https://nordiccrypto.no/sw/Bitcoin, blockchain and crypto news from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, with English summaries, an events calendar and a who's who.swhttps://www.finansavisen.no/valuta/2026/10/05/8385368/smasparere-hamstret-krypto-under-renteurohttps://www.finansavisen.no/valuta/2026/10/05/8385368/smasparere-hamstret-krypto-under-renteuroMon, 05 Oct 2026 13:06:17 +0000Customers 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.https://www.realtid.se/bors-finans/makro/sa-kan-sverige-anvandas-for-att-finansiera-karnvapen/https://www.realtid.se/bors-finans/makro/sa-kan-sverige-anvandas-for-att-finansiera-karnvapen/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000Sweden's financial watchdog says crypto-assets and illegal financial networks pose the biggest risk of Iran and North Korea dodging sanctions via Sweden.https://www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/uppgifter-tonaringar-silvertejpade-man-i-jakt-pa-kryptovaluta/https://www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/uppgifter-tonaringar-silvertejpade-man-i-jakt-pa-kryptovaluta/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Three teenagers have been arrested in Lund on suspicion of kidnapping after allegedly tying up a local man with duct tape to rob him of crypto.https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/vlQARB/tiltalt-for-dopsalg-mot-kryptovaluta-paa-det-moerke-nettethttps://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/vlQARB/tiltalt-for-dopsalg-mot-kryptovaluta-paa-det-moerke-nettetFri, 02 Oct 2026 11:07:26 +0000Three Norwegians and a Swede have been charged in a large drug case with links abroad, involving drug sales for cryptocurrency on the dark web, according to the Southern Norway public prosecutor.https://www.realtid.se/bors-finans/kryptojatten-i-ny-kontrovers-erbjod-tjanster-i-europa-utan-licens/https://www.realtid.se/bors-finans/kryptojatten-i-ny-kontrovers-erbjod-tjanster-i-europa-utan-licens/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:04:00 +0000Binance is under investigation for allegedly offering services in Europe without the licence required under the EU's new crypto rules.https://www.dagensps.se/bors-finans/fintech/kryptovalutor/krypto-jatten-rundar-reglerna-i-europa-riskerar-att-kastas-ut/https://www.dagensps.se/bors-finans/fintech/kryptovalutor/krypto-jatten-rundar-reglerna-i-europa-riskerar-att-kastas-ut/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:30:56 +0000Binance said it would leave Europe, but customers are still trading, and EU financial authorities now want to know how.https://www.fi.se/sv/publicerat/nyheter/2026/har-ar-riskerna-for-finansiering-av-spridning-av-massforstorelsevapen-storst/https://www.fi.se/sv/publicerat/nyheter/2026/har-ar-riskerna-for-finansiering-av-spridning-av-massforstorelsevapen-storst/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:11 +0000Finansinspektionen's new risk assessment finds that financing of weapons of mass destruction is most likely through illegal financial activity and crypto-assets.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/greenmerc-kutter-4-8-millioner-i-aret---northcrypto-gar-med-overskuddhttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/greenmerc-kutter-4-8-millioner-i-aret---northcrypto-gar-med-overskuddWed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000GreenMerc is cutting costs by SEK 4.8 million a year while Northcrypto turns a profit, with spending redirected to the banking offer Trijo One.https://www.finansavisen.no/finans/2026/09/28/8383782/pangstart-for-nytt-kryptofondhttps://www.finansavisen.no/finans/2026/09/28/8383782/pangstart-for-nytt-kryptofondMon, 28 Sep 2026 15:01:08 +0000Joakim Hannisdahl's new crypto fund, built on a model that did well in backtesting, is up 39 percent since it launched in August.https://yle.fi/a/74-20248505https://yle.fi/a/74-20248505Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:20:53 +0000At a Finnish crypto event, investors described community and technology as what draws them to crypto, as bitcoin rallied again.https://www.nettavisen.no/krypto/etterforskning/hordaland-tingrett/fant-hemmelig-passord-laste-opp-krypto-lommeboken/s/80-95-105422https://www.nettavisen.no/krypto/etterforskning/hordaland-tingrett/fant-hemmelig-passord-laste-opp-krypto-lommeboken/s/80-95-105422Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:16:16 +0000Police have unlocked the crypto wallet of an NHH student charged in a drug case, uncovering assets worth several hundred thousand kroner.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/coinmotion-og-k33-inngar-nordisk-kryptosamarbeid-om-institusjonell-handelhttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/coinmotion-og-k33-inngar-nordisk-kryptosamarbeid-om-institusjonell-handelThu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Finnish broker Coinmotion has picked Norway's K33 to execute large trades, a partnership between two MiCA-licensed Nordic firms.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/safello-apner-for-at-andre-selskaper-kan-tilby-kryptokjophttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/safello-apner-for-at-andre-selskaper-kan-tilby-kryptokjopThu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Sweden's Safello is testing a setup that lets companies without their own crypto business offer crypto purchases under Safello's MiCA licence.https://www.oa.no/skal-ha-stalet-fra-egen-bedrift-brukte-pengene-pa-krypto/s/80-35-26289https://www.oa.no/skal-ha-stalet-fra-egen-bedrift-brukte-pengene-pa-krypto/s/80-35-26289Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:16:55 +0000A Norwegian man has been charged with gross embezzlement from his own company and is said to have spent the money on crypto.