
Harry Satoshi
Chief Editor & Journalist
Harry Satoshi is a New Zealand independent crypto journalist and Chief Editor at Cryptocurrency NZ. Based in Ōtūtahi/Christchurch, he entered the Bitcoin space in 2017 as the first employee at Easy Crypto NZ at 18 before founding Cryptocurrency NZ, Crypto Consulting NZ, the NZ P2P Marketplace, and the University of Canterbury Crypto Society DAO.
Harry grew and stewarded the country’s largest crypto communities on Facebook, Reddit, and Discord, while orchestrating 600+ crypto meetups nationwide. He contributes to Web3NZ following its transfer from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to the community, and offers direct consulting through Crypto Consulting NZ.
In 2025, Harry stepped down as CEO of CNZ to flatten the organisation’s governance and specialise fully in journalism, event coverage, storytelling, and providing actionable reporting for everyday Kiwis.
Reach him at harry@cryptocurrency.nz or via DM at @Aoraki_RangerNZ.
PGP available on request.
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Awards

Web3 Company of the Year
2025
Web3NZ of Callaghan Innovation

Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
2024
Blockchain NZ

Personality of the Year
2023
Binance

Educator & Advocate of the Year Finalist
2023
Blockchain NZ