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The New Zealand police have recovered $90 million in assets reportedly belonging to the alleged $4 billion launderer Alexander Vinnik.
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New Zealand News
New Zealand is a country in the Pacific Ocean located on two main islands (the North and South Islands) and more than six hundred smaller islands. New Zealand is highly developed in fintech, education and health. New Zealand’s economy has a diverse and high-income economy built on international trade. New Zealand has a large agricultural sector, renewable energy sources and a developed IT and communication infrastructure. New Zealand has no strict Bitcoin regulations. Blockchain-based currencies are totally legal in New Zealand for any kind of lawful activity. New Zealand’s central bank stated that the use of Bitcoin is allowed for any kind of financial operations besides issuing money in a physical form. Fintech in New Zealand is an actively progressing and developing sphere of industry and the country’s government is not willing to prevent its further development.
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IBM’s head of blockchain in Australia and New Zealand has shared the firm's outlook for the integration of DLT into supply chain systems.
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New Zealand police flag fraudsters threatening victims with the release of sensitive information about porn consumption if they don’t pay ransom in BTC.
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Hacked cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia today informed its users that the High Court of New Zealand has delivered its judgment on the status of their compromised assets.
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New Zealand’s financial regulator, the Financial Markets Authority, issued a warning against a suspected Bitcoin investment platform.
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New Zealand’s tax authority has issued new proposals on taxation of crypto and is seeking public feedback on the issue.
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New Zealand’s ASB Bank, owned by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, has participated in a new $1.7 million funding round by blockchain startup TradeWindow.
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Liquidator Grant Thornton recovered $7.2 million since May but warns that the complexity of proving ownership makes it impossible to estimate timeframes.
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The national police force of New Zealand seize over $4 million in cryptocurrency from Jaron David McIvor, suspected of laundering proceeds from online movie piracy.
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New U.K. crypto tax policy paper: Crypto is an asset and subject to capital gain tax.
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A New Zealand radio host has stated that crypto promotional ads containing his likeness are not genuine.
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The Australian Securities Exchange signed a three-party MoU to work on blockchain projects in Australia and New Zealand.
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New Zealand has published a new ruling on salary and bonuses paid in crypto being subject to a pay-as-you-earn tax. But what does that actually mean?
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New Zealand bank ABS funds local blockchain startup to expedite global trade platform.
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