CEO Emelie Moritz of Safello shares lofty ambitions for 2025: a further business area, international expansion and aspiration to become a crypto bank.

Stack by Me continues to pursue its vision of democratizing finance and now plans to integrate cryptocurrency trading into its investment app.

Traditional Finance and Fintech Meets Crypto? Kaupr keeps you updated on the trends shaping the financial system of the future.

We are probably facing a period of consolidation of crypto markets in the Nordic region. Here, GreenMerc intends to take an active role.

Andreas Steno Larsen today published his new book “Money - that's what boys want”.

Linkedin is still the place where job changes get attention. From last week we note Marte Eriksen Skoglund as the new COO of Firi.

How have Nordic crypto exchanges and analysts treated memecoins in general and to politician coins like Trump's memenoin? We make a small return

Over the weekend, the crypto community on X (Twitter) took off completely, with loss stories, criticism and speculation surrounding a memecoin.

Ekokrim has indicted four Norwegians for extensive fraud and money laundering involving crypto and stocks.

This week, the Paxos' acquisition of Finnish Membrane was finalized. Juha Viitala is joining the Paxos team as Head of EU & Growth @ Paxos.

Safello, the leading cryptocurrency exchange in Sweden, has reached a significant milestone as the number of customers in Sweden exceeded 400,000.

Klarna CEO wants to 'embrace crypto' - asks for tips and advice on Twitter

Norwegian crypto exchange NBX has partnered with Swedish Divly, a leading cryptocurrency tax platform.

The Finnish crypto platform Kvarn X has announced a new strategic partnership with Figment, a leading provider of staking infrastructure.

Swedish GreenMerc Reports Record Growth as the First Listed Crypto Company in the Nordics to Report Figures for the Fourth Quarter of 2024

Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell stated yesterday that US banks can serve crypto customers as long as they effectively manage the associated risks

Torbjørn Bull Jenssen, CEO of K33, predicts that during 2025 we will see the first Norwegian banks that will offer crypto trading.

Nordnet Norge, the internet broker, gained 60,000 new fund customers last year and almost half of the new customers are under 30 years of age.

The crypto exchange OKX has received a full license for MiCA in Europe. OKX can then offer its product and services in 30 EEA markets.

Are Nordic banks, with DNB in the lead, ready to give their clients exposure to crypto? We take a look at DNB's crypto journey.

Analyst firm Simply Wall St, in two separate analyses, signals scepticism in relation to the Nordic crypto stocks K33 and Safello.

Virtune, which facilitates the exchange of tradable crypto products, announces that the company's products are now available for trading in DNB Norway

DNB is considering starting a crypto fund, E24 writes after interviewing Knut Hellandsvik, Head of Equity in DNB Asset Management for E24.

After days of expectations following Donald Trump's inauguration, the new administration has delivered a series of major initiatives in crypto and AI.

Finland's leading crypto media, @bitcoinkeskus, has ranked Kvarn X as The Best Crypto Exchange in Finland.

Northstake, founded in Copenhagen, has announced that P2P.org will join the ETH Validator Marketplace, which was launched in November last year.

We have interviewed Torbjørn Bull Jenssen, CEO of K33, about his views on the market, a few days after the change of president in the United States.

The Nordic challenger bank Lunar is launching crypto trading in Norway through Lunar Block, a Scandinavian crypto trading platform.

Memecoins are very different from Bitcoin, which is a secure, decentralized currency, perfect for protecting against inflation. Emelie Moritz, Safello

“K33 focuses on the best possible price and liquidity and stable coins, not on adding support for 'the latest fad". Torbjørn Bull Jenssen in K33.

“Memecoins - whether they come from the president or someone completely unknown - are completely gambling and casino,” believes Bare Bitcoin.

Norwegian crypto exchange NBX has “slung around” and arranged an opportunity allowing customers to buy $Trump and $Melania via their OTC -desk.

Two days before Donald Trump is again installed as president of the United States, he has launched a memenoin priced at 17 billion US dollars.

