Dear readers, Wow, what an exciting few weeks it has been. Many would argue that the Facebook Libra announcement was the biggest news in the crypto/blockchain world since the bitcoin whitepaper was released over 10 years ago. The entry of Facebook and some of the biggest companies in the world into this market means everybody …
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The national blockchain group has appealed to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her government to adopt a more dynamic attitude or it could prove costly to the New Zealand economy, given blockchain tech’s likely global impact.
02 July 2019
The announcement of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency raises many questions about the impact this may have in the future, not only on financial services, but also on privacy and identity.
01 July 2019
Dear readers, As always, there have been lots of interesting developments in the local and international blockchain scene. In May, some of our members attended one of the biggest blockchain events of the year, New York Blockchain Week, which apparently had a few less Lamborghinis but a few more suits than previous years. Quite a few people …
Continue reading "June Newletter: Asking Government for a blockchain strategy" 
On the evening of Friday 24 May, the blockchain and crypto-curious came together at Waikato Innovation Park, Hamilton, for a Blockchain Meetup as part of Techweek19. A Blockchain event was also held as part of the Techweek programme last year, marking the beginning of Hamilt(r)on’s active participation in the wonderful world of DLT – with …
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Blockchain has the potential to offer many benefits to inject growth into the New Zealand economy, BlockchainNZ executive director Mark Pascall has just told a government select committee.
03 June 2019
BlockchainNZ’s Executive Director Mark Pascall presented to Parliament’s Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee on Thursday about how economy can accelerate using blockchain. Watch his presentation.
29 May 2019
The country and economy need to grasp blockchain technology and start reaping the benefits, says BlockchainNZ Executive Director Mark Pascall.
23 May 2019
BlockchainNZ will next week ask the government to research and prepare a blockchain strategy for New Zealand to get up to speed with other countries.
22 May 2019
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09 May 2019
