What is cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency is a digital asset in which transactions are verified and records are maintained by a decentralized system (the block chain). These currencies can be created by individuals, private or public institutions, but are generally created by private entities.
USD Coin, specifically, is managed by Centre, a joint enterprise between regulated peer-to-peer payment provider - Circle - and one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world - Coinbase.
Mukuru currently only offers the ability for customers to buy, hold and sell USD Coin, a cryptocurrency known as a stablecoin, which is pegged to the US Dollar.
The only currency pair available through the Mukuru and VALR partnership is ZAR-USDC / USDC-ZAR.