Fostering Diversity and Social Change in New Zealand

23 April 2024

It is another big week for blockchain as we watch the impact of the latest Bitcoin halving. 

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BlockchainNZ Pod E27 with Brooke Howard-Smith on AI & Web3 in the Creator Economy

21 April 2024

Brooke Howard-Smith is the founder of Otterfish that is at the heart of the creator economy and influencer marketing.

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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.

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NZ 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 "MBIE Future of Business draft Long-term Insights Briefing"

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BlockchainNZ 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 "MBIE Future of Business draft Long-term Insights Briefing"

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BlockchainNZ 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 "MBIE Future of Business draft Long-term Insights Briefing"

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MBIE Future of Business draft Long-term Insights Briefing

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 "MBIE Future of Business draft Long-term Insights Briefing"
16 May 2022
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Cryptocurrency heading towards a greener future

Cryptocurrencies are an emerging source of innovation that promises to democratise financial markets. Some cryptocurrencies have the potential to provide a better a store of wealth than official currencies.
20 September 2021
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
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Responsibility in Blockchain Financial Markets

I’m really excited about the potential of Blockchain Financial Markets to deliver real value to people, their families and their communities. For me, this is the magic of finance (refer Blog №1).
29 January 2019