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New Zealand Honors Bitcoin with Legal Status But Falls Within Tax Purview
13.8.2019
A cryptocurrency (Ethereum, Bitcoin, Litecoin, etc.) has stirred controversy worldwide. Countries around the globe have variant perspectives, notions, and most importantly are skeptical about the evolving concept, Cryptocurrency. It would be righteous to state what the Financial Markets Authority’s...
New Zealand Tax Office Makes It Legal to Pay Salaries in Crypto
12.8.2019
New Zealand's Inland Revenue Department has made it legal to receive salaries in cryptocurrency, and be taxed accordingly
New Zealand Rules Receiving Income in Bitcoin is Legal, Taxable
12.8.2019
New Zealand's tax authorities have ruled that income in cryptocurrencies is legal and provided guidance on how exactly it should be taxed
Owning Fiat Just Got More Expensive – NIRP Strikes Again
8.8.2019
With the recent Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) announcement that even more customers will be charged to hold money in their banks, people are scrambling to find ways to preserve their wealth, while USB and others scramble to dam the losses resulting from national negative interest rate policy...
Exclusive: Microsoft Registers Blockchain and AI Platform for Agriculture in Brazil
6.6.2019
Microsoft has registered a suite of apps using blockchain, IoT and AI to improve agricultural sector efficiency in Brazil
Liquidators of Hacked Cryptopia Exchange Release Report, Note $4.2M Owed to Creditors
31.5.2019
Liquidators of now-defunct New Zealand crypto exchange Cryptopia have released the first report on the state of affairs of the firm
New Zealand Prioritises Wellbeing Over Economic Growth with $2.5 Billion Budget
30.5.2019
As far as revolutionary budgets are concerned, there have been plenty of them over the years, but it seems New Zealand has outdone itself by announcing a budget that is going to have a larger focus on mental health issues and poverty alleviation. In this regard, it is necessary to point out that...
The Situation Complicates For Cryptopia As Arizona Demands $2 Million To Return User Database
27.5.2019
The New Zealand based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has faced a massive hacking attack at the beginning of 2019. After the hack it has been a difficult time for the exchange, the hack has broken its backbone. From the recent information’s it is being found that the exchange does not even have...
Cryptopia Liquidator Files for User Data Protection at US Court as Process Continues
27.5.2019
The Cryptopia liquidation process could soon gain formal U.S. recognition after Grant Thornton filed for urgent interim relief
Hacked Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Files for US Bankruptcy Protection
27.5.2019
Cryptopia has filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. seeking to preserve vital user data held on servers in Arizona
South Korean Gov’t Announces Second Study Group for Blockchain Regulations
22.5.2019
The South Korean government is running a second study on blockchain regulations, examining applications in logistics, healthcare, finance and energy
New Zealand Blockchain Group to Request Government Blockchain Strategy
22.5.2019
The New Zealand-based blockchain collective BlockchainNZ will request that the country’s parliament form a national blockchain strategy
Hacked New Zealand Exchange Cryptopia Appoints Liquidators, Trading Suspended
15.5.2019
Hacked New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has gone into liquidation and suspended trading services
Hacked Cryptocurrency Exchange Cryptopia Goes Into Liquidation
15.5.2019
Cryptopia, the crypto exchange hit by a major hack in mid-January, has appointed professional services firm Grant Thornton as liquidator
NZ Exporters Affected By Brexit, Trade War: NZ Finance Minister
14.5.2019
The New Zealand finance minister believes that the global economic environment is unfavorable for the NZ exporters to make profits due to the ongoing trade war between the US and China and also the effects of Brexit. The impact of Brexit on New Zealand New Zealand has had friendly relations with...
Kim Dotcom Launches Political Party, Proposes National Cryptocurrency
28.3.2014
Tech entrepreneur and web bad boy Kim Dotcom is back in the news, having launched the 'Internet Party'