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 banking services. This week, BlockchainNZ Chair, Jeremy Muir, presented to the Committee, summarising our submission, and responding to their questions. We are also preparing a … Continue reading "BlockchainNZ to ask govt for a national strategy"
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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, and trailblazers who have made a real difference in our vibrant ecosystem. Whether you’re an individual or a business, we invite you to recognise those … Continue reading "BlockchainNZ to ask govt for a national strategy"
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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 too does our commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration within the blockchain community. It is my pleasure to welcome our newly elected Blockchain NZ Executive … Continue reading "BlockchainNZ to ask govt for a national strategy"
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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 passion to the table, ready to drive the next wave of innovation and collaboration in Aotearoa’s blockchain community. Memoona Zareen – University of Auckland Memoona … Continue reading "BlockchainNZ to ask govt for a national strategy"
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Auckland – BlockchainNZ will next week ask the government to research and prepare a blockchain strategy for New Zealand to get up to speed with other countries. BlockchainNZ executive director Mark Pascall will present to parliament’s economic development, science and innovation select
May 22, 2019
As time progresses, the rate at which technological developments are impacting our lives continues to accelerate. Through the use of blockchains, we are able to interact in ways that were previously unfathomable - without the requirement for trust in a third party. For investors, cryptocurrencie
May 9, 2019
Dear Readers, There is a lot happening over the next month with over 480 Techweek19 events (including numerous blockchain events), a Select Committee briefing and submissions to government, among other things. I’ll be back in touch next month with all the latest blockchain n
May 9, 2019
Dear Readers, What a roller coaster of a ride the last 12 months have been in the blockchain world. We have seen the ICO money grab craziness and many of the not-so-sensible projects disappear. We’ve also seen many local and international companies having to scale down teams, and ongoing probl
April 9, 2019
Auckland – Kiwis could be future leaders in the billion-dollar global blockchain market across government and industry, BlockchainNZ executive director Mark Pascall says. Blockchain is at its heart a decentralised distributed ledger – which is a way of replicating and sharing data
March 11, 2019
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. Neither says Centrality CEO and Founder Aaron
March 5, 2019
Many believe that using Blockchain technology to create self-sovereign identity solutions is the future. Can decentralising identity management empower the individual by returning control over their own identity to them, the user? Is it more secure than relying on centralised identity
February 20, 2019
The new BlockchainNZ After a lot of behind the scenes work we’re excited to be officially re-launching BlockchainNZ (previously known as the Blockchain Association of New Zealand) under the Tech Alliance family. New name, brand, website and social media channels (
February 15, 2019
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). I’m also aware that we need to approach this in the right way or we may inadvertently cause
January 29, 2019
GSX Group, tZERO, SharesPost, and Techemy among founding members of the Verified Token Framework to provide interoperable security token guidelines A consortium of some of the most influential blockchain industry leaders have announced the launch of a common framework to facilitate market intero
December 5, 2018