Jeff Nijsse - Podcast Details

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The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE29 - Brandon Bucher on Samourai, Privacy, & LightningBrandon Bucher is an engineer and the co-founder of LightningPay.nz. Brandon and I talk about the recent indictments against the Samourai founders whose wallet was operating a bitcoin mixing service. They are charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmission business which echo with the privacy battles in the 90s over encryption. We get into lightning network adoption, privacy, and the future outlook of your UTXO. Timestamps: 00:00 Samourai indictment 08:22 moving the goal posts 16:26 privacy as choice 21:37 privacy long game 26:11 cypherpunks and the battle 2024-05-161h 05

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE28 - Ian Woolford on Digital Cash in New ZealandIan Woolford has made a career working at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and presently he's the director of money and cash which is overseeing the CBDC or Digital Cash program. The RBNZ is partway through a series of consultations to get public feedback and opinion on a Reserve Bank issued digital currency. In this conversation Ian makes it very clear that the Reserve Bank wants cash to remain as close to regular cash as possible meaning that anonymity is preserved, and activity is not tracked. Ian also highlights that innovation in banking by banks has b...2024-05-0933 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE27 - Brooke Howard-Smith on AI & Web3 in the Creator EconomyBrooke Howard-Smith is the founder of Otterfish that is at the heart of the creator economy and influencer marketing. He's also a cofounder of Non-Fungible Labs which is now a part of Futureverse. Brooke and I broadly cover what's happening with AI and how its affecting everything digital and where Web3 fits in. We jump right in Brooke is talking about everyone leveraging what they love, being commercial and non commercial at the same time in the creator economy. Timestamps: 00:00 intro 00:56 monetizing & creator economy 05:15 web3 12:26 spotify, superapps, & AI 18:15 instagram & influence marketing 2024-04-191h 02

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE26 - Leo Clark on Filmmaking, Nouns, & Decentralised Social MediaLeo Clark is a documentary filmmaker that is presently working with the Nouns DAO community. His latest film, NON-FUNGIBLE AOTEAROA, is debuting at the American Documentary and Animation Film Festival in Palm Springs with the tagline: See how NFTs and Nouns DAO are transforming people’s lives in New Zealand. In this conversation Leo and I talk about the Nouns project and what the community is doing with NFTs and funding artists, we get into Farcaster and decentralised social media and touch on CC-zero (CC0) licensing and how it aligns with web3. Timestamps: 00:00 in...2024-03-1952 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE25 - Sam Kamani on Talent, Capital, and Markets in Web3Sam Kamani has lots of experience in tech, from being a founder to a VC, an advisor, and an author. We talk about 3 important aspects to entrepreneurship: talent, ability to raise capital, and access to market. In the back third we get into trends in Web 3 including decentralised physical infrastructure (DePIn) and ETFs. Timestamps: 00:00 intro 01:12 realestate/density/Dubai 05:22 web3 in Dubai 09:29 capital & market access 15:57 New Zealand's rating 17:18 Sam's background 22:47 Kiwi access to capital 27:28 no-code tools 31:52 the 30 day startup 37:22 post covid 37:40 trends in web3 - stablecoins...2024-03-051h 00

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE23 - Will Remor on StablecoinsWill Remor is a former quantitative risk analysist from traditional banking that got into stablecoins via the maker DAI project. He's consulted on a number of finance, stablecoin, and defi protocols, including New Zealand's newest stablecoin the NZDD, and has been involved with asset tokenization (or RWAs) from the early days. In this conversation Will takes us through some of the key differences between USDC, Tether, and DAI. We talk about some of the prominent depegging events affecting USDC when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed and who remembers 20% yield in Anchor and the Terra-Luna death spiral. Timestamps: 2024-02-271h 26

