Norwegian news about bitcoin, blockchain and crypto
Links to Norwegian stories from newspapers, authorities, blogs and podcasts, each with a short summary written by our editors. Read the full story at the source. Headlines are shown as the source published them, so most are in Norwegian. Last updated 4 Oct 2026. 25 stories.
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Tiltalt for dopsalg mot kryptovaluta på det mørke nettet
Four people, three Norwegians and one Swede, have been charged in a major drug case in which the drugs were allegedly sold for cryptocurrency on the dark web. No one has been convicted in the case.
EU watchdogs question Binance over unlicensed European operations
The EU securities regulator ESMA and several national supervisors are questioning why Binance still serves customers in the EU without a MiCA licence. It is a review, not a sanction; MiCA also applies in Norway through the Crypto-Assets Act (kryptoeiendelsloven).
K33: Bitcoin kan få ny opptur etter stor derivatopprydding
According to K33's weekly report, covered by Investornytt, the bitcoin market has seen its largest unwinding of derivatives positions since October 2025 without major price drops, while spot investors are holding back. Head of research Vetle Lunde believes this leaves room for further gains, but points to high US interest rates as the main headwind.
#75 MAX HILLEBRAND - The unseen cost of fiat.
In episode 75 of the podcast En og tyve tanker, the host talks to Max Hillebrand, described in the episode notes as a praxeologist and cypherpunk, about what they call the unseen cost of fiat money. The conversation also covers the Austrian school of economics and privacy. The podcast is made in partnership with Bare Bitcoin.
Pangstart for nytt kryptofond
Finansavisen writes about a new crypto fund that Joakim Hannisdahl has launched under Gersemi Asset Management, based on a mathematical trading model. The fund started in August.
Tokens fra børs til betaling
In an opinion piece in Finansavisen, Henrik Sommerfelt, head of Scandinavia at CMC Markets, writes about tokenisation in share trading and payments. He notes that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is opening a five-year trial for tokenised share trading and that Mastercard and Visa are investing in tokenised payments, but argues the technology is unlikely to push out established players.
Fant hemmelig passord: Låste opp krypto-lommeboken
Police have unlocked the crypto wallet of a student in his twenties who is a suspect in a drug case, after finding the recovery phrase during a search, Nettavisen reports, citing Bergensavisen. According to police prosecutor Jørgen Henriksen, assets worth several hundred thousand kroner have been seized, and Hordaland District Court has ordered the suspect held in custody until the trial, scheduled to start in mid-November.
Coinmotion og K33 inngår nordisk kryptosamarbeid om institusjonell handel
Finnish crypto broker Coinmotion has chosen K33 to execute larger institutional trades, while Coinmotion keeps the customer relationship. Both companies hold MiCA licences.
Skal ha stjålet fra egen bedrift – brukte pengene på krypto
A man has been indicted for gross embezzlement from his own company, Oppland Arbeiderblad reports. According to the paper, he allegedly used the money to buy cryptocurrency.
Et nettverk av proffe svindlere
Financial authorities in several countries are warning against the crypto company Quantiumax and a number of similar firms, Kapital writes in Finansavisen. According to the article, a Norwegian customer was first shown a large gain and then asked to pay NOK 100,000 to withdraw the money.
iPhone kan få Bitcoin-støtte
ITavisen reports that Apple has advertised a strategy role linked to Apple Pay that asks for knowledge of stablecoins, tokenised bank deposits and blockchain technology. The site reads this as a sign that the company is considering crypto payments, but says nothing points to such a service in Norway soon and that European services would fall under MiCA. The story is speculative and based on a job advertisement.
Snart kan kvantedatamaskiner true bitcoin-sikkerheten
According to Digi.no, quantum computing company IonQ has published a technical analysis of what it would take to break the security of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Digi writes that the time horizon for such a threat has shrunk and that strengthening security is now more urgent.
Firi posts NOK 44 million loss in first half
According to Finansavisen, crypto exchange Firi earned NOK 135 million in 2024, while it posted a loss of NOK 44 million in the first half of 2026. The paper links the weak figures to lower trading activity; its headline describes the development as a "kollaps" (collapse).
