Aug 1, 2023 | Business & Economics, Featured
Abhishek Mukherjee, University of Waikato; Paresha Sinha, University of Waikato, and Paul David Richard Griffiths, EM Normandie Photo by André François McKenzie on Unsplash New Zealand’s central bank is preparing for a future that includes the mainstream use of...
Jun 29, 2021 | Business & Economics
By Alex Sims The growth of crypto is confounding critics and forcing central banks like New Zealand’s Reserve Bank to investigate their own digital currencies. Last weekend saw Miami host the Bitcoin 2021 conference. While we don’t know the exact numbers of...
Apr 15, 2021 | Business & Economics
By Peter Howson Bitcoin isn’t getting greener: four environmental myths about cryptocurrency debunked. The price of bitcoin has reached US$50,000 (£36,095) – another all-time high. It’s hard to believe that 10,000 bitcoin would only buy a couple of pizzas ten years...
Sep 24, 2020 | Business & Economics
By Gilbert Wong The technology behind cryptocurrency is going to change the way the world handles information. The tale of the Facebook Cambridge Analytica data scandal has all the ingredients of a Hollywood potboiler: dirty politics, faceless consultants for hire and...
Apr 19, 2018 | Business & Economics
Will cryptocurrency profoundly alter the monetary system? What is the future of cryptocurrency? What are the pros and cons? And what do they mean for economics, for power, and for society? Maria Amoudian discusses the questions around cryptocurrency with David...