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE24 - Aditya Das on ETFs, Scaling, and Macro TrendsAditya Das is a crypto analyst and writer with a background in applied economics working with Brave New Coin and the Techemy Group analysing macro trends in the crypto and wider markets. In this conversation Aditya and I cover the Bitcoin ETF and it acting as a gateway for an Ethereum ETF, broader Ethereum scaling solutions such as proto danksharding and layer 2 mechanisms. We touch on the halving, US elections, and the tokenisation of real world assets including stablecoins. ---------------- Timestamps: 00:00 intro 01:07 background & Silk Road 06:40 applied economics 09:03 Bitcoin ETF 16:16 GBTC...2024-02-2059 min

NZ Everyday InvestorBitcoin's Mainstream Adoption / Blockchain NZ PodcastThe bitcoin ETF, is the 60/40 portfolio dead, and is Darcy Ungaro a bitcoin maxi?Special thank you to Jeff Nijsse, host of the Blockchain NZ Podcast. Check it out hereThanks to Easy Crypto, New Zealand's most trusted crypto brand and what Darcy Ungaro uses.Book in a free 15-min phone call with Darcy Ungaro (financial adviser)- click on this link.______________________Take The Home Buyers Blueprint: Get a better home; Get a better mortgage.Sign up to the KiwiSaver Millionaire Roadmap: From 6 figures to 7; Get a...2024-02-111h 08

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE22 - Darcy Ungaro on Bitcoin in the Modern PortfolioDarcy Ungaro is the host of the Everyday Investor podcast, and he advises clients in a range of financial matters from mortgages all the way to Bitcoin. In this conversation Darcy and I broadly cover financial advice in the age of digital assets such as the Bitcoin ETF and strategies to modernize that dusty portfolio. ---------------- Timestamps: 00:00 intro 01:00 finite supply & property 07:37 trad-fi advice 13:08 responsibility for other's money 15:38 not financial advice 20:26 60/40 portfolio 27:00 update your models 30:00 zombie apocalypse 32:15 bitcoin curious 35:46 crypto portfolio 43:18 bitcoin ETF 50:52 diversification ...2024-02-081h 05

NZ Everyday InvestorElectric Wealth & The Physics of Money, Ep 389 Jeff NijsseOrange-pilled Canadians like hash rates, donuts, and occasionally loud shirts. Today, we’re learning where digital money comes from, and how to literally create wealth the digital world. Read more.Read the Fidelity report here.______________________Take The Home Buyers Blueprint: Get a better home; Get a better mortgage.Sign up to the KiwiSaver Millionaire Roadmap: From 6 figures to 7; Get a Rockstar Retirement!Sign up to New Wealth Foundations here: Personal finance from a wealth-builder's perspective.Thanks to Easy Crypto, New Zealand's most trusted crypto brand and what Da...2023-12-101h 18

