Norway
Brevan Howard, Goldman Sachs and Harvard Lead Billions in Bitcoin ETF Buying Spree
Institutions ramped up BTC exposure in Q2 through spot ETFs like IBIT and crypto-linked stocks, signaling growing comfort with the asset class.
The Protocol: Ethereum Proposal That Could Make the Network Faster
Also: ZKSync’s Airbender, Norway Plans To Ban Crypto Mining Centers, and XRP Ledger’s New Upgrade.
Deep Sea Mining Firm Goes Deep on Bitcoin With $1.2B BTC Treasury Plan
The Oslo-listed firm said it bought four bitcoin in its first BTC purchase.
World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Has Indirect Bitcoin Exposure of More Than $355M
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund saw a 153% year-over-year increase in indirect bitcoin exposure in 2024, according to K33 Research.
An Arctic Circle Bitcoin Mine Will Heat a Building in a Fishing Village
Retail-focused Sazmining is starting a modest-sized bitcoin mining operation, using hydropower, in a small Norwegian fishing town.
Norway Wants to Restrict Crypto Mining by Regulating Data Centers, Lawmakers Say: Report
Energy-intensive crypto mining is an example of a type of business Norway does not want, Minister for Energy Terje Aasland reportedly said.
Norway Should Consider a National Strategy for Crypto Regulation: Norges Bank Report
The bank says lawmakers should take advantage of existing regulations that cater to systemic risk and enforcement action for example, as well as stresses the need for crypto specific ones.
BIS Says 'Hub-and-Spoke' Cross-Border Transfers Offer Benefits to Retail CBDC
The system is designed to offer users the best foreign-exchange rates and faster transactions while allowing central banks to keep almost total control of their currencies.
Norwegian Authorities Seize $5.9M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack
The economic crime unit said it is the biggest crypto seizure ever made by Norwegian police.
Craig Wright Can Appeal Satoshi Defamation Finding, Norwegian Court Rules
An Oslo judge in October ruled Twitter user Hodlonaut had been within his rights to post 2019 tweets calling Wright a "fraud" and "scammer."
