02 July 2025
Kia ora, The purpose of BlockchainNZ is to support the growth of a sustainable blockchain ecosystem in New Zealand and advocate for blockchain technology in the public and private sectors. To achieve … Continue reading "Blockchain NZ latest Podcast: Tornado Cash and The Merge"
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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 "Blockchain NZ latest Podcast: Tornado Cash and The Merge"
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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 "Blockchain NZ latest Podcast: Tornado Cash and The Merge"
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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 "Blockchain NZ latest Podcast: Tornado Cash and The Merge"
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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 "Blockchain NZ latest Podcast: Tornado Cash and The Merge"
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The BCNZ Pod keeps you up to date on the blockchain and cryptocurrency community in and around New Zealand. For more details about The Blockchain New Zealand Podcast head to https://podcast.blockchain.org.nz/ Latest Episode: E07 - Tornado Cash and The Merge; Bryan and Jeff Roundtable 1
September 9, 2022
In late July the UK Law Commission (the Commission) released its Digital Assets consultation paper. (At over 500 pages, it is not light bedtime reading!) The consultation paper is relevant to New Zealand, as New Zealand courts often use UK cases as precedents for many areas of the law. A good examp
August 15, 2022
Stephen Macaskill is the CEO of Dasset, a trading platform for buying bitcoin and other digital assets. Before digital assets Stephen ran a precious metals company helping people maximize their savings and financial literacy. In this conversation we talk about precious metals and gold's role in rec
August 3, 2022
Tak Suzuki is the co-founder of Senkusha, a funding platform looking to support and grow emerging artists, musicians, and athletes through NFT sales. Tak is soon to be a physiology graduate from the University of Auckland, he loves experimenting with new tech, and has an impressive CV at a young ag
July 20, 2022
Kia ora, We are pleased to invite you to nominate yourself or another individual for BlockchainNZ’s Executive Council. The purpose of BlockchainNZ is to support the growth of a sustainable blockchain ecosystem in New Zealand and advocate for blockchain technolog
July 12, 2022
Jit Maharaj is a former commercial pilot turned crypto co-founder of Pay it Now, a payments network that uses a custom layer 2 built on the Binance smart chain (now BNB) that makes it easy for merchants and businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments. Jit is also a long time web developer, an Ethe
July 12, 2022
Hi folks, and welcome to the Blockchain New Zealand Podcast. I’m Jeff Nijsse and today I’m talking to Liz Izmailova. Liz is a Ukrainian New Zealander that has been working in blockchain for the past five years, she is a marketing manager at CENNZnet which is part of the Centrality ecosystem.
July 5, 2022
Alison Mackie, ED BlockchainNZ The increasing price of housing and construction, plus the inflationary impact of rising home loan lending rates, has placed the goal of home ownership beyond the reach of many New Zealanders. Many would-be first-home buyers struggle to raise an adequate deposit, a
June 30, 2022
Hi Folks, and welcome to the Blockchain New Zealand Podcast. I’m Jeff Nijsse and today I’m talking to Paul Quickenden. Paul is the ‘Head of New Zealand’ at EasyCrypto. In this conversation we talk about: Recent market activity: everything's down but people are still buyingEasyCr
June 16, 2022
Market Lunacy: Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin breaks; $50B USD destroyed With the broader crypto market down 32% in the week-to-date from last Friday ($570B USD), there is one specific catalyst that has commentators using phrases like ‘crypto’s Lehman moment’. Just over a week ago U
May 17, 2022