New Zealand

Cryptopia
Ex-Cryptopia Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $170K in Crypto
The unnamed employee created copies of Cryptopia's private keys and saved them to a USB affording access to over $100 million in crypto.
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New Zealand Fund Manager Puts 5% of Retirement Plan's Assets Into Bitcoin: Report
“If you are happy to invest in gold, you can’t really discount bitcoin," says the fund's chief investment officer.
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New Zealand bank note showing Sir Edmund Hillary.
Compliant Stablecoin Launches in New Zealand
New Zealand dollar reserves backing the stablecoin are to be confirmed by an accounting firm on a quarterly basis.
New Zealand bank note showing Sir Edmund Hillary.

Auckland, New Zealand
Troubled Crypto Project Qoin Faces Membership Ruling by New Zealand Blockchain Body
A BlockchainNZ membership review is reportedly focused on alleged conflict of interest between the Qoin project and related companies.
Auckland, New Zealand

Cryptopia
Cryptopia Exchange, Currently in Liquidation, Gets Hacked Again: Report
The hacked wallet belonged to a creditor, U.S. firm Stakenet, which had not lost funds in the 2019 hack, as reported by Stuff.
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Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand's Financial Watchdog Warns on Crypto Investment Risks
The warning comes a day after the regulator's U.K. counterpart, the Financial Conduct Authority, also raised similar concerns.
Auckland, New Zealand

Cryptopia
Users of Hacked Exchange Cryptopia Can Now Make Claims to Recover Funds
The liquidator of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange has opened a portal so former users can begin making claims to retrieve their trapped funds.
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New Zealand Man Charged With Money Laundering via Crypto and Luxury Cars
As well as making cryptocurrency transactions, the man is alleged to have bought luxury cars and property to launder funds.
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New Zealand stock tickers (Phil Walter/Getty)
New Zealand Stock Exchange Hit Repeatedly by Cybercriminals Demanding Bitcoin
NZX has halted trading for the third day in a row as a result of cybercriminals attempting to extort cryptocurrency.
New Zealand stock tickers (Phil Walter/Getty)

Alexander Vinnik being escorted to the Supreme Court in Greece in 2017 (Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock)
New Zealand Police Seize $90M Linked to Alleged BTC-e Exchange Operator
The bank funds are said to be linked to Russian Alexander Vinnik, who allegedly ran the defunct crypto exchange BTC-e.
Alexander Vinnik being escorted to the Supreme Court in Greece in 2017 (Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock)