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Craig Wright Drops Norwegian Defamation Appeal Over Satoshi Nakamoto Claims
12.4.2024
Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist who claims to be bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto, has dropped his appeal in a Norway defamation case against well-known X user Hodlonaut (a.k.a. A Marcus Granath), a statement posted to X Thursday by Bitcoiner alleges. News of Wright's failed appeal...
Magnus Carlsen and Animoca Brands Begin Phased Launch of Decentralized Chess Game
16.1.2024
Game software development company Animoca Brands has begun the phased launch of its decentralized chess strategy video game, Anichess, in partnership with Norwegian chess grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, the company announced today. A “spellbinding strategy game” According to a Tuesday...
Accepting Bitcoin at this Norwegian bar during a bull run was almost ‘criminal’
20.3.2023
Something to watch out for when accepting Bitcoin at bars and restaurants in Norway: the price per BTC surging
Norwegian Authorities Seize Crypto Worth $6M From Axie Infinity Heist With FBI’s Help
18.2.2023
Norwegian authorities, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), have allegedly seized about $6 million that was stolen in last year’s Axie Infinity heist. “It is the biggest crypto seizure Norwegian police have ever...
Norwegian police recover $5.9M stolen from Axie Infinity Ronin hack
16.2.2023
The seized funds will be used to reimburse affected users, and prevent it from funding North Korea's nuclear weapons program
Norwegian Authorities Seize $5.9M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack
16.2.2023
The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime – known in Norwegian as Økokrim – said it is the biggest crypto seizure ever made by the country's police
Craig Wright Can Appeal Satoshi Defamation Finding, Norwegian Court Rules
23.12.2022
Claims by Twitter user Hodlonaut that Craig Wright is a “fraud” and “scammer” for claiming to found bitcoin will come under a judicial gaze once more
Dvision Network Announces 4th LAND Sale Together With Binance NFT and GameFi․org
28.10.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Despite the decrease of NFTs trade volume from all time high, the metaverse development is reaching all time high since more organisations and governments show high interest in this emerging technology. Such as recent Norwegian Government joins metaverse with Interpol is already...
Norwegian gov't agency opens metaverse office in collaboration with EY
26.10.2022
The Brønnøysund Register Center collaborated with EY to open a virtual office in the Decentraland metaverse to reach its next generation of users
Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Self-Styled 'Satoshi' Craig Wright
20.10.2022
Magnus Granath, known on Twitter as "Hodlonaut," won a defamation case against Craig Wright on Thursday, a Norwegian judge ruled
Norway Prepares to Reverse Electricity Tax Cut for Cryptocurrency Miners
8.10.2022
The Norwegian government is reviewing a proposal to abolish the policy of preferential tax treatment for data centers mining cryptocurrency with cheaper electricity. The executive power in Oslo says conditions have changed and the country needs the energy currently used by miners. Mining Firms...
Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
26.9.2022
A billion-dollar budget and a Digital Transformation Initiative lifts the sole Norwegian university on our list to the No. 36 spot. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Norwegian town wants 'noisy' Bitcoin miners out, experts respond
15.9.2022
A municipality in Norway is using all means necessary to avoid “energy-sucking” Bitcoin miners establishing further operations, citing noise complaints and energy concerns
Norway Releases Source Code for Digital Krone Sandbox, Utilizes Ethereum Technology
14.9.2022
A crypto company working with the central bank of Norway has published the source code for the sandbox created to trial the digital version of the Nordic nation’s fiat currency. The prototype digital krone is being built on the Ethereum network and the regulator wants to test various...
Norwegian central bank uses Ethereum to build national digital currency
12.9.2022
The prototype infrastructure for Norway’s central bank digital currency is based on Ethereum, the Norges Bank officially stated
Proposed Crypto Mining Ban in Norway Fails to Gain Support in Parliament
13.5.2022
A push to prohibit the energy-intensive proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies in Norway has been rejected by the majority of lawmakers. The ban had been suggested by the far-left Red Party which also didn’t win backing to raise an electricity tax for crypto miners. Norway Will Not...
Norwegian Police Warn Crypto Owners After Armed Robbery in Sweden
2.5.2022
Police in Norway have issued a warning to crypto owners, saying they should take measures to ensure their own security with things like multi-signature (multisig) solutions and alarm systems. The warning comes after a couple in Sweden in late April were assaulted and forced to hand over crypto...
Crypto ownership among Norwegian women doubles, mirroring global trends
31.3.2022
According to a recent survey from Arcane Research, the number of Norwegian women that own cryptocurrency has doubled from 3% to 6% in just one year
Norwegian Block Exchange to become first Nordic crypto platform to list on Euronext
3.12.2021
"The future of the financial industry is built on blockchain technology," said NBX CEO Stig Kjos-Mathisen
Binance Discontinues Support for Norwegian Krone Pairs, Payments and Language
28.8.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is discontinuing certain offerings in Norway. The news comes amid regulatory pressure around the world which the global trading platform is working to address. The company is also dropping Norwegian from its website’s language options. Crypto Exchange Binance...