On Saturday, more than 100 Bitcoiners will meet in Oslo to establish an interest organization, called the Bitcoin Institute Norway (BPI Norge).

Safello has today published a reverse profit warning as a result of materially increased EBITDA and operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2024.

After a promising start to 2025, crypto and financial markets have become more volatile, impacted by diminished hopes for interest rate cuts.

A token platform and an investment company have joined forces on an ambitious Norwegian real estate project where they will raise 150 million Euros.

After raising NOK 12 million in a private placement this spring, crypto exchange NBX will now raise NOK 17 million in new capital.

Norwegian crypto investors traded crypto on record last week, where four Norwegian crypto exchanges, with Firi in the lead, traded for 885 MNOK.

Firi and Thuc Hoang are strengthening the organization with new professional leaders after several leadership changes over the past year.

Arcario AB, the listed parent company of crypto broker K33, is changing its name to K33 AB.

Swedish crypto exchange Trijo and Finnish Northcrypto merge. Trijo, through its parent company GreenMerc, buys 100% of the shares in Northcrypto.

Swedish crypto exchange Safello is increasing its turnover by 25% from the third quarter of last year to the third quarter of this year.

The Nordic crypto company Arcario is now out of Bitcoin mining and various portfolio companies and is focusing 100% on K33 in Norway.

In a post on Linkedin, CEO Thuc Hoang says that Firi has now passed 10,000 customers in Denmark.

At our Live event “State of Crypto” together with K33, K33 Research and Arcario on Wednesday 10:00 — 12:00, there are now over 200 entries!

Bybit, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has recently entered into a strategic partnership in the Nordics.

Arcario, the listed parent company of K33, has now released the figures for Q1 2024, which show an increase and a positive operating profit.

Despite increased legitimacy and increased consumer protection through new regulations, crypto poses a particular risk of money laundering.

Last December, it was decided that the customers of the bankrupted crypto exchange Celsius,will be paid dividends.

In conjunction with the 2023 Tax Announcement and Crypto Adoption Week, Kaupr has invited the Tax Administration and tax experts to a live broadcast.

The podcast Bitcointalk has launched a new series, “Bitcoinsnakks Norgeshistorie” in which they spotlight Aker's commitment to Bitcoin in 2021.

Arcario leverages the huge interest in the trading platform LN Markets to sell itself down and release 20 MNOK.

The listed crypto company NBX has teamed up with Hagal and Suniqom to establish SunSpearX with access to solar and battery projects.

The Bitcoin exchange rate has continued its winning streak over the past 24 hours, passing $68,000 overnight. Optimism in the market.

Ken-Erik Ølmheim invited Morten Myrstad from Kaupr to a live talk about the meeting between crypto and classical finance.

The listed crypto company Coinbase pleasantly surprised Wall Street when it released its figures for the 4th quarter and for the whole of 2023.

The authors behind the book: "Mastering Crypto Assets": "Crypto is an asset class and belongs into a portfolio together with traditional assets."

In recent days, there has been a strong growth in the crypto markets. “The growth is probably due to the activity in the Bitcoin ETFs,” Vetle Lunde.

K33 and its parent company Arcario are in talks to provide brokerage services to banks, neobanks and other Nordic exchange-exchange services.

CEO Stig Aleksander Kjos-Mathisen says NBX's strategy is to become a bridge between crypto and classical finance.

Over the weekend, The Mint, NBX's new trading platform for tokenized gems, went live. The Mint is now integrated into NBX's trading platform.

Lasse Meholm, former coordinator of CBDC Norges Bank, does not rule out that the market may come to accept stablecoins before CBDCs.

Crypto exchange NBX has been granted permission as an e-money enterprise bringing NBX closer to its goal of bridging the gap with traditional finance.

Bjørn Erik Sättem and Nordnet invited to Bitcoin duel in #pengepodden between Robert Næss (Nordea) and Torbjørn Bull Jenssen (K33).

Competitions between the Norwegian crypto exchanges are intensifying, where K33 boss Torbjørn Bull Jenssen invited to a catfight at X.

