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 "DeFi Part II"
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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 "DeFi Part II"
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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 "DeFi Part II"
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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 "DeFi Part II"
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In Part 1.0 we covered some foundational parts of DeFi: stablecoins, decentralized exchanges, the automated market maker & pools, liquidity mining and yield farming. Here we're going to start by looking at what happens when you can automate some of the behaviour witnessed in part 1.0.
February 22, 2022
In pop culture, we’re often shown the future as either an unattainable dream or dystopian nightmare. But one film that portrays the future in a realistic light is the 2013 film ‘Her’, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson. It’s a charming film that focuses on Phoenix’s char
February 22, 2022
Part I: an Introduction Why Decentralize Finance? In one word: trust. Or, ironically, you could also say trustless. Allow me to explain. For the same reason that Bitcoin is successful without a centralizing third-party─namely that you can transact with a perfect stranger in a fore
February 3, 2022
First, a Brief History What was the problem(s) that Vitalik Buterin was looking to solve? Bitcoin provided a solution to the double-spend problem of creating digital cash by using proof-of-work mining to both maintain the state of the ledger and allow open participation in the network based o
February 3, 2022
A brief history What was the problem that Satoshi Nakamoto was looking to solve? Digital Cash (without the bank) The 80's & 90's saw many attempts to create a digital version of money that could have a token, both private and untraceable, treated as a bearer instrument and not subject
February 3, 2022
Bitcoin was the first blockchain and presented the first use-case: money. Creating cash in an entirely digital manner was a problem that remained unsolved until Satoshi Nakamoto (an alias) released software in 2008 as an experiment to see if his version could prevent coins from being copi
February 3, 2022
A blockchain is a data structure with a unique set of properties suited to decentralized systems. The data in a blockchain is usually wrapped in a package called a block and when the network is updated with new information this block is linked to the previous update. In this manner the links form a
February 3, 2022
Our guest speakers shared their experiences and knowledge on case studies, challenges and opportunities of using location information in Blockchain. https://youtu.be/W0F9Uk54XUg Sharing trusted data in the Primary Industries sector, Klaeri Schelhowe, Delivery Director, Trust Alliance New Ze
November 19, 2021
My first introduction to the world of blockchain and crypto was back in 2013 when a friend of mine tried to convince me to purchase one bitcoin for his birthday. He enthusiastically pitched it to me as a digital currency investment that could possibly be used for online gaming. As a broke universit
November 16, 2021
https://youtu.be/I93AYn9FHts In this webinar FinTechNZ, BlockchainNZ and IBM dive deeper into constructs that govern the crypto economics models and token economy. The emergence of Asset tokenization has led to massive disintermediation and changes to the business models of many industries.&nb
November 9, 2021