Latest News: ‘The merge’ - no small feat

21 September 2022

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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Blockchain NZ latest Podcast: Tornado Cash and The Merge

09 September 2022

The BCNZ Pod keeps you up to date on the blockchain and cryptocurrency community in and around New Zealand.

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UK’s Digital Assets Consultation Paper Relevant to NZ

15 August 2022

Digital assets are increasingly important in modern society. They are used for an expanding variety of purposes — including as valuable things in themselves, as a means of payment, or to represent or be linked to other things or rights — and in growing volumes. Electronic signatures, cryptography, smart contracts, distributed ledgers and associated technology have broadened the ways in which digital assets can be created, accessed, used and transferred. Such technological development is set only to continue.

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The Tokenisation of Assets: An Option for Home Ownership?

30 June 2022

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.

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