The ETF approval by the US financial regulator has evolved into a “sell-the-news” event. We interview Mads Eberhardt.

We've asked Danish crypto experts how they view the US EFTs and what they mean for the market.

Finally, complete figures from the trading of listed Bitcoin products in the US are available. Record high trading of US$1.3 billion in four days.

It is not every day that one can talk about money, both as an economic and cultural phenomenon. Morten Søberg gives us insight into “what is money?”

We have updated ourselves on the news picture after the ETFs were approved in the US and have created a rich ETF guide.

What significance will ETF approval have, in the short and long term? We interview Torbjørn Bull Jenssen.

The Nordic region's largest crypto exchange Firi is ending 2023 strongly, flying into 2024 with more customers, greater trading volume and new plans.

We have a video interview with Sander in connection with Finpeers now launching its digital platform and community for investors.

The international finance industry has seriously caught its eye on the potential within crypto digital assets. But what happens in Norway?

Norwegian crypto exchange Firi has passed NOK 40 million in its ongoing capital injection. In this regard, we have had a chat with CEO Thuc Hoang

A survey conducted by EY and K33 Research has revealed a rising trend in cryptocurrency ownership among Swedish adults.

Among Norwegian adults, 395,000 or 9% of the population, own some form of digital currency, according to a survey by EY and K33.

Live event with Norwegian & Nordic findings from the Crypto Adoption Survey in the Nordics

395,000 Norwegians or 9% of the population own some form of digital currency. The number of Norwegian crypto owners has increased by 50,000.

Crypto reached mainstream in Finland during Covid, with 300,000 or 7 % of the Finnish population, reported to own some form of digital currency.

A recent survey conducted by EY and K33 Research has revealed a rising trend in cryptocurrency ownersship among Danish younger adults.

Increasing trend in the ownership of cryptocurrencies in Sweden according to areport from EY and K33. Half of the owners are under the age of 30.

Kaupr, EY, K33 and Nordic Blockchain Association have organized the Crypto Adoption Week in the Nordics, with live events each day.

Norwegians' appetite for cryptocurrency investments is increasing. Crypto trading on four Norwegian crypto exchanges has passed NOK 1.4 billion.

The number of Norwegians who own shares is steadily increasing, according to recent statistics from AksjEnorge, and in 2023 it was another record.

Swedish crypto exchange Safello has today added five new cryptocurrencies to its trading platform, including memenoins linked to Trump and Melania

K33 announces a partnership with the European Squash Federation to assist in their Bitcoin strategy.

The European Squash Federation has become the first major sports federation in Europe to embrace cryptocurrency by adopting Bitcoin in its operations

Swedish gallery Artely and artist Stefan Lindqvist have developed a unique digital artwork, which is now being exhibited in Stockholm.

We at Kaupr have visited Verse and Sophia Adampour during the busy days before welcoming Verse in their new premises in Vika in Oslo.

After several years of development, Syndicate Art is ready to launch its NFT art marketplace. Central to the launch are Engwind, Slava Nemes and AFK.

The Nordic Bible and Book Museum is behind the project “Real NFT Bibles”. With them on the team they have artist MatrixValen.

The Norwegian Music Tech startup Nexro is planning to go “global first.” Nexro is right now working to raise 430,000 Euros (5 million NOK).

By adopting blockchain technology and NFTs, players can gain full ownership rights to objects in the new version of the chess game “Anichess”.

Bitcoin has reached new highs following Donald Trump's election victory, where the exchange rate has passed $80,000, getting near 90.000 USD.

Excited what is happening in the crypto markets now and in the coming weeks? On Wednesday 30 October Kaupr will host a unique live event with K33.

Tokenization of Real World Assets (RWAs) is making the headlines in the international financial media, both within and outside of the crypto industry.

“Momentum is definitely on Bitcoin's side,” says senior analyst Vetle Lunde at K33, also following the turbulence in the Bitcoin market.

What really happened in the crypto market last week? We ask Vetle Lunde after Bitcoin turned down after reaching the all-time high of $73.794.

