Nordic Crypto #2: Data-centre halt proposals in the Storting and new fraud warnings in Sweden

Hi, and welcome to issue #2 of the Nordic Crypto newsletter, covering 5 to 12 October 2026.

5 Oct–12 Oct 2026

The week’s crypto, bitcoin and blockchain stories from the Nordics that our editor has approved. Each item links to the original source.

Norway

Data-centre firm admits to “a little” crypto mining (original: Innrømmer «litt» kryptoutvinning)
Data-centre company Arctic Core says in writing that its business uses crypto mining to generate income during a test phase, but argues this does not change the basic character of the warehouse building it has been granted a permit for, the local paper Ságat reports.
Ságat · 7 Oct 2026 · may require a subscription

Norwegian retail investors kept buying crypto during rate turmoil (original: Småsparere hamstret krypto under renteuro)
Customers of Norwegian exchange Firi bought 16.1 million kroner more crypto than they sold in September, on trading of 313.5 million kroner, despite a turbulent month. Bitcoin was the top buy while many moved money out of XRP into bitcoin and solana; CEO Thuc Hoang sees rising US interest rates as the main risk.
Finansavisen · 5 Oct 2026 · may require a subscription

Red Party proposes a temporary halt for new data centres (original: Rødt foreslår midlertidig stans for nye datasentre)
The Red Party (Rødt) has proposed in the Storting a temporary halt for new data centres, along with a licensing regime and other measures. Its reasoning says crypto-mining data centres get power ahead of key local industries and that the crypto-mining ban the Storting has asked for three times in two years is still not in place, though none of the proposals singles out crypto.
Stortinget · 5 Oct 2026

Ace Digital reports NOK 6.3 million Q3 net profit (original: Ace Digital tjente 6,3 millioner kroner i tredje kvartal)
Ace Digital, listed on Euronext Growth Oslo, reported an unaudited third-quarter net profit of NOK 6.32 million, with equity up 19.3% to NOK 39.09 million and debt reduced to zero. The company says the value of its bitcoin treasury rose 373% without buying bitcoin, and estimates its economic exposure at about 57 BTC.
Kaupr · 5 Oct 2026

SV proposes a halt on new data centres and asks for follow-up of the crypto-mining ban (proposal) (original: Representantforslag om konsesjonssystem for etablering av datasentre)
Socialist Left Party (SV) MPs have proposed in the Storting a «panic law» that would put new data centres on hold until the industry is regulated, plus a national licensing system for data centres. They also ask the government to report back quickly on how the Storting's decision to ban crypto mining in Norway will be followed up; this is a proposal, not a decision.
Stortinget · 5 Oct 2026

Sweden

Swedish regulator warns against 30 more fake investment firms (original: 30 nya namn på varningslistan – akta dig för företagen)
Sweden's Finansinspektionen has warned against 30 more firms that look legitimate but lack a licence; several lure consumers with trading in shares, crypto and currencies, and some are clone firms using details of real financial companies. FI has now warned against 227 suspected investment-fraud operators so far in 2026 and urges people to check its company register before sending money.
Nyheter24 · 6 Oct 2026

EU's AML authority sends three standards to the Commission, with crypto rules (original: Amla föreslår tre tekniska standarder enligt penningtvättsförordningen)
The EU anti-money-laundering authority AMLA has sent three final draft technical standards under the new AML regulation to the European Commission, Sweden's Finansinspektionen reports; they still need the Commission's adoption. Under AMLA's report, crypto-asset service providers must consider whether a customer has made three or more transactions in 12 months when deciding if there is a business relationship, use a one-month window for linked transactions, and keep the €1,000 threshold for occasional transactions.
Finansinspektionen (SE FSA) · 5 Oct 2026

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