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE21 - Janine Grainger on Growth, & Launching a Wallet and StablecoinJanine Grainger is the cofounder and CEO of Easy Crypto which is coming up on their 6th anniversary and very well known in New Zealand. In this conversation we talk about growing a crypto company, competition in the New Zealand market, building a wallet and some of the security issues that come with it, and deploying an NZ dollar stablecoin on the main chains. ---------------- Timestamps: 00:00 intro 01:17 hi-tech awards 05:35 WTF is crypto documentary 08:20 long term goals 11:46 competition in the NZ market 15:00 exchange vs swaps 18:43 building a wallet 22:50 seed...2023-11-2145 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE20 - Simon Collins on Orange Pilling New Zealand ParliamentSimon Collins is the founder of Stackr.co.nz, a Bitcoin mining company that uses sustainable and renewable energy sources. Simon is also the lead on the fundraising campaign to Orange Pill New Zealand parliament, and that is what we're talking about today. As we lead up to an election here in New Zealand we're listening to a lot of promises from the parties, many of them economic, but none of them are talking of potential alternative financial paths. The plan is simple: raise money to buy copies of The Bitcoin Standard to send to all 120 MPs in New...2023-09-2458 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE19 - Joerg Buss on Decentralised SearchJoerg Buss is the Cofounder of Timpi, a decentralised search engine. Joerg is a long time cyber security professional that is now playing in the blockchain space. In this conversation we talk about taking on google by incentivising others to index the web, returning unbiased information, as well as some of the ethical issues around AI and ads in search. ---------------- Timestamps: 01:40 darkscope 05:35 cybersecurity 10:33 decentralised search 13:12 indexing 20:25 results speed 24:28 bias 31:52 access to information 33:31 ethical ads 35:50 tokens 37:27 building on cosmos 38:38 AI ethics 43:52 rapidfire 45:11 fin 2023-08-1845 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE18 - David Ding on Ternary Thinking Beyond BlockchainDavid Ding is a futurist, founder, and tech advisor, and I haven't yet decided if he's a bit mad, or a bit genius. I think its likely he's a bit of both. By day David is an innovation advisor at Callaghan Innovation, he's deep in the start up and founder mindset, and loves the potential that immutable distributed systems have for reformation. In this conversation we get into the idea of trinity systems - infinity + binary; over-unity thinking, self sovereignty, authority deferral, and what's on the horizon beyond blockchain. ---------------- Timestamps: 01:23...2023-07-0757 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE17 - Michael Bacina on Banking Industry FrictionMike Bacina is a former software engineer turned lawyer that chairs the blockchain Australia organization. In this conversation we talk about de-banking and the regulatory environment in crypto. We touch on CBDCs, Blackrock, and Coinbase. Mike tells us what a blockchain lawyer does, And he plugs some of the speakers and events lined up for next week's Blockchain Week such as Caitlin Long. You can find the lineup at blockchainweek.com.au ---------------- Timestamps: 01:35 debanking in crypto 05:55 operation chokepoint 09:05 bank digital currencies 18:16 technical complexity and UX 22:42 AML & CFT costs 32:14 blackrock E...2023-06-2254 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE16 - Kirsten KP Patterson on Governance and TechKirsten 'KP' Patterson is the Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors (IoD) New Zealand that has over 10,500 members. In this conversation we talk about all things governance, corporate and not for profit, climate, some trends in the tech industry including AI and DAOs, and a favourite topic of mine - responsibility - where is the parental supervision? ---------------- Timestamps: 01:31 IoD; for-profits & NFP 08:00 climate 14:35 why do we need boards? 18:00 tech trends at board-level 24:03 AI thoughts 29:22 copyright & data 33:21 DAOs 40:06 who's responsible? 44:14 FTX had no board 50:54 an NZ ru...2023-06-1755 min

The Transformation of Value with Cody EllinghamTeaching Bitcoin at Auckland University of Technology with Jeff NijsseJeff is a Senior Lecturer for Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences at the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. He is also a Bitcoiner, and we discuss how he has been teaching Bitcoin to his students, including sharing Satoshi’s White Paper and exploring the technology of the lightning network. We also discuss some of the challenges that come with bringing new ideas to academic institutions. Jeff is also on the executive council of BlockchainNZ and hosts their own podcast, and I am glad to hear that we have a Bitcoin voice in th...2023-05-121h 05

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE15 - Steve Vallas on Aligning Blockchain Incentives in Asia PacificSteve Vallas is the managing director of Blockchain APAC, previous CEO of Blockchain Australia, and an all around Linkedin Wizard. Steve came to Auckland to meet with industry discussing aligning incentives and shared interests between Australia and New Zealand. In this conversation we touch on the scam narrative within crypto, how it has affected the nft space, and crytpo marketing, and of course regulation and where we're at in Asia Pacific. ---------------- Timestamps: 01:30 Southern Hemisphere Perspectives 10:26 ICO hangover & NFTs 20:35 supply chains 24:40 nftFestAus 29:39 crypto marketing bros 34:41 regulation 41:14...2023-03-2655 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE14 - Paul Salisbury on Crypto Estate PlanningPaul Salisbury has been around the crypto scene in New Zealand for over a decade. He's been a founding member of BlockchainNZ and BlockchainLabs, and now has a new venture into crypto estate planning with Everlasting to help folks manage their crypto because one day you're not going to be around to sign a message with your private key. Paul and I talk about auditing smart contracts, layer 2s & privacy, multi-sig and key recovery methods and one of my favourite topics - long term plans and low time preference. Timestamps: 01:58 early days in Bitcoin 2023-03-071h 08