NBX mer enn doblet tapet i halvåret da MiCA-lisensen kom
NBX obtained a MiCA licence in the first half of the year, but operating revenue fell 45 per cent to NOK 6.05 million and the loss after tax grew to NOK 16.6 million, according to the company's half-year report.
Government considers a temporary ban on new crypto data centres (written question 15:3707)
Sofie Marhaug (Red Party) asked when the government will act on crypto mining. On 18 September 2026, Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance Torgeir Micaelsen replied that the government is considering a temporary ban on new power-intensive crypto data centres through a state planning provision. Nothing has been decided, follow-up will come in the 2027 budget, and nine such data centres are registered today.
Verdiendringer i bitcoin tynger NBX
NBX posted a pre-tax loss of NOK 21.33 million in the first half of 2026, compared with a loss of NOK 9.85 million a year earlier, E24 reports. According to CEO Stig Aleksander Kjos-Mathisen, much of the loss was due to a lower book value of the company's bitcoin. NBX also converted NOK 19.8 million in loans and interest into new shares, and its bitcoin holding rose from about 24 to 28.
Norway Wants to Ban Bitcoin Mining. The Miners Already Left | Rachel Geyer, EBEA
The episode is a recording of a talk by Rachel Geyer, chair of the European Bitcoin Energy Association, for Bitcoinpolitisk institutt in Oslo. She argues against Norway's proposed ban on bitcoin mining, claiming among other things that mining uses less than one per cent of Norwegian electricity and that the large operators in the north are already shifting towards artificial intelligence. The talk ends with audience questions.
NBX registered as MoneyGram agent (stock exchange release)
NBX is registered as a MoneyGram agent from 4 October, which is meant to let customers withdraw cash through MoneyGram's network. When the service will go live technically has not been set, according to the company's stock exchange release of 17 September.
USA letter på reglene for aksjehandel
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a temporary five-year arrangement exempting trading platforms for tokenised shares from being classified as exchanges, Finansavisen reports, citing Reuters. The tokens must carry the same rights as ordinary shares, the issuing company must be notified and can object, and synthetic products are not allowed.
#74 GREGARD MIKKELBORG - Kommende generasjoner kan bare drømme om å ha råd til egen bolig.
In episode 74 of En og tyve tanker, economist Gregard Mikkelborg, founder of the website gullerpenger.no, discusses the debt-based monetary system, economic incentives and knowledge of "hard money". The episode starts from the sharp rise in Norwegian house prices since 1971 and discusses how prices may develop. The podcast is made in partnership with Bare Bitcoin.
DNB tester tokeniserte innskudd i kroner med europeiske banker
DNB is taking part in CBMT, a sandbox where European banks test tokenised bank deposits, and is bringing Norwegian kroner into the tests, according to Kaupr.
Firi tar opp kampen om 1,1 millioner svenske kryptoeiere
Firi is launching its app in Sweden with Swedish BankID, Swish and deposits in Swedish kronor, Kaupr reports. Firi has so far operated in Norway and Denmark and received its MiCA licence in May; according to country manager Ted Scheiman, it is entering a market where around 1.1 million Swedes own crypto and competition is tough. Disclosure: Kaupr sponsors Kryptonytt.
Firi lanserer i Sverige – etter permitteringer og milliontap
Firi opened to Swedish customers on the same day it emerged that the crypto exchange had NOK 42 million in revenue and a NOK 43.6 million deficit in the first half of the year, according to Shifter.
H100-styrelederen vil ha flere oppkjøp i bitcoinbransjen
Sander Andersen, chair of H100 Group, believes bitcoin companies worth less than one billion dollars should buy each other, and that standing still is the biggest risk, according to Kaupr.
Norges Bank utforsker tokenisering med tolv aktører
In a LinkedIn post on 7 September 2026, Norges Bank named twelve financial institutions involved in its work on exploring tokenisation, including DNB, Nordea and SpareBank 1. The post has not been published on norges-bank.no.
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