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ForkLog 16 09.07.2025

New Zealand to Ban Bitcoin ATMs

New Zealand’s Deputy Minister of Justice, Nicole McKee, announced plans to completely ban cryptocurrency ATMs in the country as a measure against money laundering. According to her, such ATMs are actively used by drug traffickers. “We need a more sensible and flexible AML/FT system that will hinder criminals from laundering money. We will make it […]

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ForkLog 11 20.12.2024

Cryptopia Clients Receive $225 Million in Assets from Liquidators

Liquidators of the New Zealand exchange Cryptopia from the audit firm Grant Thornton have begun distributing funds in Bitcoin and Dogecoin to the platform’s clients. According to a press release, over two days, more than 10,000 verified account holders received assets totaling 400 million NZD (~$225.4 million). “Since the launch of the claims portal, the […]

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ForkLog 21 12.02.2024

New Zealand’s Central Bank Chief Criticizes ‘Stablecoin’ as an Oxymoron

Adrian Orr, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, expressed significant concerns about cryptocurrencies and stablecoins while addressing the parliamentary Finance Committee. According to him, Bitcoin is neither a medium of exchange, a store of value, nor a unit of account, despite attempts by people to use it as such. Orr added that stablecoins […]

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ForkLog 15 15.08.2023

New Zealand crypto exchange Dasset announces liquidation, blocks access to assets

The New Zealand-based crypto exchange Dasset, headquartered in Auckland, has closed client access to assets and announced the start of liquidation after six years in operation.

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ForkLog 13 11.08.2023

AI-powered supermarket bot learns to craft recipes containing poisons

Pak’nSave launched an AI-powered chatbot to generate recipes, but users learned to make drinks with gaseous chlorine and sandwiches with poison.

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ForkLog 8 30.09.2022

Binance gains approval to operate in New Zealand

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance has registered as a financial services provider in New Zealand and opened a local subsidiary.

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ForkLog 9 17.06.2022

Huobi Gains Approval to Operate in New Zealand

New Zealand authorities have added the Huobi bitcoin exchange to the Financial Services Provider Register.

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ForkLog 6 11.07.2021

New Zealand police lose $45,000 in Bitcoin during sting operation

Criminals stole $45,000 worth of cryptocurrency from the New Zealand Police's Bitcoin wallet during the operation against them, the New Zealand Herald reports.

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ForkLog 9 07.07.2021

RBNZ to Hold Consultations on Potential CBDC Issuance

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has announced a study into the potential of a national digital currency (CBDC) by the end of the year as part of a series of consultations.

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ForkLog 11 05.07.2021

Former Cryptopia employee pleads guilty to stealing more than $170,000 in cryptocurrency

A former employee of Cryptopia, which is in liquidation, admitted stealing more than $170,000 in cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 7 26.03.2021

New Zealand pension fund allocates 5% of assets to Bitcoin

The growth fund in New Zealand's KiwiSaver scheme managed by NZ Funds Management allocated 5% of its $350 million to Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 4 19.10.2020

NZ central bank signals willingness to join CBDC race

Advisor to the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Christian Hawkesby, said regulators are conducting in-depth research into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This follows from the transcript of his remarks.

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