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The IRD may treat crypto-currencies like gold held for profit.
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Bitcoin price plummets as rival climbs
Bitcoin's price has gone into free fall as bitcoin cash spikes.
New Zealand dollar gains on greenback
The New Zealand dollar traded at US70.10c at 5pm from US69.89c in New York on Friday.
Air New Zealand leads sharemarket lower
The S&P/NZX50 Index fell 16.71 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 8,344.15
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Bitcoin has been hailed as "Gold 2.0", but there's a bit of a problem.
Aussie central bank mulls setting up cryptocurrency
Bank worried a digital currency could hurt Australia's banks
Fracking drives US oil exports to record high
US exports of crude oil, gasoline, diesel, propane and LNG are at records levels
North Korea on the hunt for bitcoins
Brutal regime is taking a keen interest in getting as much bitcoin as possible
Government to launch pipeline inquiry
The Government will hold an independent inquiry into the September outage
New Zealand dollar gaining ground versus Aussie
The kiwi rose against the Aussie after business confidence eased across the Tasman
Sky TV leads sharemarket higher
The S&P/NZX50 Index edged up 3.3 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 8,280.81
ERoad in trading halt as it looks to raise $18m
ERoad plans to fund an upgrade of its back-end systems amid a push into North America.
OG Oil & Gas wins control of NZ Oil & Gas
OG Oil & Gas has crossed the 50 per cent threshold.
NZ dollar jumps after news of Reserve Bank boss
The kiwi rose to US68.86c at 5pm from US68.34c at the start of the day
Sharemarket rises with investors in buoyant mood
The S&P/NZX 50 Index gained 42.42 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 8,277.51
Investors brace for volatile bitcoin price
Within minutes, the CBOE website appeared to have crashed under the load.
NZ dollar holds steady against greenback
US employment figures continued to show flat wages in the world's biggest economy.
Waterfront property for sale. Price: Bitcoin
A section of land in Marlborough Sounds has been put up for sale in cryptocurrency Bitcoin
Reserve Bank boss says bitcoin looks like bubble
Grant Spencer says bitcoin lacks the stability required of useful currency
Global banks warn of bitcoin risks
The Futures Industry Association has warned of a lack of transparency
Kiwis enter global bitcoin rush as price soars
Five Kiwis talk about the cryptocurrency phenomenon.
Kiwi follows Australian dollar down
Kiwi dollar was heading for a weekly decline, after being dragged lower by the Oz dollar.
Mining company switches bitcoin
Mining operations have become big business amid the stratospheric rise in cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin hits US$16k: 'this is irrational'
The digital currency has surged by more than 1500 per cent this year.
New Zealand dollar follows Aussie lower
The kiwi declined to US68.60c at 5pm from US68.76c at 8am.
Spark leads sharemarket higher
The S&P/NZX50 Index gained 41.74 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 8,172.6.
'Unstoppable' bitcoin surges past US$12,000
The value of bitcoin has soared nearly 1200 per cent this year.
New Zealand dollar gaining ground on Aussie
The NZ dollar was traded at A90.93c at 5pm from A90.21c late yesterday.