Shaping the future of blockchain

08 December 2024

I’m thrilled to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of BlockchainNZ. Joining at such a pivotal time for blockchain innovation and adoption, I’m eager to work alongside you—visionary members, innovators, and leaders—to shape the future of blockchain in New Zealand and beyond.

Coinbase Launches Apple Pay for fiat-to-crypto in the USA – could NZ be next?

04 December 2024

Coinbase has rolled out a major update to crypto onboarding in the USA, integrating Apple Pay for seamless fiat-to-crypto purchases. This has the potential to revolutionize how everyday users engage with crypto—but what does this mean for New Zealand?

Celebrating excellence in Web3 and blockchain

28 November 2024

Congratulations to this year’s winners in the Web3NZ and Blockchain NZ Awards. This annual event celebrates the outstanding contributions of individuals, startups, and companies within the blockchain and Web3 industry.

Advocacy, Awards, and Member Survey - November Newsletter

14 November 2024

Kia ora, In September, BlockchainNZ submitted to Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee Inquiry into Banking Competition, addressing the challenges Web3 businesses in New Zealand face in accessing and maintaining essential … Continue reading "BlockchainNZ Pod E28 with Brandon Bucher on Samourai, Privacy, & Lightning"

BlockchainNZ & Web3NZ Awards 2024

02 October 2024

Welcome to the BlockchainNZ & Web3NZ Awards 2024. This is your chance to celebrate the outstanding contributions to Aotearoa’s blockchain and Web3 industries. This year, we’re honouring the innovators, leaders, … Continue reading "BlockchainNZ Pod E28 with Brandon Bucher on Samourai, Privacy, & Lightning"

Introducing our new Executive Council | September Newsletter

25 September 2024

Kia ora, As we welcome the vibrant energy of spring, we embrace a season of renewal and fresh beginnings here at Blockchain NZ. Just as nature transforms around us, so … Continue reading "BlockchainNZ Pod E28 with Brandon Bucher on Samourai, Privacy, & Lightning"

Meet the New Members of the Blockchain NZ Executive Council

24 September 2024

Spring has brought fresh beginnings at Blockchain NZ, and we’re excited to introduce the newly elected members of our Executive Council. Each of these industry leaders brings unique expertise and … Continue reading "BlockchainNZ Pod E28 with Brandon Bucher on Samourai, Privacy, & Lightning"

Podcast

BlockchainNZ Pod E28 with Brandon Bucher on Samourai, Privacy, & Lightning

Brandon Bucher is an engineer and the co-founder of LightningPay.nz.

19 May 2024

Podcast

BlockchainNZ Pod E28 with Ian Woolford on Digital Cash in New Zealand

Ian Woolford has made a career working at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and presently he's the director of money and cash which is overseeing the CBDC or Digital Cash program.

09 May 2024

Podcast

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

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

21 April 2024

Podcast

BlockchainNZ Pod E26 with Leo Clark on Filmmaking, Nouns, & Decentralised Social Media

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.

19 March 2024

Podcast

BlockchainNZ Pod E25 with Sam Kamani on Talent, Capital, and Markets in Web3

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 … Continue reading

06 March 2024

Podcast

BlockchainNZ Pod E23 with Will Remor on Stablecoins

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 … Continue reading

27 February 2024

Podcast

BlockchainNZ Pod E24 with Aditya Das on ETFs, Scaling, and Macro Trends

Aditya Das is a crypto analyst and writer with a background in applied economics working with Brave New Coin and the Techemy Group analysing macro trends in the crypto and … Continue reading

20 February 2024

Podcast

BlockchainNZ Pod E22 with Darcy Ungaro on Bitcoin in the Modern Portfolio

Darcy Ungaro is the host of the Everyday Investor podcast, and he advises clients in a range of financial matters from mortgages all the way to Bitcoin. In this conversation … Continue reading

09 February 2024

Podcast

BlockchainNZ Pod E21 with Janine Grainger on Growth & Launching a Wallet and Stablecoin

Janine Grainger is the cofounder and CEO of Easy Crypto which is coming up on their 6th anniversary and very well known in new zealand. In this conversation we talk … Continue reading

21 November 2023

Podcast

BlockchainNZ Pod E20 with Simon Collins on Orange Pilling New Zealand Parliament

Simon Collins is the founder of Stackr.co.nz, a Bitcoin mining company that uses sustainable and renewable energy sources.

29 September 2023