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A Bitmain Antminer s9 board in a bitcoin mine in Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
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Regulations
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.
A Bitmain Antminer s9 board in a bitcoin mine in Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
By Sandali Handagama
Apr 15, 2024 at 1:24 p.m. UTC
Apr 15, 2024
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Norway (Michael Fousert/Unsplash)
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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 s...
Norway (Michael Fousert/Unsplash)
By Camomile Shumba
May 25, 2023 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2023
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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.
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By Camomile Shumba
Mar 6, 2023 at 11:38 a.m. UTC
Mar 6, 2023
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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.
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By Jamie Crawley
Feb 16, 2023 at 10:03 a.m. UTC
Feb 16, 2023
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Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)
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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."
Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)
By Jack Schickler
Dec 23, 2022 at 3:44 p.m. UTC
Dec 23, 2022
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Retired Bitmain ASICs at Kryptovault's facility in Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Finance
Europe
Europe’s Last Bitcoin Mining Refuge Is No Longer Viable
Miners moved to northern Norway and Sweden to avoid high energy costs. Now, power prices are surging there, too.
Retired Bitmain ASICs at Kryptovault's facility in Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Dec 22, 2022 at 3:18 p.m. UTC
Dec 22, 2022
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Norway Steps Into the Metaverse With Decentraland Tax Office
The move is part of a greater effort to educate a younger audience about taxes related to DeFi and NFTs, starting with an office in Decentraland.
(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Cam Thompson
Oct 26, 2022 at 8:07 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2022
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Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Craig Wright
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Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Craig Wright
Prominent Bitcoin community member Hodlonaut won a lawsuit against Craig Wright on Thursday. In her ruling, Norwegian Judge Helen Engebrigtsen wrote that the pseudonymous webs...
Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Craig Wright
By CoinDesk Inc
Oct 20, 2022 at 5:16 p.m. UTC
Oct 20, 2022
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Hodlonaut sued Craig Wright in Norway. (Trevor Jones for CoinDesk)
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Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Self-Proclaimed ‘Satoshi’ Craig Wright
In her ruling, Judge Helen Engebrigtsen wrote that “Granath had sufficient factual grounds to claim that Wright had lied and cheated in his attempt to prove that he is Satoshi...
Hodlonaut sued Craig Wright in Norway. (Trevor Jones for CoinDesk)
By Cheyenne LigonJack SchicklerNikhilesh De
Oct 20, 2022 at 1:43 p.m. UTC
Oct 20, 2022
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Kryptovault's CEO Kjetil Pettersen and the mine's technician overlooking several hundred mining rigs working. (Eliza Gkrits/CoinDesk)
Finance
Mining
Miners Take Off for The Great – and More Profitable – North
Bitcoin mining in most of Europe is now “impossible” as energy costs soar but miners are increasingly seeking refuge in the northern reaches of Norway and Sweden.
Kryptovault's CEO Kjetil Pettersen and the mine's technician overlooking several hundred mining rigs working. (Eliza Gkrits/CoinDesk)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Sep 29, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 29, 2022
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