BlockchainNZ Pod E26 with Leo Clark on Filmmaking, Nouns, & Decentralised Social Media
19 March 2024
In this conversation Leo and I talk about the Nouns project and what the community is doing with NFTs and funding artists, we get into Farcaster and decentralised social media and touch on CC-zero (CC0) licensing and how it aligns with web3.
Read MoreNZ missing real growth opportunities - BlockchainNZ
07 March 2024
In the wake of an inquiry into the future nature, impact and risks of cryptocurrencies by a select committee, industry body BlockchainNZ says New Zealand must seize the transformative opportunities blockchain technologies offer. “There is an urgent need for proactive measures to harness the transformative potential of blockchain technologies,” says BlockchainNZ’s executive director, Alison Mackie. … Continue reading "Seeking Nominations For Our Executive Council 2022"
Read MoreBlockchainNZ Pod E25 with Sam Kamani on Talent, Capital, and Markets in Web3
06 March 2024
Sam Kamani has lots of experience in tech, from being a founder, a VC, an advisor, and an author. We talk about 3 important aspects to entrepreneurship: talent, ability to raise capital, and access to market. In the back third we get into trends in Web 3 including decentralised physical infrastructure and ETFs. Find the … Continue reading "Seeking Nominations For Our Executive Council 2022"
Read MoreBlockchainNZ Pod E23 with Will Remor on Stablecoins
27 February 2024
Will Remor is a former quantitative risk analysist from traditional banking that got into stablecoins via the maker DAI project. He’s consulted on a number of finance, stablecoin, and defi protocols, including New Zealand’s newest stablecoin the NZDD, and has been involved with asset tokenization (or RWAs) from the early days. In this conversation Will … Continue reading "Seeking Nominations For Our Executive Council 2022"
Read MoreWelcome to Blockchain 2024! | February Newsletter
22 February 2024
Kia ora, It’s been a busy start to the year over here at BlockchainNZ and we hope it’s a sign that it will be a bullish year for our industry! Recently, we welcomed Steve Vallas and Richelle Cox from Blockchain APAC, alongside notable blockchain figures including Ripple’s Nicole Waaka and Rahul Advani, Jack Deeb (Pier Two), David Kowalski (CryptoTaxCalculator), and Gary Howells (CoinSpot), to explore New Zealand’s blockchain … Continue reading "Seeking Nominations For Our Executive Council 2022"
Read MoreBlockchainNZ Pod E24 with Aditya Das on ETFs, Scaling, and Macro Trends
20 February 2024
Aditya Das is a crypto analyst and writer with a background in applied economics working with Brave New Coin and the Techemy Group analysing macro trends in the crypto and wider markets. In this conversation Aditya and I cover the Bitcoin ETF and it acting as a gateway for an Ethereum ETF, broader Ethereum scaling … Continue reading "Seeking Nominations For Our Executive Council 2022"
Read MoreBlockchainNZ challenges Reserve Bank’s ‘oxymoron’ stablecoin claim!
14 February 2024
BlockchainNZ challenges the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) assertion that stablecoins are ‘oxymorons’, emphasising the transformative potential of blockchain technology for our economy, “By embracing blockchain technology and digital currencies, Aotearoa New Zealand can position itself as a leader in the global economy and unlock new opportunities for prosperity and growth,” says BlockchainNZ’s chair … Continue reading "Seeking Nominations For Our Executive Council 2022"
Read MoreBlockchainNZ Pod E22 with Darcy Ungaro on Bitcoin in the Modern Portfolio
09 February 2024
Darcy Ungaro is the host of the Everyday Investor podcast, and he advises clients in a range of financial matters from mortgages all the way to Bitcoin. In this conversation Darcy and I broadly cover financial advice in the age of digital assets such as the Bitcoin ETF and strategies to modernize that dusty portfolio. … Continue reading "Seeking Nominations For Our Executive Council 2022"
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