Bakkt has announced their first acquisition, and a New Zealand crypto exchange has been hacked.
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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- Follow up
New Zealand-based digital assets exchange Cryptopia was allegedly hacked on Jan. 15.
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said staff were working on quarantining funds allegedly from Cryptopia hackers, after being alerted by social media users.
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After suspicious transactions worth around $3.6 million, Cryptopia has shut down, with local police confirming they are investigating.
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New Zealand digital assets exchange Cryptopia has suspended services after reportedly detecting a major hack that has allegedly resulted in significant losses.
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A fake news website released an article employing the image of New Zealand’s former prime minister to promote an alleged crypto scam.
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by Ana Berman
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority has updated its blacklist with three suspicious crypto-related companies.
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by Ana Berman
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.
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by Helen Partz
New Zealand government-backed innovation institute Callaghan Innovation issued a grant for $330,000 to a domestic crypto wallet and trading service.
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Police in New Zealand have warned consumers after a fraudulent cryptocurrency company stole more than $200,000 from an investor.
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New Zealand crypto exchange Cryptopia brought its planned maintenance forwards this week, then encountered “unexpected issues” requiring investigation.
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Bitcoin is “fascinating” but “inefficient,” Australia’s central bank has claimed as both it and neighboring New Zealand take a hands-off approach to their own t...
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Revolut raises $250 mln in latest fundraising round, led by Hong-Kong based VC firm DST Global – startup now valued at $1.7 bln
- Analysis
Bitcoin’s value is constantly rising, to the point where it is starting to be worth more than countries and companies.
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