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE13 - Sorel Carr on FinTechSorel Carr is the Head of FinTech Business at BNZ (Bank of New Zealand). Sorel comes from a decade in corporate banking and has been down the blockchain rabbit hole looking to inject new emerging tech such as defi into the more traditional banking world. In this conversation we discuss the centralised networks banks are part of such as SWIFT & CBDCs, and the decentralised competitors that can run stablecoins, and defi protocols like Uniswap. Timestamps: 01:27 how do you define fintech? 06:09 is a bank a fintech? 09:22 future of money RBNZ & CBDCs 17:49 future o...2023-02-211h 02

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE12 - Year in Review 2022Our Year in Review 2022 show brings together Bryan Ventura, Stephen Macaskill, and Paul Quickenden for a panel discussion of the years key events. We starts with the SBF FTX debacle that is still unwinding, then we discuss the fallout from all the links that led to FTXs collapse. 2022 has been a record year for hacks as well, mostly bridging hacks, and we discuss security and the perception of crypto to the broader community. We finish with our picks for winners & losers in 2022, and trends for 2023. Timestamps: 00:00 intro 01:48 FTX collapse 06:00 FTX reactions 17:14...2022-12-1155 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE11 - James Bayly on Indexing Blockchains & Web3 DecentralisationJames Bayly is the COO of SubQuery and onfinality which are basically data service providers focussing on non-EVM chains such as Polkadot and Cosmos. In this conversation we talk about indexing blockchain data and making it available for users and apps to query in a manner that’s cost efficient, quick, and reliable. We also touch on the modern evolution of blockchains, the blockchain trilemma, and creating a Web3 data marketplace. Timestamps: 00:00 intro 01:45 indexing blockchain data 11:24 opensourcing code 14:13 FTX debacle & boom bust cycles 20:37 SubQuery decentralising data 25:00 tokenised incentives 28:22 reliability & uptime 2022-12-0455 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE10 - Ben Rose on Marketing in Crypto and Binance in NZBen Rose is the GM of Binance New Zealand. He has a long history of sales, marketing, and growth with New Zealand businesses from start ups to banks like ASB and NIB. Last month Binance launched here in the New Zealand market and Ben is tasked with growing the crypto market and *maybe* bringing back our futures trading once Binance is properly licenced. In this conversation we touch on marketing, regulation, education and some self sovereign topics like custody and ownership. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Ben Rose. Timestamps: 00:00 intro...2022-11-1540 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE09 - Marc Krisjanous on Security Standards in CryptoMarc Krisjanous is a cyber security turned crypto auditor that been working with the C4 cryptocurrency consortium to develop the new cryptocurrency auditor certification course (CCSSA). Marc is presently undertaking the first ever audit of a business using the standard to asses their crypto security practices. In this conversation we talk about where the standards fit into a business, what they consist of, and touch on best practices both for businesses and for people getting into crypto. Acronyms(!) QSA - Qualified Security Assessor PCI - Payment Card Industry DSS - Data Security standard HSM - Hardware Se...2022-10-1152 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE08 - Paul Stonham on Enterprise DLT & Tokenising AssetsPaul Stonham is the General manager of the DLT division at the Australian Stock Exchange. For the last few years the ASX has been developing an enterprise DLT that uses VMware's blockchain and runs the DAML smart contract language. In this conversation we talk traditional finance getting into distributed leger tech and some of the use cases. Paul is a technologist always looking to improve efficiency; and we get into tokenisation of assets and the utility of NFTs. Timestamps: 01:42 background in traditional markets 05:00 DLT as a service 09:42 is it a blockchain? 11:00 simplifying the pat...2022-09-2844 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE07 - Tornado Cash and The Merge; Bryan and Jeff Roundtable 1Bryan Ventura is here for our first roundtable; Bryan is a lawyer specializing in blockchain and Web3. Today we're covering two main topics: Tornado cash - what is it and why was it sanctioned - and the downstream effects of platform level censorship along with freedom of expression and how open source code fits in. Then we dive into Eth2.0 (I still call it that) - The Merge - we talk about some of the history of proof of work transitioning to proof of stake ethereum and what people are expecting afterwards. We wrap up with a shoutout...2022-09-081h 13

