City Oslo Financial News
10.05 / 09:01
Tether
supply
USDC
asset
Silicon Valley Bank
Cryptoverse-Tether gets a lift from stability doubts
tether is winning the race for the title of the crypto world's «least risky» asset. As a regional U.S. banking crisis widens and a regulatory crackdown on crypto firms deepens, investments within the cryptosphere are moving into tokens and coins perceived as relatively safe. Tether is already the top performer among stablecoins — digital tokens pegged to some fiat asset like the dollar — and has seen its market value soar since March. Its value is anchored by a 1-to-1 peg against a cache of dollars and a supply cap at around 85 billion tokens. Demand for the coin has been so strong that its peg has held above 1 since mid-April, hitting 1.002 last week.
14.04 / 11:45
Blockchain
NFT
Web3
Gaming
Decentralization
raid
Web3 hosts a Viking-Crypto raid with a unique gamified NFT minting experience
Gaming has become one of the most prolific industries impacted by blockchain technology. From in-game transactions to nonfungible tokens (NFTs), the gaming space has taken full advantage of blockchain development. Accounting for almost half of the blockchain activity in early 2023, blockchain gaming is the market’s leading Web3 transformation.
21.01 / 17:11
Technology
Adoption
regulation
Europe
Central Bank
Cash
Going cashless: Norway's digital currency project raises privacy questions
The small Nordic country of Norway may not be particularly notable on the global crypto map. With its 22 blockchain solution providers, the nation doesn’t stand out even at the regional level.
10.12 / 18:43
European Union
Protests
peace
Laureates honoured at Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo
The co-winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, including Russia's oldest human rights organisation, Memorial, Ukraine's Centre of Civil Liberties [CCL] and jailed Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski, have been honoured at an official awards ceremony in Oslo.
07.10 / 11:43
European economy
peace
Watch live: Who will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2022?
The winner, or winners, of this year's Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.
22.09 / 22:53
Climate change
Mahsa Amini: Protester death toll rises amid unrest in Iran over woman's death in police custody
The number of people killed in violent protests in Iran over the past six nights shot up on Thursday as unrest spreads across the country in response to a woman’s death in police custody.
16.08 / 15:05
Ukraine war
Bitcoin
Norway exports record as natural gas prices surge
Norway's exports reached a record in July, driven mainly by natural gas prices that have soared since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
16.08 / 12:37
Technology
Germany refuses to back calls for Russia tourist visa ban
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is refusing to back growing calls for an EU-wide ban on giving tourist visas to Russians.
14.08 / 18:55
Entrepreneur
Freya the walrus: Mischievous boat-sinker euthanised in Norway
Norwegian authorities have put down a walrus that gained international notoriety for its mischievous activities in Oslo.
26.06 / 15:47
LGBT
World
Attack
Norway mourns as memorial service for victims of Oslo shooting held
Norway's prime minister and members of the royal family joined mourners at a memorial service in Oslo Cathedral Sunday for the victims of a shooting in the capital's nightlife district.
26.06 / 13:23
World
festival
week
Wildfires in Europe, Afghanistan earthquake and the Oslo mass shooting | This week in pictures
This week huge wildfires ravaged swathes of Spain, Cyprus and Turkey amid searing heat across Europe.
25.06 / 11:13
European Union
News
Oslo Pride cancelled after shootings kill two and injure dozens more
An LGBTQI+ march in Oslo scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled after late-night shootings hit the Norwegian capital.
09.06 / 23:01
Stablecoin
Tether
Bitfinex
Bitcoin
Tether is ‘instrument of freedom’ and 'Bitcoin onramp,’ says Bitfinex CTO
On a sunsplashed day in the Swiss Alps, the CTO of Bitfinex and Tether, Paolo Ardoino shed light on the Plan B Lugano strategy, Tether as an onramp into Bitcoin (BTC) and–crucially–his favorite pizza toppings.
24.05 / 16:21
markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Price
Time
Bitcoin dives to fill CME gap amid claim new all-time highs will take 2 years
Bitcoin (BTC) stuck to "rangebound movements" into May 24 as price action avoided expected volatility.
01.03 / 13:35
01.03 / 11:17
Lowe's
Tether
surges
Rouble-Crypto Trading Surges As Sanctions Hit Russian Currency
Rouble-denominated trades with the Tether - a so-called stablecoin - hit $29.4 million.
24.02 / 04:45
business
COST
Bitcoin
Low
Bitcoin Could Be Laid Low By Miners' Malady
Bitcoin miners are feeling the heat - and the pain's rippling downstream to pressure prices.
23.02 / 07:07
Bitcoin news
Bitcoin price today
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Price
Low
Bitcoin could be laid low by miners' malady
Bitcoin miners are feeling the heat — and the pain's rippling downstream to pressure prices. The cryptocurrency's spectacular rally in 2021 drew thousands of entrants into mining, or producing new coin. As a result the hashrate, or combined computational power used by bitcoin miners globally, has roughly quadrupled over the past six months to blow past 200 million «terahashes» per second. But what's that got to do with the price of bitcoin?
01.02 / 19:07
History
News
Far-right extremist Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in 2011, has parole request rejected
The Norwegian judiciary on Tuesday rejected a request by neo-Nazi Anders Behring Breivik for parole just 10 years after he killed 77 people in the Nordic country.
27.01 / 16:05
abortion rights
Study
COVID was in Europe weeks before first confirmed cases, claims Norway study
Researchers in Norway say COVID-19 was likely far more widespread in Europe, and around the world, before a first official diagnosis was made.
23.01 / 22:13
Taliban
Ukraine: Blinken defends Germany after Kyiv criticises Berlin over Russia stance
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that he had "no doubts" over Germany's determination to stand up to Russia, after Berlin drew anger in Ukraine over its refusal to supply Kyiv with weapons.
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