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Since our latest Future of Finance Premium edition, Kaupr has seen solid growth across all platforms — from our news site kaupr.io to YouTube, social media (especially LinkedIn), and our newsletters, led by Future of Finance.

This momentum is partly driven by our active live blogging from conferences and events across the Nordics and beyond, as well as by our increased publishing capacity. But our ambitions go even further.

We’ve also introduced a new Markets menu on our news site to provide more continuous coverage of developments in crypto and related markets.

On Telegram, we’ve expanded our presence with both a Channel and a Group — and we’d love for you to join us there.

In this edition, we share our key takeaways and highlights from the European Blockchain Convention in Barcelona. Our team conducted several on-site video interviews and produced a summary video direct from a park in Barcelona.

Scroll down for our Barcelona coverage — or start with our exclusive video interviews and latest news stories.

Best regards,
Morten

We’re truly encouraged by the response to our new newsletter concept, Future of Finance. More than 1,000 readers have already joined our Premium and/or Digest editions — and the community keeps growing.

As mentioned earlier, the Premium Edition is delivered directly to your inbox and features in-depth insights into selected topics and events. The Digest Edition, on the other hand, is shared via LinkedIn and gives you a quick, curated overview of the latest developments shaping the financial landscape.

If you’d like to explore previous editions — both Premium and Digest — you can the recent ones here:

Future of Finance Digest, Oct 15, 2025: Short-Term Crypto Volatility, Long-Term Digital Finance Innovation

Future of Finance Premium, September 28, 2025: Digital assets enter the Tradfi agenda in the Nordics

Future of Finance Digest, Aug 3, 2025: US Politics, TradFi partnerships and Nordic innovation

Future of Finance Premium, Aug 1, 2025: TradFi meets Crypto & DeFi

Future of Finance Premium, July 25, 2025: Acceleration Stablecoin Frenzy

Future of Finance Digest, July 22, 2025: A Digest from June - July

Future of Finance Digest, July 21, 2025: Introducing Future of Finance Digest

Future of Finance Premium, July 18, 2025: Future of Finance - in Audio & Onchain

On a regular basis, Kaupr and its editor, Morten Myrstad, conduct video interviews with business and thought leaders in crypto and digital assets, in the Nordics and beyond.

The videos are published on the Kaupr Media YouTube Channel and as news articles with the videos interview embedded on the Kaupr news site.

Below we share a short intro and links to the latest business leader talk.

In this exclusive interview, Sander Andersen, Chairman of the Board at H100 and an early health tech entrepreneur, shares his personal journey and how it shaped H100’s pioneering role in the Nordic Bitcoin treasury space.

Hear about the company’s bold Project Svalbard roadmap and their ambitious goal to 10x Bitcoin holdings. Watch to learn about Andersen’s innovative approach to scaling Bitcoin accumulation and building a new financial frontier.

Read and watch on the Kaupr news site or on Kaupr Media YouTube.

It is unfortunate and misleading that the Swedish authority continues to communicate about crypto with the same rhetoric that was used before the regulations even existed. MiCA gives investors protection, and indeed the industry has taken responsibility.

Christian Ander, CEO of BTCX, writes in a blog post that the fear of “unregulated crypto” should be history. But the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority is still repeating old warnings, as if nothing has changed.

Safello has signed a cooperation agreement with Fragbite Group AB, a Swedish gaming and e-sports company listed on Nasdaq First North. Through the deal, Safello becomes Fragbite Group's preferred partner for trading Bitcoin and crypto services.

Fragbite Group decided to establish Bitcoin Treasurys as its own business area in June.

Pensum Asset Management and K33 AB join forces to explore safe and professional solutions for exposure to Bitcoin and digital assets for Norwegian investors. The collaboration starts with research, insights and training.

This is yet another example of how traditional finance is now showing interest in crypto, bitcoin and other digital assets. Pensum Asset Management, in the image represented by the management department, is part of the Pensum Group.

Norwegian investment platform StackXMe partners with Norwegian crypto trading platform TÝR Markets to offer direct crypto trading to StackXMe's clients through StackXMe's investment app.

According to the parties, this marks a new step for retail investors in Norway, who now for the first time have the opportunity to trade cryptocurrency with zero spreads and the lowest costs in the market.

The Danish challenger bank Lunar is the first Nordic bank to obtain a MICA license for crypto services. Lunar's closed crypto platform, Lunar Block, is integrated directly into the Lunar app and is available in Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

Lunar reached 1 million users in March this year. a significant milestone in its mission to transform the banking experience for individuals and businesses across the Nordics. Now Lunar has reached a new milestone with its MiCA license.

The Nordic Blockchain Association has announced plans for the next Nordic Blockchain Conference, taking place on May 26–27, 2026, in Stockholm — the same host city as in 2025. Blind Bird tickets are already available.

Now entering its 8th edition, the conference has evolved into the largest blockchain and web3 gathering in the Nordics. The first six editions were held in Copenhagen before moving to Stockholm in 2025.

On September 19th, DNB threw open the doors to its very first Digital Asset Summit in Oslo — and what a day it was! More than 200 curious minds came together to dive into what’s next for finance: digital money, tokens, crypto, and more.

Speakers, moderators and panelists in the video: Ole Morten Sunde (DNB), Nikolai Nyrud Gobel (DNB), Torbjørn Bull Jenssen (@k33), Dovile Silenskyte, CFA (WisdomTree), Morten Søberg, PhD (Bitcoin Policy Institute Norway), Tom Staavi (Finans Norge/Finance Norway), Ville Sointu (Nordea), Kjetil Watne (Norges Bank), Nadine Teychenne (Citi), Varun Paul (Fireblocks), Lars Marius Sæverhagen (DNB)

The 11th European Blockchain Convention (EBC11) drew over 6,000 attendees, 300 speakers, 81 sponsors, and 92 countries to Barcelona for two action-packed days of digital assets, Web3, tokenization, and institutional finance. Expanded to three stages with the largest meeting program ever in Europe, EBC11 cemented its role as the continent's central hub for ecosystem-building, networking, and thought leadership.