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/nbx-inngar-avtale-med-tieto-om-betalingskort-for-stablecoinshttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/nbx-inngar-avtale-med-tieto-om-betalingskort-for-stablecoinsWed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000NBX has signed with Tieto Banktech for a payment card that lets customers spend stablecoins in everyday purchases.https://www.berlingske.dk/aktier/minister-i-nyt-skatteopgoer-vil-goere-op-med-junglen-af-urimelige-og-uforstaaelige-reglerhttps://www.berlingske.dk/aktier/minister-i-nyt-skatteopgoer-vil-goere-op-med-junglen-af-urimelige-og-uforstaaelige-reglerTue, 22 Sep 2026 13:04:30 +0000A review of almost 1,000 Danish crypto tax cases found errors in 23, including one person who overpaid more than DKK 1 million, prompting tax minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt to promise simpler rules.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/danske-bank-ingen-bank-kan-bygge-euro-stablecoin-alenehttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/danske-bank-ingen-bank-kan-bygge-euro-stablecoin-aleneTue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Danske Bank says no single bank can build a euro stablecoin on its own and that European banks should build a dollar alternative together through Qivalis.https://ekstrabladet.dk/penge/danskere-svindlet-for-89-millioner-kroner-paa-seks-maaneder/11297364https://ekstrabladet.dk/penge/danskere-svindlet-for-89-millioner-kroner-paa-seks-maaneder/11297364Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:58:59 +0000Danes lost DKK 89 million to investment fraud in the first half of 2026, across 1,145 registered cases, and crypto played a part in 70.6 percent of them.https://www.berlingske.dk/oekonomi/100-aar-gammel-lov-koster-danske-kryptoinvestorer-millioner-nu-vil-minister-problemet-til-livshttps://www.berlingske.dk/oekonomi/100-aar-gammel-lov-koster-danske-kryptoinvestorer-millioner-nu-vil-minister-problemet-til-livsMon, 21 Sep 2026 16:39:08 +0000An answer from Danish minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt showed how many Danes pay tax on crypto investments they lost money on, which he called 'actually pretty wild'; he now wants to fix the century-old rule behind it.https://www.finansavisen.no/valuta/2026/09/20/8380762/kollaps-for-kryptoborsen-firihttps://www.finansavisen.no/valuta/2026/09/20/8380762/kollaps-for-kryptoborsen-firiSun, 20 Sep 2026 14:40:45 +0000Norwegian exchange Firi earned NOK 135 million in 2024 but posted a NOK 44 million loss in the first half of this year.https://www.finansavisen.no/personlig-okonomi/2026/09/20/8381719/slar-et-slag-for-stablecoinshttps://www.finansavisen.no/personlig-okonomi/2026/09/20/8381719/slar-et-slag-for-stablecoinsSun, 20 Sep 2026 06:18:00 +0000Valour's Nordic head Johanna Belitz argues stablecoins can make cross-border payments much faster and cheaper.https://e24.no/bors/nyheter/a/305563https://e24.no/bors/nyheter/a/305563Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:36:49 +0000NBX made a pre-tax loss of NOK 21.33 million in the first half of 2026, up from NOK 9.85 million a year earlier, with changes in the value of bitcoin weighing on the result.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/nbx-mer-enn-doblet-tapet-i-halvaret-da-mica-lisensen-komhttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/nbx-mer-enn-doblet-tapet-i-halvaret-da-mica-lisensen-komFri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000NBX won its MiCA licence in the first half of 2026, but revenue fell 45 percent and its after-tax loss grew to NOK 16.6 million.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Saker-og-publikasjoner/Sporsmal/Skriftlige-sporsmal-og-svar/Skriftlig-sporsmal/?qnid=127181https://www.stortinget.no/no/Saker-og-publikasjoner/Sporsmal/Skriftlige-sporsmal-og-svar/Skriftlig-sporsmal/?qnid=127181Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000A written question in the Storting asks when the government will present its planned state planning provision to limit crypto mining, and why it has concluded the EEA Agreement rules out a general mining ban.https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinsnakk9/episodes/Norway-Wants-to-Ban-Bitcoin-Mining--The-Miners-Already-Left--Rachel-Geyer--EBEA-e3p0bb8https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinsnakk9/episodes/Norway-Wants-to-Ban-Bitcoin-Mining--The-Miners-Already-Left--Rachel-Geyer--EBEA-e3p0bb8Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:30:43 +0000In a talk for Bitcoinpolitisk Institutt in Oslo, Rachel Geyer of the European Bitcoin Energy Association argues Norway's proposed mining ban targets a problem the country doesn't have.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/greenmerc-trekker-mica-klage-og-bruker-northcryptos-lisens-i-sverigehttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/greenmerc-trekker-mica-klage-og-bruker-northcryptos-lisens-i-sverigeThu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000GreenMerc has dropped its MiCA appeal for Ijort Invest and will serve Swedish Trijo customers under Finnish Northcrypto's licence.