- CEO
- Stig Aleksander Kjos-Mathisen
- Full Time Employees
- 17
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment banks/Brokers
- Address
- Arnstein Arnebergs vei 30 Fornebu PS Norway 1366
- IPO Date
- Dec 14, 2021
- Business
- Norwegian Block Exchange AS (NBX.OL), founded in 2018 and headquartered in Lysaker, Norway, operates one of the largest cryptocurrency trading platforms in the Nordics, offering an internet-based marketplace for retail and institutional customers to buy, sell and trade digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Polkadot, Solana, Avalanche, Algorand, Cosmos, Stellar, Litecoin, Dogecoin and XRP with fiat currencies such as NOK, SEK, DKK and EUR; over-the-counter (OTC) trading and minting/burning of its MiCA-compliant USDM stablecoin; digital asset custody solutions; staking services for passive income; and the NBX Visa credit card featuring Bitcoin cashback of up to 1%, Apple Pay integration and credit limits up to NOK 50,000. The company, regulated by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority as an e-money institution, also provides compliance services, payment solutions, blockchain advisory and tokenized real-world assets through subsidiaries like The Mint AS for rubies and sapphires, targeting Nordic markets with expansion into institutional custody for ecosystems like Cardano. Recent developments include establishing a Bitcoin treasury strategy in Q2 2025 as Norway's first publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company with 6 Bitcoin acquired and plans for 10; a strategic partnership and share swap agreement with Globitex Holding AS in June 2025 to create a digital asset neobank combining NBX's USDM issuance with traditional payment rails; acquisition of 50% of Flip Company AS in November 2025 to integrate its non-custodial wallet app; partnerships with Fizen in November 2025, LOAX for credit card distribution and Cardano entities for custodial services; launch of Cardano native tokens Hosky and Palm plus USDM trading pairs in Q2 2025; a share capital increase via put option in November 2025; appointment of Nicolai Lunde as CFO in Q3 2024; and OTC USDM services in Q1 2025.