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The insanity of Pixelmon’s $100 million NFT Dutch auction
The Wall Street Journal

The insanity of Pixelmon’s $100 million NFT Dutch auction

Hamiltonian delivers the crypto world a  lesson in the perils of buying into the NFTs

Vinyl revival comes full circle in Holiday Records
Bloomberg

Vinyl revival comes full circle in Holiday Records

Ben Wallace and Joel Woods are behind New Zealand’s first vinyl pressing plant in 30 years.

Staff reporters 24 May 2022
RBNZ plans to have interim insurance solvency standard by Jan 2023
Finance

RBNZ plans to have interim insurance solvency standard by Jan 2023

The interim solvency standard is needed to take account of changes to accounting standards on measuring insurance contracts.

Staff reporters 20 May 2022
Wakeup call: Shanghai shutdown shudders
News in Brief

Wakeup call: Shanghai shutdown shudders

Lockdown worry – Fears are growing eight days of covid lockdowns planned for 24 million people in China’s financial and manufacturing hub, Shanghai, could hit consumer demand in the world’s second biggest economy and potentially further disrupt global supply chains. Tesla closed...

Bernard Hickey 20 May 2022