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE06 - Stephen Macaskill on Economics, Money, and BitcoinStephen Macaskill is the CEO of Dasset, a trading platform for buying bitcoin and other digital assets. Before digital assets Stephen ran a precious metals company helping people maximize their savings and financial literacy. In this conversation we talk about: precious metals and gold's role in recent monetary history including Bitcoin; the definition of money and Austrian and Keynesian methodologies within economics; bitcoin and its intrinsic versus subjective value; spontaneous orders, and human cooperation through decentralized autonomous organizations. Timestamps: 00:00 intro 01:23 precious metals and gold's role in monetary history 07:04 WTF happened in 1971 13:27 w...2022-08-021h 04

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE05 - Tak Suzuki on Funding Emerging Artists through NFTsTak Suzuki is the co-founder of Senkusha, a funding platform looking to support and grow emerging artists, musicians, and athletes through NFT sales. Tak is soon to be a physiology graduate from the University of Auckland, he loves experimenting with new tech, and has an impressive CV at a young age. In this conversation we talk about: Music labels and the motivation for a crowd funding platform NFTs, mp3s, transparency, and minting on Ethereum The upcoming launch with musician Ash Supé Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:06 When did you first hear about crypto? 05:36 Senkusha 08:19 Not a mus...2022-07-1539 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE04 - Jit Maharaj on Crypto Payments with BSC/BNBJit Maharaj is a former commercial pilot turned crypto co-founder of Pay it Now, a payments network that uses a custom layer 2 built on the Binance smart chain (now BNB) that makes it easy for merchants and businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments. Jit is also a long time web developer, an Ethereum miner, and a Solana critic. In this conversation we talk about: Payments networks and providers, Building on the Binance smart chain Customer rewards programs and creating a token Regulation in the crypto space in New Zealand $20k bitcoin, and being a pilot. Timestamps:...2022-07-0749 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE03 - Liz Izmailova on Ukraine and Charitable Crypto DonationsLiz Izmailova is a Ukrainian New Zealander that has been working in blockchain for the past five years, she is a marketing manager at CENNZnet which is part of the Centrality ecosystem. In this conversation we talk about: Financial Inclusion and the monetary situation in Ukraine, both before the war and presently. Ukraine has been ranked 4th in global per capita crypto adoption by Chainalysis and are likely the first to have a government directly accept crypto donations and provide transparency on where those donations are going. We cover a lot in the crypto-donation space in g...2022-06-2044 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE02 - Paul Quickenden on Navigating Crypto Markets & Growing a BusinessPaul Quickenden is the current Head of New Zealand for EasyCrypto. He's been active in the blockchain and Crypto sector for a number of years, consulting to numerous projects and helping them with successful capital raises and commercial launches. Prior to that Paul was the CEO of Putti Apps, and held numerous roles in Product Marketing and Strategy within Spark New Zealand. Paul is passionate about growing New Zealand businesses, helping us to stand out on the global stage, and make a difference to the lives of New Zealanders. In this conversation we talk about: Recent mar...2022-06-0156 min

The Blockchain New Zealand PodcastE01 - Jonty Kelt on Venture Capital in CryptoKia Ora and welcome to the very first episode of the Blockchain New Zealand Podcast. I’m Jeff Nijsse and today I’m talking to Jonty Kelt. Jonty is the Founder of Fantail Ventures, a venture capital business that has invested in some of the biggest names in crypto, including Kraken, Ledger, Stacks, Yield Guild Games, and Uniswap, just to name a few. In this conversation we talk about: Jonty coming out of Otago University and getting his start in finance; and the role of education in tech; He was building an online advertising business in the e...2022-05-0953 min