The Bitcoin exchange rate has in recent days been hovering around $42,000 after the price on Friday passed 40,000 USD on the rise.

The correlation between the supply of capital to the new ETF funds, is starting to become clearer to the players in both the crypto and ETF markets.

The trading volume of the new listed Bitcoin ETFs in the United States has passed over USD 11 billion, or NOK 115 billion, in four trading days.

Europe is ahead of the United States in terms of listed crypto products. This is stated by Christopher Kock, CEO of Swedish Virtune.

Rising Bitcoin prices and expectations that Bitcoin ETFs will be approved by the US exchange authorities have tempted Norwegian crypto investors.

The market is still waiting for a clarification on whether - and possibly when - the US exchange authorities will approve Bitcoin spot-based ETFs.

The crypto market on Wednesday corrected sharply down due to rumors that the US exchange authorities would come to say no to Bitcoin ETFs.

After moving sideways between $40,000 and $44,000 over the past four weeks, the Bitcoin exchange rate on Tuesday broke through the $45,000 border.

Rebecka and Hani have started Sweden's first podcast for and about women and Bitcoin. The two wish to break the stigma attached to Bitcoin and crypto.

From 18.-19th of June, the Nordic Blockchain Conference (NBC) will take place in Stockholm. This is the first time the conference is brought to Sweden

The Data Protection Agency and the Financial Supervisory Authority have together decided to include five projects in the regulatory sandbox.

As the crypto market waits for quick gains, U.S. policy makers are laying the groundwork for a long-term regulatory framework.

US is moving towards regulatory clarity on crypto with support from both chambers of Congress and from Republicans and majorities of Democrats.

Could MiCA even be counterproductive in relation to innovation? This was the experts' main concern.

In a tweet on Twitter / X, the Czech central bank governor Aleš Michl explains his thoughts on adding Bitcoin to the country's official reserves.

Norges Bank should build up a small Bitcoin inventory and build expertise on Bitcoin. CEO Torbjørn Bull Jenssen of K33 says in an interview with Kaupr

There is a MiCA mini week coming up in Oslo, Thursday and Friday. Thursday there is a meetup where you still can feel free to join and sign up for.

“The Web3 network guy in the Nordics”, Magnus Jones, has been selected as the Norwegian ambassador for the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC).

Trump and Musk becoming memenoins has become a fascinating phenomenon within crypto, with Trump AI Agent being the latest coin, launched last weekend.

There are more Norwegians reporting that they own crypto, but recent data from the Norwegian Tax Agency shows that the dark numbers are still large.

The Web3 student community at the BI Norwegian Business School is ramping up its activities once again under a new leadership.

Improving digital solutions is the most important thing to ensure safe and easy payment, but cash still has an important role, Choice believes.

The Ministry of Finance on Friday submitted a proposal for disclosure obligations for providers of exchange and custody services for crypto assets.

Blockchain Sweden is now inviting an official launch of the industry association during an event in Stockholm, which has gathered 80 participants.

Via two votes in the US Congress, supporters of crypto have won decisive cross-party victories.

Last year, 48,155 people reported entering their tax return that they own cryptocurrency. The previous year the figure was 43,440.

In connection with Women's Day on March 8, Sophia Adampour from Norway and the Nordic Blockchain Association (NBA) want to increase diversity.

The Swedish Tax Agency wants to bring in more crypto expertise by recruiting four new employees, says Marius Johansen.

Twice as many Norwegian men as women are willing to invest in digital currencies.

The Austrian fintech unicorn Bitpanda has now registered with the Financial Supervisory Authority and obtained a crypto license.

Central Bank Governor Ida Wolden Bache assures that digital central bank money (DSP) should not be misused for monitoring and control.

The Norwegian Tax Administration estimates that between 300,000 and 400,000 Norwegians are now investing in cryptocurrency.

In a surprising turn of events, tech giant Google has revealed plans to integrate Bitcoin functionality directly into its services.

