10 Results from 2024
Janine Grainger CEO at Easy Crypto
Crypto investors are often seen as tech-savvy trailblazers who are unafraid to dive into complex tech and even more complicated topics like decentralised finance (DeFi) and blockchain. The reality, however, couldn’t be further from the truth. Soaring crypto prices have attracted millions of new participants, but many are still novices. Although f
09 December 2024 /crime
Cryptocurrency is billed as the ‘wild west’ of the financial world - often misunderstood, sometimes celebrated (when it’s ‘up’) and occasionally dismissed as a game of chance. But is investing in crypto really just speculating and gambling, or is it a more edgy way to diversify your portfolio? It’s just another asset class Sure, crypto might seem ...
29 October 2024 /crypto
You’re at the dinner table, the BBQ is sizzling, or you're small talking with colleagues at work - suddenly, conversation stalls. Heads turn toward you, the resident crypto enthusiast, and before you know it, someone asks the inevitable: “So… how’s that crypto looking?” If you’ve ever convinced anyone to join team crypto, this scenario is all too ...
09 October 2024 /inclusion /crypto
Fifteen years ago, crypto wasn’t on the mainstream media’s radar; but today, it frequently captures the spotlight on drive-time, lunch-time and evening news channels, drawing both seasoned investors and curious newcomers into its orbit. While it’s exciting to witness this once-niche market gaining traction as the flood of crypto headlines inundate ...
12 May 2024 /crypto
The transaction that first gave Bitcoin any sort of monetary value happened in October 2009 when a Finnish computer science student Martti Malmi (‘Sirius’) sold 5,050 coins for $5.02, meaning each Bitcoin was worth $0.0009 each. In today’s terms, if he had held on to his coins, he’d be (circa) NZ$555,500,000 richer. Today, we all know “someone who...
23 April 2024 /inclusion /crypto
As we head towards mid April, the investment world is abuzz with speculation and hype around the upcoming ‘Bitcoin halving’. But what is a Bitcoin halving, and why is it so significant in terms of price? More pointedly - should we place our faith in predictions around the current Bitcoin halving leading to a bull run? And if prices do inflate, wil...
09 April 2024 /crypto /markets
Crypto has become the darling of alternative investments, captivating the financial world with heart-stopping falls (hello 2021 and 2022) and meteoric rises (hello 2024 and the potential effects of halving). But amidst the adrenaline-fuelled rollercoaster ride that is crypto trading, many enthusiasts forget about taxation - mistakenly assuming cry...
20 March 2024 /inclusion /crypto
As the very first crypto, Bitcoin was designed to encourage financial equality - it was a way to make online payments from one party to another without needing a ‘third party’; and it gave anyone with internet access a chance to participate in the financial ecosystem. But for all of the industry’s meteoric growth, optimism and progress - this isn’...
04 March 2024 /inclusion /crypto
In 2023, global crypto ownership rose by 34% to 580 million, widely believed to have been driven by the expected approval of a Bitcoin spot exchange traded fund (ETF). Fast forward to day one of trading, and Reuters reported that the funds saw an astounding US$4.6 billion in volume transacted or inbound?. But while the ETF structure allows investo...
30 January 2024 /inclusion /crypto
Listening to the news, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s approval of a Bitcoin spot exchange traded fund (ETF) has widely been lauded as ‘the legitimisation’ of Bitcoin and other cryptos. One news outlet even referred to it as “The adults finally stepping into the room…” OR… is it simply a matter of them finally catching up? Bitc...
11 January 2024 /crypto /markets
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