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

19 March 2024

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.

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NZ missing real growth opportunities - BlockchainNZ

07 March 2024

In the wake of an inquiry into the future nature, impact and risks of cryptocurrencies by a select committee, industry body BlockchainNZ says New Zealand must seize the transformative opportunities blockchain technologies offer.   “There is an urgent need for proactive measures to harness the transformative potential of blockchain technologies,” says BlockchainNZ’s executive director, Alison Mackie. … Continue reading "Ensuring innovation thrives | November Newsletter"

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

06 March 2024

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 raise capital, and access to market. In the back third we get into trends in Web 3 including decentralised physical infrastructure and ETFs. Find the … Continue reading "Ensuring innovation thrives | November Newsletter"

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BlockchainNZ Pod E23 with Will Remor on Stablecoins

27 February 2024

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 protocols, including New Zealand’s newest stablecoin the NZDD, and has been involved with asset tokenization (or RWAs) from the early days. In this conversation Will … Continue reading "Ensuring innovation thrives | November Newsletter"

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Ensuring innovation thrives | November Newsletter

Kia ora,  The intersection of traditional banking systems and the continuously growing world of cryptocurrencies and digital assets presents both challenges and opportunities for New Zealand’s economy. Following the recent report on debanking published by Web3NZ, BlockchainNZ and Web3NZ hosted a workshop with key stakeholders from the banking, legal and government sectors. The discussions within the workshop focused … Continue reading "Ensuring innovation thrives | November Newsletter"
23 November 2023
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Blockchain New Zealand – Heated Bull Market of 2021

One year ago in March 2020 the world looked very different; countries all around the world were just beginning to prepare for a proper lockdown and major economic challenges were anticipated across every industry segment. The blockchain and crypto markets were no different: Liquidity became thin and the price of bitcoin dropped to 10% of what … Continue reading "Blockchain New Zealand – Heated Bull Market of 2021"
19 March 2021
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BlockchainNZ’s 2020 wrap up

The festive season is almost upon us but blockchain developments do not show any sign of slowing. Recent blockchain adoption and development include: Bermuda’s plan to create a stable coin blockchain’s continued use in supply chains, both within New Zealand and internationally. Details on these stories and more below. Last week, the Data Intelligence Special … Continue reading "BlockchainNZ’s 2020 wrap up"
23 November 2020