In a recent podcast, Albert Bright interviewed our editor, Morten Myrstad about Crypto Future in Norway, Web3, the Metaverse, and AI Agents.

While the exchanges, Nasdaq and especially Nvidia experienced sharp price drops in Monday, the crypto-based AI agents struck back.

Swedish AI rocket Lovable passes $10 million, or SEK 110 million, in annual recurring revenue, two months after launch.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has wreaked havoc in the tech world in record time. With its new model, the company is challenging American tech giants.

K33 Research, led by Head of Research Vetle Lunde, is now diving heavily into the new narrative, Krypto plus AI agents.

Artificial intelligence is entering a new era, with generative AI giving way to agentic AI-systems that act independently and perform complex tasks.

Charles Hoskinson strongly rebuts the criticism from the Norwegian analytics firm K33 Research regarding the Cardano platform.

“In the end of the day we just want to bank the unbanked and we want to create fair financial systems for people” says Charles Hoskinson

There are a lot of web3-related companies working globally from out of Norway. One of them is Nahmii. We have talked to CEO Jacobo Toll-Messia.

The entrepreneurial company Kiip has joined Klein Group as a lead investor in an ongoing funding round. Will challenge payment giants.

The Norwegian Web3 company Presail is in the flow zone, has been making money since its inception and is now going to increase the team.

Bitcoin is no longer just about Bitcoin as a “store of value” or as “digital gold”. We have the video interview with Bitcoin expert Torkel Rogstad.

How does it stand in the metaverse, years after the hype surrounding the metaverse was at its highest? Talk with Joachim Benno and Keith Mellingen.

Klein Group has stepped in as the majority owner of MEWB, a technology studio that builds products and solutions in industries, Web3 and gaming.

Kaupr visited the Cardano community in Norway to survey the reactions to the harsh criticism from K33 against the Cardano network.

The analysis company K33, in a recent analysis, comes out with a clear slaughter of the Cardano network. “Lack of meaningful activity,” K33 believes.

“We have become “a bit traditional” and “a bit oil fat," says Morten Klein, who calls for a more positive climate for investment in new technologies.

After a couple of years as a kind of Minimum Viable Product (MVP), we at Kaupr are now working to scale the business, in all channels.

In Kaupr we are now re-launching our main newsletter as ‘Next by Kaupr, which also will be our flagship newsletter in English and Norwegian.

One of the reasons why Kaupr has switched to a new web platform is to be able to give a voice to more people in the Nordic web3 community!

Kaupr, a Nordic media startup for Web3 content, is thrilled to announce the launch of its innovative membership program: : Engage with Kaupr.

The Nordic media company Kaupr is now launching a new online newspaper dedicated to Web3, based on a modern technology platform.

Kaupr is setting out on a journey where we will explore, build and nurture decentralized communities

Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com have partnered with Animoca Brands, one of the world's largest gaming group, on a new version of “Anichess.”

A large ETF guide makes up the main content of the second edition of the Equity by Kaupr newsletter.

Kaupr will launch a new podcast and newsletter on digital ownership, Equity by Kaupr, in 2024.

Is the crypto winter finally over? We think the answer to the question is yes, and give you 10 good reasons why we think that's the case.

Torkel & Torbjørn - with the surnames Rokstad and Bull Jenssen - accounted for the most popular videos in 2023.

The Unleash conference was a great success both in terms of attendance and engagement, and as a concept Unleash by Kaupr will continue.

The Nordic startup and media company Kaupr is minting 250 NFTs to their hybrid attendees at the Unleash Conference in Oslo this week.

What is Unleash by Kaupr? And who comes on Unleash? Morten Myrstad is interviewed by Ken-Erik Ølmheim in Krypto Labs.

Unleash Conference gathers 120 participants - building Web3 community with 500 engaged people

Now Kaupr is entering into a partnership with the BISO Web3 Society, stepping in as co-organizer of Unleash which takes place on September 26.

For the first time, Kaupr is organizing its own event during Oslo Innovation Week. Unleash puts the spotlight on AI, Web3 and AR/VR.