ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) has charged four men this week, accusing them of defrauding 963 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 86.5 million USD) through a fraudulent investment scheme between 2015 and 2018. The scam gang attracted investors with cryptocurrencies such as OctaCoin, NanoCoin, and Ormeus Coin, promising high returns but making no real investments.Victims are spread across Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, and China, who invested their funds into projects named Crypto888 Club, Octa Partners, and Nano Club. These brands actually belonged to the same Ponzi scheme, with Octa Partners rebranding to Nano Club after its collapse, then becoming Crypto888, and finally renaming to Nano Crowd, continuously defrauding investors.

ChainCatcher news, according to a post by Bitcoin Magazine on the X platform, the Norwegian central bank fund disclosed its holdings of MicroStrategy shares worth 500 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to Protos, the Norwegian news site TV2 has revealed the personal details of some major cryptocurrency investors in Norway, who collectively hold assets worth tens of millions of dollars.TV2 published this list on December 4, using Norway's publicly accessible tax declaration system to track the income and overall wealth of prolific cryptocurrency holders.At the top of the wealth list are Terje Øvrehus, Kristoffer Daniel Norambuena, and Alexander Leonard Larsen, who hold $32.7 million, $28.8 million, and $28 million in crypto assets, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, the supervisory authority of the Norwegian wealth fund will review footwear manufacturers, cryptocurrency, and gambling companies in 2025, which may lead to divestment.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, an expert committee advising Norwegian politicians stated that although the country is one of the lowest users of cash globally, there is currently no urgency to adopt a central bank digital currency (CBDC).The committee believes that cash still plays an important role in ensuring safe and simple payments for everyone. Nevertheless, it recommends that "necessary regulatory reforms" should begin in order to potentially introduce a significant CBDC in the future.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the central bank of Norway, Norges Bank, has recognized the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), and the country is evaluating the possibility of adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC).Kjetil Watne, the project director of Norges Bank's CBDC project, stated that Norway, as a member of the European Economic Area (EEA), welcomes the MiCA framework. However, he noted that the bank is still considering "whether additional regulation is needed to promote financial stability." Norges Bank has "not yet decided" whether to issue a CBDC and is assessing how to "mitigate regulatory gaps associated with decentralized finance."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the mayor of Hadeland, Kjell-Børge Freiberg, stated that the noise from the Bitcoin mining center disturbed many residents, and the mining facility was closed during the week of September 9.However, Dennis Porter, co-founder of the Satoshi Action Fund, pointed out that the decline in electricity demand in the area after the ban led to other users having to bear higher electricity costs to compensate for the revenue loss caused by the exit of Bitcoin mining businesses.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Norway has passed new legislation related to data centers, indicating that there may be more scrutiny of Bitcoin mining companies.It is reported that the new legislation will require all data centers in the country to be formally registered, including information about the owners and leaders of these centers as well as the types of digital services they provide. Norway will become the first European country to establish such a framework.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, "Australian" Craig Wright has stopped his appeal against the defamation case related to his claim of being the anonymous Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto, which he lost in 2022.The appeal was directed against Norwegian citizen Magnus Granath, who goes by the pseudonym "Hodlonaut," and published harsh remarks about Craig Wright on Twitter (now known as X). In 2022, a Norwegian judge supported Granath's choice of wording and other written statements regarding Craig Wright, which Wright sought to appeal.

ChainCatcher news, the Norwegian central bank has shared the experimental results of the fourth phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC). The bank believes that there is currently no need for a retail CBDC, as tokenized deposits can provide an alternative to retail CBDC. Therefore, it will now explore wholesale CBDC for interbank settlement of tokenized deposits. The fifth phase will last until the end of 2025, at which point the central bank's management will have the tools to decide whether to continue the launch of CBDC.

ChainCatcher news, European cryptocurrency exchange BitPanda has announced that it has become a foreign entity licensed as a virtual currency service provider in Norway. BitPanda holds licenses in several European jurisdictions, including Austria, Germany, France, the Czech Republic, and Sweden, with over 4 million users, and is able to provide digital assets to European financial institutions and newcomers.

ChainCatcher news, the Norwegian official agency Brönnöysund Register Centre and the Norwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten) announced at the Nokios conference on Wednesday that they are collaborating with consulting firm EY to establish a metaverse tax office and agency in Decentraland, aiming to create a Web3 footprint while serving young tech enthusiasts. (CoinDesk)

Chain Catcher news, the Norwegian Bank (the country's central bank) is building a central bank digital currency (CBDC) sandbox on Ethereum, and has currently developed a prototype infrastructure based on Ethereum technology.In May of this year, the Ethereum scaling solution Nahmii announced that it was selected through competitive bidding to collaborate with the Norwegian central bank on the upcoming experimental CBDC sandbox project. Nahmii will create the sandbox environment for the Norwegian central bank, which will use the platform as part of a broader testing of the CBDC. (Source link)