The Ultimate Guide to Crypto

2026 · Kiwi Edition

‘Digital money’ was ushered in with the 2008 invention and 2009 launch of Bitcoin. While still the most popular and nominally valuable of them all, there are thousands of cryptocurrencies available in the market today. Cryptocurrencies are created with encryption algorithms and are intended as a store of value or a means of exchange, and are generally (but not always) based on blockchain technology. Blockchain is a distributed ledger enforced by a network of independent computers.
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Expert columns
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By Paul Quickenden of Swyftx
6 days ago
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By Paul Quickenden of Swyftx
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By Georgia Hanias of Ecology Media
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Why fintech needs more women in the room where risk decisions are made
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By Lucy Anderson of Global Payments
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By Easy Crypto
Tue, 24th Feb 2026
2026 begins: Crypto's heavyweight rumble - round by round
By Easy Crypto
Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Five insurance payment trends shaping Australia and New Zealand
By Abbigail Granada of Worldpay
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Broken rails, better rails: why TradFi needs DeFi now
By Paul Quickenden of Swyftx
Mon, 9th Feb 2026
The future of authentication in 2026: Insights from Yubico's experts
By Ronnie Manning of Yubico
Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Top Fraud Trends and Considerations for 2026
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Mon, 5th Jan 2026
Interviews
Pepperstone Crypto: Digital assets go mainstream as investors take control of financial future
Discussing BitCoin
2 days ago
Recent news
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About BitCoin
2 days ago
Click to Pay lifts Ecommpay approval rates to 75.18%
About Contactless payments
3 days ago
Ant International upgrades Alipay+ with privacy tech
About Data Protection
3 days ago
Revolut launches Ultra premium plan in New Zealand
About Virtual Private Networks
3 days ago
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About Ethereum
3 days ago
OVHcloud and Alchemy strike blockchain cloud tie-up
About Platform-as-a-Service
4 days ago
Nium partners Coinbase for USDC cross-border payments
About Fintech
4 days ago
Accor Plus lifts conversion 39% after Endava overhaul
About Productivity
5 days ago
Mastercard & Lobster.cash team up for AI agent payments
About Online shopping
Last week
Tether backs Drift Protocol relaunch with GBP £150m
About Hack
Last week
Blackhawk launches digital wallet for unified stored value
About Digital wallets
Last week
Gr4vy launches toolkit for ChatGPT agentic payments
About Digital wallets
Last week
Banks test stablecoins for faster cross-border payments
About Fintech
Last week
Tether backs USD $134 million Stablecoin Development
About Digital wallets
Last week
Visa launches Tempo validator node in blockchain push
About Firewalls
Last week
Job moves
Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push
Move at Ledger
Last week
Visa names David Peacock to lead New Zealand & Pacific
Move at Visa
Last month
Unlimit names Michele Fung as new Head of Asia Pacific
Move at FinTech Association of Hong Kong
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Nium adds three C suite leaders to drive global growth
Move at PayPal
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
YAP Global names Otto Jacobsson CEO amid crypto shift
Move at PwC
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Mangopay names Andy Wiggan Chief Product Officer
Move at GoCardless
Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Coda unveils unified leadership team after Recharge deal
Move at Insight Partners
Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Locate Technologies appoints Janine Grainger as Bitcoin drive begins
Move at NZX
Tue, 30th Sep 2025
Binance appoints SB Seker as new Head of Asia Pacific region
Move at Monetary Authority of Singapore
Mon, 1st Sep 2025
Binance names Matt Poblocki General Manager for Australia & NZ
Move at PayPal
Wed, 23rd Jul 2025
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