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Nordic Bank Nordea to Offer Bitcoin‑linked Synthetic ETP on Its Platforms
31.10.2025
Nordea will allow customers to trade a Coinshares‑manufactured bitcoin synthetic ETP on its platforms from December 2025. Nordea announced on October 30, 2025, that it will permit customers in the Nordics to trade an externally manufactured crypto‑linked product — a synthetic exchange‑traded...
Finland’s Crypto Casino Boom: How Digital Assets Are Changing Online Gaming
24.10.2025
This article represents the personal views of Robin Burns; offering a perspective on how cryptocurrency is influencing the Finnish casino market and what players should know as digital assets continue to evolve. I’ve watched the rise of cryptocurrency transform not just finance, but also the way...
Stablecoin Issuer Paxos to Buy Finland's Membrane Finance to Gain EU Access
19.11.2024
Paxos agreed to buy electronic money institution Membrane Finance, which is licensed in Finland
HEX founder Richard Heart suspected of tax evasion in Finland
18.9.2024
Richard Schueler, aka Richard Heart, is already at the center of an SEC suit. Now he has issues in Finland, his chosen country of residence
Marathon’s BTC mining is heating an entire town in Finland
21.6.2024
Selling excess heat from Bitcoin mining could be another financial lifeline for miners after the 2024 Bitcoin halving
Ground-breaking Project in Finland Uses Bitcoin Mining to Heat Homes
23.4.2024
A new ground-breaking project in Finland is turning energy from Bitcoin mining into energy to heat homes.
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Finnish Tax Administration Found €30 Million Worth Unreported Crypto Gains in 2023
22.4.2024
Finland’s Tax authority has found profits from sales of unreported crypto gains in 2023, amounting to €30 Million ($31.9 million).
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Why Finland Could be Europe’s Next Crypto Mining Giant
22.2.2024
Finland is emerging fast as an attractive place for crypto mining due to its relatively cool climate, which helps with cooling mining rigs, and its abundant renewable energy sources.
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The Key to Making More Money During a Crypto ICO? Look Trustworthy, New Study Says
9.2.2024
A February 8 study from the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland, has unveiled that a trustworthy appearance could boost investor funding in crypto initial coin offerings (ICOs) by an impressive 95%. For context, ICOs typically refer to the raising of capital required to launch a...
Crypto Forensics Breakthrough: Finnish Authorities Trace Monero in High-Profile Hack
28.1.2024
The National Bureau of Investigation in Finland has reportedly made significant progress in tracing Monero (XMR) transactions as part of an ongoing investigation into the criminal trial of Julius Aleksanteri Kivimäki. Kivimäki stands accused of hacking a private mental health firm’s database...
Bank of Finland Initiates Development of Finnish Instant Payment Solution Aligned with European Standards
19.10.2023
The Bank of Finland (BOF) has taken the lead in spearheading the development of a Finnish instant payment solution that aligns with European standards.
During this year's fifth Euro and economy publication event on October 19, Tuomas Välimäki, a member of the Governing Council of the European...
Finland works on instant payments system, embraces digital euro
19.10.2023
The Bank of Finland actively promotes the development of new forms of payment
ViaBTC’s 7th Anniversary: The Evolution of Crypto Mining
17.5.2023
On January 3, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Genesis Block on a small server in Helsinki, Finland, and received a reward of 50 bitcoins, which marks the beginning of crypto mining. From CPU to ASIC In Satoshi Nakamoto’s initial vision, BTC mining could be performed using CPUs installed...
Localbitcoins, the Pioneer P2P Bitcoin Exchange, Shuts Down After a Decade of Service Due to Crypto Winter
9.2.2023
Localbitcoins, the Helsinki, Finland-based bitcoin exchange founded in 2012, is closing operations after over a decade of service. The company’s operators attribute the shutdown to the “ongoing crypto-winter,” which has left them unable to continue offering their bitcoin...
LocalBitcoins closes down the P2P crypto exchange service
9.2.2023
LocalBitcoins’ customers have 12 months to withdraw their cryptocurrencies from the LocalBitcoins wallet but are advised to do so immediately
Euro stablecoin launched in Finland, claims to be first approved in the EU
2.2.2023
USDC issuer Circle Inc. previously released a euro-backed stablecoin that is regulated in the United States
The state of crypto in Northern Europe: Hostile Scandinavia and vibrant Baltics
30.10.2022
The Nordics remain a cold place for crypto, but Estonia still leads as the public blockchain adopter
Bank of Finland governor says digital euro could facilitate pan-European services to consumers
24.8.2022
"An economy dominated by digital payments but without a strong monetary anchor would be inherently unstable," claimed Rehn
Crypto Prices Are Fanned by Flawed Economics and Conspiracy Theories; CBDCs Are Immune: Bank of Finland Governor
24.8.2022
While making a case for digital euro, Bank of Finland governor Olli Rehn said that CBDCs won't be subject to price volatility of private cryptos
Finland Sells 1,889 Seized Bitcoins for $47 Million — Proceeds Going to Ukraine
24.7.2022
Finland has sold 1,889 bitcoins seized in narcotic cases for 46.5 million euros ($47.4 million). The country’s finance minister previously said that the bitcoin sale proceeds will go to Ukraine for humanitarian aid and reconstruction as its war with Russia continues. Finland Sells Bitcoin...