Are Nordic banks, with DNB in the lead, now ready to give their clients exposure to crypto? We take a look at DNB's crypto journey, revisiting the reference article “DNB gets ready for the meeting of crypto and classic finance”.
Analysis firm Simply Wall St, in two separate analyses, signals skepticism in relation to the Nordic crypto stocks K33 and Safello. Despite huge price gains recently, the analytics firm is skeptical about companies' growth potential.
Virtune, which facilitates the exchange of tradable crypto products, announces that the company's products are now available for trading on DNB Norway's online trading platform.
DNB is considering starting a crypto fund. - It's something we're discussing internally. But we note that there is at least interest from our clients, who want broad exposure to crypto. This is what Knut Hellandsvik, Head of Equity at DNB Asset Management told E24.
Finland's leading crypto media, @bitcoinkeskus, has ranked Kvarn X as The Best Crypto Exchange in Finland. The news media have ranked 11 Nordic and global crypto exchanges, including NBX from Norway.
Northstake, founded in Copenhagen, has announced that P2P.org will join the ETH Validator Marketplace, which was launched in November last year. P2P.org is a leading global staking platform.
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. We also visit memento coins (“which are like stolleken”), key bitcoin reserves, executive orders, crypto task forces and developments ahead.
After days of expectations following Donald Trump's inauguration, the new administration has delivered a series of major initiatives in crypto and AI.
The crypto exchange OKX has received pre-authorization for MiCA in Europe. OKX can then offer its product and services in 30 EEA markets.
“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.
AI plus crypto, powered by AI agents and backed by an open and social internet, has become the new narrative in the transition between 2024 and 2025.
Artificial intelligence is entering a new era, with generative AI giving way to agentic AI-systems that act independently and perform complex tasks.
The XR is back, but was never really gone either. This is what Håvard Røste writes in a guest blog where he reviews technology developments, but also gives a status on the cluster in Norway and on Norwegian companies that are at the forefront.
“Code is Law” is a principle that is being hotly debated in the international crypto community. The question is who is responsible in the case of improper use or exploitation of software that lies openly and can be used by anyone, but which leads to financial loss?
Critics still claim that bitcoin is a bubble, but the bubble has burst many times and come back each time. Is bitcoin the first bubble to inflate itself again, time and again, or is there something fundamental driving bitcoin that its critics haven't picked up on?
Traditional banking and finance in the Nordic region is facing a new wave of digital disruption, driven and challenged by crypto and blockchain players, Fintech companies and banks redefining themselves. The huge interest in Bitcoin ETFs is just a foretaste of what may come.
