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Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Immigration is changing New Zealand. Fast🚨🚨🚨
I have Indian friends I like and respect. That doesn’t mean I have to pretend what I saw on my last flight back from Asia was normal.
At the departure gate overseas, the Air New Zealand flight was stacked with Indians. Dozens of them. Some sitting on the floor eating whatever they brought. Others at the front arguing with staff in broken English. A notice pinned up listing seven out of ten names that were Indian, telling them to report to officials. Then I land in Auckland and half the airport staff look the same.
This isn’t “diversity.” This is demographic replacement by volume. When a country’s airports, flights, and service jobs start looking like somewhere else, the social and cultural fabric doesn’t stay the same. It shifts. Anyone who pretends otherwise is lying to themselves or selling something.
Having a few Indian mates doesn’t make mass, rapid immigration cost-free. Numbers matter. Pace matters. Cultural compatibility matters. When the numbers get high enough, the country stops being the one you grew up in. That’s not racism. That’s pattern recognition.
There have to be hard limits. Real ones. Not slogans.
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Most people think blockchain in crowdfunding means tokenisation.
There’s another use case that could matter just as much: proving a deal was checked properly, and that nothing has changed since.
Here’s how it’s designed to work 👇
dacxichain.com/blogs/blockch…
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
On Monday we shared six ways blockchain builds trust in crowdfunding.
Tomorrow we’re taking a closer look at number one: how a platform can prove a deal was checked properly, and that nothing has changed since.
Catch up on the six here 👇
dacxichain.com/blogs/six-way…
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Six ways blockchain builds trust in crowdfunding:
Compliance and audit
Asset tokenisation
Investor verification
Cross-border transfers
Secondary trading
Transaction records
Which one matters most to you? 👇
dacxichain.com/blogs/six-way…
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Auckland house prices have dropped by roughly 24.7% to 24.8% (nominal/before inflation) from their peak around late 2021/early 2022 through October 2026.
After accounting for inflation, the real decline is estimated at 37.7% from the December 2021 real peak
And still falling
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Blockchain in crowdfunding is about more than tokenisation.
From proving how a deal was checked to moving value across borders, here are six ways it can build trust for investors, platforms and regulators 👇
dacxichain.com/blogs/six-way…
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Exactly 😂
Tesla has no government contracts and President Trump ended federal incentives for electric vehicles.
SpaceX contracts with the government are BOTH the best product AND the lowest price! Moreover government revenue will be less than 10% of SpaceX revenue this quarter and less then 5% a year from now.
Happy to cancel any that the government doesn’t want. Just say the word!
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Crowdfunding’s Asia-Pacific moment:
Australia raised its limit to AUD 2.5M
Malaysia proposed MYR 270M for SMEs
Singapore set AI rules for crowdfunding operators
South Korea is preparing for tokenised securities
What’s changing and why it matters 👇
dacxi.medium.com/crowdfundin…
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Crowdfunding is growing in more places at once.
New rules in the US and Australia, public funding in Malaysia, wider investor access and tech pilots in Brazil and South Korea.
5 signs the industry is going global, and what’s still missing 👇
dacxi.medium.com/five-signs-…
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Can a platform prove how a deal was checked?
Neera Patel showed how Ironstone does it at the CfPA Summit: AI reviews, a named person signs off, and the record is sealed on a blockchain.
Trusted data is where Dacxi Chain starts.
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Did Wong do all this for a political photo op?
And is she willing to lie on this to the public?
If she is, then about what else will she be willing to lie, should she claw her way into power through the endless promotion of her on legacy media channels like the execrable RNZ?
"Opportunity’s core values are "truthfulness" and "integrity".
Qiulae Wong and Opportunity will need to explain this.
The Marathon rules are explicit:
unofficial bib swaps are banned for safety reasons, including correct identification, emergency contacts, and timing.
Only a formal system transfer is allowed,
...and that process closes the day before the race"
...so the bib she is wearing carries the actual details as they should be - but they show the bib belongs to someone else entirely.
Opportunity’s core values are truthfulness and integrity.
Qiulae Wong and Opportunity will need to explain this.
The rules are explicit: unofficial bib swaps are banned for safety reasons, including correct identification, emergency contacts, and timing. Only a formal system transfer is allowed, and that process closes the day before the race so the bib carries the correct details.
Rules for thee, not for me?
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
The SEC is looking at changes to US crowdfunding rules.
Chair Paul Atkins has asked staff to review which parts of Regulation Crowdfunding can be changed to cut compliance burdens and make it more attractive to issuers and investors.
news.bloomberglaw.com/crypto…
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
🔎 181 platforms raised over €4B in 2024, yet fewer than 30% operate across borders. Most investors still only see deals from their own country.
Why connecting platforms is the industry’s next challenge 👇
dacxi.medium.com/europe-has-…
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Investing in private businesses used to be mostly for venture funds and wealthy investors.
Crowdfunding changed that. Today, ordinary investors can back companies and projects they believe in, often with small amounts.
The next step is giving them access beyond their own country.
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Trust in #crowdfunding isn’t built on claims. It’s built on evidence.
Clear information, verifiable checks and accountable decisions are essential when capital is at stake.
The challenge is making that trust scalable.
Ed Ludbrook retweeted
Today at 4:20 pm ET, Neera Patel, CPO of Ironstone, takes the stage at the CfPA Summit in Washington, DC to debate whether AI will strengthen or undermine crowdfunding.
The real difference is accountability: what was checked, against which rule, and who approved it. 🎤
