Reserve Bank of New Zealand to Consult on Potential CBDC
One central bank official says the future "will undoubtedly involve less cash."
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Jul 7, 2021 at 10:43 a.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2021
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Ex-Cryptopia Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $170K in Crypto
The unnamed employee created copies of Cryptopia's private keys and saved them to a USB affording access to over $100 million in crypto.
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Jul 5, 2021 at 3:34 a.m. UTC
Jul 5, 2021
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New Zealand Fund Manager Puts 5% of Retirement Plan's Assets Into Bitcoin: Report
“If you are happy to invest in gold, you can’t really discount bitcoin," says the fund's chief investment officer.
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Mar 26, 2021 at 10:39 a.m. UTC
Mar 26, 2021
Compliant Stablecoin Launches in New Zealand
New Zealand dollar reserves backing the stablecoin are to be confirmed by an accounting firm on a quarterly basis.
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Mar 10, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2021
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Troubled Crypto Project Qoin Faces Membership Ruling by New Zealand Blockchain Body
A BlockchainNZ membership review is reportedly focused on alleged conflict of interest between the Qoin project and related companies.
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Mar 9, 2021 at 4:10 p.m. UTC
Mar 9, 2021
Cryptopia Exchange, Currently in Liquidation, Gets Hacked Again: Report
The hacked wallet belonged to a creditor, U.S. firm Stakenet, which had not lost funds in the 2019 hack, as reported by Stuff.
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Feb 20, 2021 at 9:19 a.m. UTC
Feb 20, 2021
New Zealand's Financial Watchdog Warns on Crypto Investment Risks
The warning comes a day after the regulator's U.K. counterpart, the Financial Conduct Authority, also raised similar concerns.
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Jan 12, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Jan 12, 2021
Users of Hacked Exchange Cryptopia Can Now Make Claims to Recover Funds
The liquidator of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange has opened a portal so former users can begin making claims to retrieve their trapped funds.
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Dec 11, 2020 at 11:33 a.m. UTC
Dec 11, 2020
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New Zealand Man Charged With Money Laundering via Crypto and Luxury Cars
As well as making cryptocurrency transactions, the man is alleged to have bought luxury cars and property to launder funds.
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Oct 15, 2020 at 9:16 a.m. UTC
Oct 15, 2020
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New Zealand Stock Exchange Hit Repeatedly by Cybercriminals Demanding Bitcoin
NZX has halted trading for the third day in a row as a result of cybercriminals attempting to extort cryptocurrency.
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Aug 27, 2020 at 10:19 a.m. UTC
Aug 27, 2020