Startup Battles and Collaborative Energy
Across three stages and more than 100 sessions, EBC Barcelona’s business matchmaking, mentoring, and partner programs reinforced its role as the go-to venue for forging early-stage deals and collaborative growth.​​

Kaupr’s Nordic Perspective
Kaupr’s team delivered real-time interviews, insights, and analysis from Nordic and European voices, making EBC coverage a foundation for understanding the digital finance landscape ahead.​

Platform for the Future
With record attendance, mature institutional dialogues, and cross-border innovation, EBC Barcelona 2025 stands as Europe’s milestone for blockchain’s shift from promise to trust, collaboration, and realized adoption.​

Kaupr’s Morten Myrstad and Leon Aleksander Karlsen Solbakken summarized the event’s spirit: Europe is shifting from blockchain promise to tangible financial infrastructure. Tokenization now underpins real-world asset funds and investment frameworks, while euro-backed stablecoins enable liquidity and interoperability between crypto and traditional payment networks. Instead of speculation, the focus was on trust, collaboration with regulators, and proven adoption, marking a genuine turning point for Europe’s digital finance market.​

EBC11 took place less than a week after the October 11 crypto market crash, which saw over $19 billion liquidated. Despite market shocks, conference sentiment was notably optimistic and focused on accelerating institutionalization and maturity in crypto. Delegates looked to 2026 as a breakthrough year for mainstream adoption and regulated growth.​

Panels and keynotes from innovators like Bitpanda and Avara reinforced how Europe’s “methodical, partnership-driven” regulatory model is shaping the continent’s global leadership in digital finance, with MiCA setting the tone for industry trust and scalable progress.​

ByBit’s Mazurka Zeng captured the shift: “MiCA has changed the game.” New unified rules allow banks and DeFi innovators to collaborate under a pan-European compliance framework—bringing real access for 450 million Europeans and setting the table for regulated DeFi.​

ECB delegates and executives from J.P. Morgan, AllUnity, and others emphasized that regulated stablecoins are the anchor use case for digital payments and liquidity, predicting a future where public and private monies operate side by side.​

Karina Rothoff Brix (Firi Denmark) shared that stablecoins are the first “real use case” making crypto accessible and trusted by traditional finance. MiCA’s passporting unlocks pan-European potential, while Brix pointed out US regulatory momentum could reset the competitive field. With Firi’s dual applications in Norway and Denmark, she stressed that trust is now the catalyst for European crypto adoption.​

In the panel “Loyalty, Community, Ownership,” Melina Tag, Robby Yung, Sebastien Borget, and Jordi Mompart explored how Web3 changes loyalty from transactions to identity and membership. Practical examples included digital engagement, on-chain participation, and new brand–community paradigms built around genuine relationships.​

Michael Healy (Unit Network) advocated for tokenized ownership and more inclusive digital asset access, showcasing models for broadening financial participation in communities often excluded by legacy financial systems.​

Barnali Biswal (Hilbert Group) reported a strong move by European family offices to longer-term and regulated crypto exposure. Institutions now seek transparency, due diligence, and sustainable investment structures over speculative trades.​

Bitwise CIO Matthew Hougan told Kaupr that the October crash was a “blip,” not a real threat to crypto’s core infrastructure or investor confidence. He highlighted ETF flows and robust DeFi platforms as pillars of the sector’s newfound resilience.​

In a follow-up interview, Hougan said Bitwise’s assets under management exploded from $1 billion to $15 billion since US Bitcoin ETF approval. Institutions now hold 28% of ETF assets—a figure expected to surpass 50% soon. Hougan sees this as the start of a multi-year cycle, with DeFi’s operational strength underpinning institutional crypto mainstreaming.​

H100 CEO Sander Andersen was the only panelist with 1,000 BTC on his company’s balance sheet at EBC11. “Operation Svalbard” and H100’s debt-free, risk-managed treasury approach exemplified the Nordic region’s disciplined focus on long-term Bitcoin adoption.​

In his post-panel Kaupr interview, Andersen reflected on the shift from growth races to institutional-grade execution and governance. H100 now develops over-collateralized products without forced liquidation—delivering tailored, structured exposure fit for conservative and institutional investors. Andersen sees consolidation and professionalization as the keys for treasury firms to thrive and lead the next phase of global Bitcoin integration.​

Fifty startups took the stage in Europe’s largest blockchain startup competition. Sweden’s Deploi (Oskars Jepsis, Oleksandr Zeziulinskyi) won for its mission to overhaul private credit using blockchain and tokenization.

Frigg, led by Norwegian Philip Berntsen and headquartered in Switzerland, placed second for channeling new capital into overlooked renewable energy projects.​ We interviewed Berntsen earlier this year, and really recommend you to watch and listen to this innovative initiative.

On Tuesday, September 21, we attended the Firi event, “The Fight Against Crypto Crime”. We will be publish a summary from the event on the Kaupr news site.

On Tuesday September 21 we live blogged from a stablecoin discussion at the Estonian Embassy in Oslo. You can find all of them in the news feed on our Linkedin page. But we have below picked one for you.

Thanks again for reading the Future of Finance Premium newsletter! We’d love to hear your feedback and any suggestions for topics you’d like us to cover next. And don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an update!

Best regards,
Morten