This past Thursday there was a noteworthy event in the crypto space. The Ethereum main chain was upgraded from a proof-of-work consensus algorithm to a proof-of-stake one. Like a train switching from an old well-worn track to a shiny new one, it went seamlessly, which is a big win for Ethereum, but also for open source developers who had been planning the transition for the past seven years.

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Jit Maharaj is a former commercial pilot turned crypto co-founder of Pay it Now, a payments network that uses a custom layer 2 built on the Binance smart chain (now BNB) that makes it easy for merchants and businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments. Jit is also a long time web developer, an Ethereum miner, and a Solana critic. In this conversation we talk about: payments networks and providers, building on the Binance smart chain, customer rewards programs and creating a token, regulation in the crypto space in New Zealand, $20k bitcoin, and being a pilot.

Hi folks, and welcome to the Blockchain New Zealand Podcast. I’m Jeff Nijsse and today I’m talking to Liz Izmailova. Liz is a Ukrainian New Zealander that has been working in blockchain for the past five years, she is a marketing manager at CENNZnet which is part of the Centrality ecosystem.

The increasing price of housing and construction, plus the inflationary impact of rising home loan lending rates, has placed the goal of home ownership beyond the reach of many New Zealanders.

Recent market activity: everything's down but people are still buying. The TerraLuna crash and stablecoin depegging event.

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 "Crypto market plunges hard and fast: investors are spooked"

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.