Kiwi Stories

Stacked launches self-custody Bitcoin app in New Zealand

Stacked unveils New Zealand's first locally built self-custody Bitcoin wallet as it broadens beyond payments and targets Kiwi users.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

Easy Crypto migrates customers to Swyftx: Crypto is growing up; the tools must too

Easy Crypto will cease NZ trading, shifting customers to Swyftx as crypto platforms consolidate and demand for advanced tools surges.

By Easy Crypto • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026

Global Stories

Encryption

Bitcoin rebounds as institutional demand & tokenisation grow

Institutional demand for crypto assets revived in April as Bitcoin climbed above USD $78,000 and tokenised treasury products gained traction, Talos said.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Ransomware posts rise 22% as leak sites proliferate

Leak-site posts surge 22% to 2,638 in Q1 2026 as ReliaQuest flags The Gentlemen's rise, fake claims and shifting extortion tactics.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Crypto

Borderless AI launches crypto payroll for global staff

Borderless AI rolls out crypto-native payroll tool as demand grows for flexible pay options among globally dispersed workforces.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Crypto

Pepperstone Crypto: Digital assets go mainstream as investors take control of financial future

Pepperstone Crypto says digital assets are moving into the mainstream as regulation, ETFs and younger investors reshape how traders access markets.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Last week

Crypto

Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push

Ledger names Ian Rogers as Chief Human Agency Officer, putting hardware approval and human oversight at the centre of its AI security push.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

CoinGecko report says stablecoins dominate CEX trading

CoinGecko finds USDT and USDC made up two-thirds of pairs on top crypto exchanges, as reserve values climbed to USD $225.4 billion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Encryption

Ledger appoints John Andrews as CFO in New York push

Ledger names John Andrews CFO and opens a New York office, boosting its US institutional push in digital asset security infrastructure.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026

Disaster Recovery

Tempo debuts Mainnet, protocol for machine payments

Tempo launches Mainnet and unveils Machine Payments Protocol to automate stablecoin and card payments between AI agents and online services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026

Crypto

Bitget boosts Bitcoin reserves & unveils AI trading push

Bitget's Bitcoin reserves jump 86% and net inflows hit USD $205.95 million as it launches AI trading tools and tokenised TradFi push.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026

Firewalls

2026 begins: Crypto's heavyweight rumble - round by round

Crypto enters 2026 swinging as regulation, stablecoins, Bitcoin and DeFi trade blows in a defining bout for digital finance's future.

By Easy Crypto • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026

Crypto

Lydian app brings crypto payments to Clover merchants

Lydian app lets Clover merchants accept crypto from 300+ digital assets at checkout while still being settled in local fiat currency.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026

Crypto

CMC Invest data shows ETFs, Bitcoin lead retail trades

CMC Invest data shows Australian retail traders stayed net buyers in 2025, with ETFs dominating turnover and Bitcoin cracking the top 10.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Crypto

KOHO launches crypto trading in Canada for app users

KOHO adds crypto trading for Canadians, letting users buy Bitcoin, Ethereum and other coins in-app with CAD $1 minimums and fees from 0.5%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday

Crypto

Coinbase launches UK crypto-backed USDC loans for users

Coinbase widens UK push with crypto-backed USDC loans, letting users borrow against Bitcoin, Ether and cbETH in under a minute.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Crypto

Singapore sandwich class turns to crypto for stability

Singapore's middle-income sandwich class is increasingly using crypto, alongside shares and property assets, to build financial resilience amid rising costs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month