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/to-tilsyn-vil-ikke-si-om-kryptodistribusjon-krever-egen-tillatelsehttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/to-tilsyn-vil-ikke-si-om-kryptodistribusjon-krever-egen-tillatelseThu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Neither ESMA nor Sweden's Finansinspektionen will say whether distributing crypto services under your own brand needs its own MiCA licence.https://www.inderes.se/en/releases/nbx-nbx-registered-as-moneygram-agenthttps://www.inderes.se/en/releases/nbx-nbx-registered-as-moneygram-agentThu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX), listed on Euronext Growth Oslo, has been registered as an agent for MoneyGram International.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/dnb-tester-tokeniserte-innskudd-i-kroner-med-europeiske-bankerhttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/dnb-tester-tokeniserte-innskudd-i-kroner-med-europeiske-bankerWed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000DNB has joined CBMT, where European banks test tokenised bank deposits, adding the Norwegian krone to the test environment.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/firi-tar-opp-kampen-om-1-1-millioner-svenske-kryptoeierehttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/firi-tar-opp-kampen-om-1-1-millioner-svenske-kryptoeiereTue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Firi launches in Sweden this week, entering a market where about 1.1 million people already own crypto.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/hilbert-finansierer-utlan-med-innskudd-pa-blokkjedenhttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/hilbert-finansierer-utlan-med-innskudd-pa-blokkjedenTue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Hilbert Finance is taking stablecoin deposits on-chain and lending them out through a partnership with Ember Protocol.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/kvarn-avviser-at-goobit-avtalen-er-agentforhold-eller-outsourcinghttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/kvarn-avviser-at-goobit-avtalen-er-agentforhold-eller-outsourcingTue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Kvarn Capital argues its partnership with Sweden's Goobit falls outside MiCA's ban on agents and its outsourcing rules.https://www.shifter.no/nyheter/firi-lanserer-i-sverige-etter-permitteringer-og-milliontap/475990https://www.shifter.no/nyheter/firi-lanserer-i-sverige-etter-permitteringer-og-milliontap/475990Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:49:33 +0000Crypto exchange Firi lost NOK 43.6 million in the first half of 2026 after weaker trading and high MiCA costs, and has made layoffs while launching in Sweden.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/finske-kvarn-leier-ut-mica-tillatelsen-sin-til-nordiske-partnerehttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/finske-kvarn-leier-ut-mica-tillatelsen-sin-til-nordiske-partnereMon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Finland's Kvarn Capital lets Nordic companies sell crypto services under its MiCA licence, with Goobit as the first named client.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/goobit-lanserer-sparing-i-bitcoin-og-gull-pa-finsk-lisenshttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/goobit-lanserer-sparing-i-bitcoin-og-gull-pa-finsk-lisensMon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000After being refused by Sweden's Finansinspektionen, Goobit is launching Futureproof, a bitcoin and gold savings platform, under Finnish Kvarn Capital's MiCA licence.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/bitcoin-utvinning-og-norsk-kraft-pa-seminar-i-oslohttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/bitcoin-utvinning-og-norsk-kraft-pa-seminar-i-osloMon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Bitcoinpolitisk Institutt is gathering researchers, industry and politicians in Oslo for a free seminar on bitcoin mining and Norwegian power.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/h100-styrelederen-vil-ha-flere-oppkjop-i-bitcoinbransjenhttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/h100-styrelederen-vil-ha-flere-oppkjop-i-bitcoinbransjenSun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Sander Andersen of H100 Group says bitcoin companies worth under a billion dollars need to buy each other, because standing still is the biggest risk.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/dansk-skatteminister-moter-kryptobransjen-pa-christiansborghttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/dansk-skatteminister-moter-kryptobransjen-pa-christiansborgSun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Denmark's tax minister met the crypto industry at Christiansborg on 17 September to discuss crypto taxation.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/blockchain-pa-tech-scenen-og-pa-dagsorden-i-stockholmhttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/blockchain-pa-tech-scenen-og-pa-dagsorden-i-stockholmThu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Tokenisation at Blockchain Sweden and the final of the Blockathon hackathon put blockchain on the agenda in Stockholm this week.https://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/btcx-blir-megler-og-goobits-rapporterte-inntekter-fallerhttps://www.kaupr.io/nyheter/btcx-blir-megler-og-goobits-rapporterte-inntekter-fallerThu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Goobit is switching BTCX from proprietary trading to brokerage, citing MiCA, which cuts reported revenue but not gross profit.