Blockchain NZ newsletter May. 2022

Crypto market plunges hard and fast: investors are spooked

17 May 2022

Market Lunacy: Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin breaks; $50B USD destroyed With the broader crypto market down 32% in the week-to-date from last Friday ($570B USD), there is one specific catalyst that has commentators using phrases like ‘crypto’s Lehman moment’. Just over a week ago UST, aka a stablecoin, plunged well below its $1 peg and by early … Continue reading "How the CryptoCurrency Security Standard (CCSS) can benefit your Blockchain Project"

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MBIE Future of Business draft Long-term Insights Briefing

16 May 2022

Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment are pleased to share with you a copy of their draft Long Term Insights Briefing on the Future of Business for Aotearoa New Zealand. The draft Briefing presents two trends that they think will influence wellbeing and productivity in the future – purpose-led business and use of blockchain technology. … Continue reading "How the CryptoCurrency Security Standard (CCSS) can benefit your Blockchain Project"

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Blockchain NZ Podcast Series

12 May 2022

Welcome to the very first episode of the Blockchain New Zealand Podcast. I’m Jeff Nijsse and today I’m talking to Jonty Kelt, Founder of Fantail Ventures.

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Blockchain Technology

Tokens

Introduction Why would tokens need an introduction you ask? Lets start with an example. Here in West Auckland we need to put tags on our rubbish and recycling bins before they will be collected and emptied by the waste disposal folks. Not just any tags though. The nice plastic stickers have to be the ones … Continue reading "Tokens"
21 March 2022
Blockchain Technology

DeFi Part II

In Part 1.0 we covered some foundational parts of DeFi: stablecoins, decentralized exchanges, the automated market maker & pools, liquidity mining and yield farming. Here we’re going to start by looking at what happens when you can automate some of the behaviour witnessed in part 1.0. Eventually we’ll get to DeFi2.0 and discuss algorithmic coins, rebasing, and self-repaying loans. … Continue reading "DeFi Part II"
22 February 2022
Blockchain Business & Economy

Will 2019 be the year blockchain flops, or flies?

Last year was a turning point for blockchain as we saw a formerly experimental philosophy evolve into tangible projects. So, will 2019 be the year blockchain becomes ubiquitous, or will some well-publicised failures spell the end of the road?
05 March 2019