it.