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.
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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?
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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.
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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 "What are DAOs?"
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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 "What are DAOs?"
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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 "What are DAOs?"
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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 "What are DAOs?"
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DAOs (decentralised autonomous organisations) are online-native decentralised organisations with self-enforcing rules, governed by their members, and use distributed ledger technology, such as blockchain. DAOs use distributed ledger technology, and often use third-party blockchain platforms, such a
May 11, 2022
Article written by Marc Krisjanous, Senior Security Consultant at Confide – BlockchainNZ member The CryptoCurrency Security Standard (CCSS) is an information security management standard that provides a set of security controls for cryptocurrencies. After reading the above you may consider
May 2, 2022
BlockchainNZ and Blockchain Association Singapore recently entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU). BlockchainNZ chair, Bryan Ventura, believes “The MOU is a stepping stone and platform for both New Zealand and Singapore blockchain ecosystems to interact more and share knowledg
April 26, 2022
In the early days of the internet, it was drilled into us that there would always be bad actors lurking - never talk to strangers, don’t post sensitive information online, and always be aware of scams. As the years have gone by, we have become more and more comfortable with what we do on
April 20, 2022
NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and their varying and increasingly exciting uses are taking the blockchain world by storm. These little decentralised hashes have quite literally unlimited potential to shape everything from event ticketing to the development of web 3.0 and the metaverse. Let’s dig in:&
April 5, 2022
Introduction Why would tokens need an introduction you ask? Lets start with an example. Here in West Auckland we need to put tags on our rubbish and recycling bins before they will be collected and emptied by the waste disposal folks. Not just any tags though. The nice plastic stickers have to b
March 21, 2022
The blockchain and cryptocurrency community saw an historic moment last week when US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on cryptocurrencies. We’ve known for some time that the White House has been investigating cryptocurrencies, yet nobody was certain if this would help or hinder th
March 15, 2022
This article was originally written and published by ASX, member of BlockchainNZ. For information on ASX find the original article here. While it’s been some years since Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) emerged as the next generation of digital innovation, vast improvements to this technolo
March 13, 2022
Crypto comes of age – survey suggests cryptocurrency nearly as popular as investment property with everyday Kiwi investors Kiwi cryptocurrency platform, Easy Crypto, has today released insights from a survey it conducted of 1,000 New Zealanders, analysing evolving attitudes towards the burgeon
March 2, 2022
When central banks talk about our money and cash system being at a crossroads you know real change may be on the way. Comments from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adrian Orr, on the need to consider the best use of digital technology to modernise our cash system, served as a welcome re
February 27, 2022