The Nordic challenger bank Lunar is launching crypto trading in Norway through Lunar Block, a Scandinavian crypto trading platform that allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrency securely and seamlessly through the Lunar app.

Memecoins are very different from Bitcoin and are more like cultural phenomena. While Bitcoin is a secure, decentralized currency with limited supply, perfect for protecting against inflation. This is what Emelie Moritz, CEO of Safello, told Kaupr.

Norwegian crypto exchange NBX has “slung around” and arranged an opportunity allowing customers to buy $Trump and $Melania through the company's OTC department. According to a customer report from NBX, the pouplarity of the two cryptocurrencies is “undisputed”.

On Saturday, more than 100 Bitcoiners will meet in Oslo to establish an interest organization, called Bitcoin Institute Norway. The initiators believe that an organization is needed that can help increase knowledge about Bitcoin and influence Norwegian politicians.

K33 Research, led by Head of Research Vetle Lunde, has established itself as an internationally renowned crypto analytics company, and is now also diving heavily into the new narrative, Krypto plus AI agents.

An increasing number of Norwegians report that they own crypto, but recent data from the Tax Administration shows that the dark numbers are still large. 54,000 reported in the 2023 tax return that they owned crypto, while it is believed that the real figure is 400.-500,000.