The Financial Markets Authority of New Zealand claims a local crypto platform is a scam because of its use of a certified company’s name and identity. The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) of New Zealand has added three new crypto-related websites to its list of online scams, an announcement by the FMA reveals Thursday, Nov. 1. […]
Continue Reading
New Zealand government-backed innovation institute Callaghan Innovation issued a grant for $330,000 to a domestic crypto wallet and trading service. New Zealand’s state-backed innovation institute Callaghan Innovation awarded a $330,000 grant to a local crypto wallet and trading service, according to a press release published Tuesday, Oct. 30. Callaghan Innovation issued an “R&D Project […]
Continue Reading
Social media is a terrific breeding ground for travel envy — there is no faster way to find yourself wishing you were in a more exotic, warmer and more pleasant climate than to view someone else’s social media images of already being there. And among the social sites, Instagram, with its photo-centric orientation, has ben […]
Continue Reading
The password if you want to pass by the gatekeepers? It’s your password. The real one, the one on your device. The news comes Wednesday that a new law has bowed in New Zealand. The law, which is part of the Customs and Excise Act of 2018 in that country, reported CNN, gives customs officials […]
Continue Reading
Air France-KLM holding joins Lufthansa, Swiss Air and other airline companies who have already partnered with blockchain travel ecosystem Winding Tree. European airline holding company Air France-KLM has partnered with blockchain travel ecosystem Winding Tree. The goal of the partnership is to reduce costs for the company’s customers by cutting out intermediaries. The alliance has […]
Continue Reading
Blockchain network developed by the government of Australia recorded 40,000 transactions per second. On Sept. 26, Australia’s National Science Agency (CSIRO), an independent Australian federal government agency responsible for scientific research, developed a blockchain network called Red Belly with the University of Sydney. They successfully conducted a pilot test on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) […]
Continue Reading
Australian regulators on Tuesday (Sept. 25) criticized top banks in the country for what authorities called inadequate reporting of breaches of financial law. Reports in Reuters said the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced the completion of its review into Australia’s top four banks and how they managed and remediated issues of non-compliance. The ASIC […]
Continue Reading
Police in New Zealand have warned consumers after a fraudulent cryptocurrency company stole more than $200,000 from an investor. New Zealand police have warned the public about online scams after an investor lost $320,000 NZD ($213,000 USD) to crypto fraudsters, the Canterbury police confirmed Wednesday, September 26. The unnamed investor, who made multiple investments in […]
Continue Reading
With Salt Lending, you leverage your blockchain assets to secure cash loans, and the application requires no credit check, making it appealing to people who are either limited in funds and credit history, or who may be unbanked. The company has announced a “200% increase in lendable areas.” In the US, they will provide blockchain-backed loans […]
Continue Reading