Norway · Crypto
K33 MARKETS as
K33 Markets AS is a Norwegian limited company with its office in Oslo. The Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) authorised it in June 2026 as a crypto-asset service provider under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). It is a wholly owned subsidiary of K33 AB (publ), which is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market, and it trades under the K33 brand. It is the counterparty to its clients' crypto-asset trades, which it quotes on request (request for quote, RFQ). It also offers custody and transfer services to companies and private investors who expect to trade more than USD 100,000 a year.
Licences and registrations
Held by K33 MARKETS as (LEI 6367008S3JL8VVP6T689). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providersNorwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) | Crypto-asset service providerCrypto-Asset Service Provider | 6367008S3JL8VVP6T689 | Norway | Active | 2026-06-16 | — |
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Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory.
Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
K33 Operations AS
Firm type
Crypto exchange or broker
Trades as K33
- Standing
- Finanstilsynet authorised the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA on 16 June 2026. Before then it operated as a virtual asset service provider registered with Finanstilsynet under the Norwegian anti-money laundering framework.
- Ownership
- K33 AB (publ), a Swedish company listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market, owns all of the firm through K33 Operations AS.
- Direct parent
- K33 Operations AS ↗, Norway
- Ultimate owner
- K33 AB (publ), Sweden
- Head office
- Munkedamsveien 45C, 0250 Oslo, Norway
- Company register
- Brønnøysund Register Centre 919 578 998
- Founder
- Torbjørn Bull Jenssen
Online
- Websites & references
- k33.com ↗
markets.k33.com ↗ client trading platform (login) - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗
Sources · 16 pages consulted
- finanstilsynet.no/virksomhetsregisteret/detalj/?id=203516
- virksomhet.brreg.no/en/oppslag/enheter/919578998
- k33.com
- k33.com/disclosures
- cdn.prod.website-files.com/645396e8d92c58b99155faf3/6a2808d2e5d67e7da9122cd8_K33M%20Terms%20%26%20Conditions%20-%20J
- cdn.prod.website-files.com/645396e8d92c58b99155faf3/69a18f39a7299e2db84fdaf3_K33M%20Custody%20Policy.pdf
- k33.com/company
- k33.com/ir/governance
- k33.com/markets
- view.news.eu.nasdaq.com/view?id=bfa1cfbf31a1da080604ca6c975273b57&lang=en
- inderes.fi/en/releases/k33-takes-first-step-in-active-european-expansion
- inderes.fi/en/releases/k33-publishes-interim-report-for-q1-2026
- inderes.fi/en/releases/k33-publishes-interim-report-for-q2-2026
- tradingview.com/news/modular_finance:5df01977df8b4:0-k33-publishes-interim-report-for-q1-2026/
- mfn.se/all/a/arcario
- kaupr.io/en/news/positioning-itself-for-increased-crypto-competition-in-norway-and-the-nordics
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
Finanstilsynet authorises the firm under MiCA as a crypto-asset service provider. Its terms list three authorised services: executing orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients, custody and administration, and transfer services. The group says it passported the authorisation to Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Germany in July 2026.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet) Norway | Crypto-asset service provider authorisation under MiCA (execution of orders, custody and administration, transfer services) | 6367008S3JL8VVP6T689 | In its own name | Active | finanstilsynet.no ↗ |
| Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet) Norway | Registration as provider of exchange and custody services for virtual currency under the Norwegian anti-money laundering framework | — | In its own name | Status unconfirmed | cdn.prod.website-files.com ↗ |
Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Safeguarding
- Segregated safeguarding accountsAccording to its terms, client fiat is held in segregated client accounts at Norwegian banks and client crypto-assets in pooled or individual wallets. Both are kept separate from the firm's own assets.
- Crypto-asset custody
- Held by the firmThe firm holds client crypto-assets itself in pooled Client Wallets or individual Vault wallets, using Fireblocks multi-party computation technology. It states that Fireblocks has no access to client funds and that it uses no other crypto-asset service provider for custody.
Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
The firm buys crypto-assets from and sells them to its clients as counterparty, with prices quoted on request. It also offers pooled or individually segregated (Vault) custody, transfers, and fiat funding in NOK, USD, EUR, GBP, SEK, DKK, CHF and CAD.
It serves clients from Norway and has passported its MiCA authorisation to Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Germany as of July 2026.
- Payment volume
- SEK 2.7bn12-month rolling trading volume of K33 Markets (approximate)
- Sells to
- Enterprises · Financial institutions · Consumers
- Serves customers in 5 countries
- Norway · Sweden · Denmark · Finland · Germany
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Torbjørn Bull Jenssen Founder and CEO (K33 AB (publ), group level)
- Chief financial officer
- Bendik Norheim Schei CFO (K33 AB (publ), group level)
- Chair
- Yngve Aslaksen Gram Chairman of the board of K33 AB (publ) (group level)
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Licence
The firm completed the passporting of its MiCA authorisation into Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Germany.
inderes.fi ↗ -
Licence
Finanstilsynet authorised the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA.
view.news.eu.nasdaq.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
The parent K33 AB (publ) closed its purchase of a 46% stake in Sixty Six Capital Inc.
inderes.fi ↗ -
Other
The K33 group launched crypto-backed loans, which it says may fall outside the scope of MiCA.
inderes.fi ↗ -
Licence
The K33 group confirmed that it had applied to Finanstilsynet for authorisation under MiCA.
kaupr.io ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
- Licence no. · ESMA-CASP
- 6367008S3JL8VVP6T689
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Published by the register
- Elucidate firm ID
- a7ab51b2df2b
Profile
- Type
- CryptoCrypto-asset service providers, virtual-asset trading platforms and stablecoin issuers. Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Main licence class
- Crypto-Asset Service Provider
- Activities
- Crypto-assets
- Licensed in
- Norway · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2026-06-16
- Website
- www.k33.com ↗
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- K33 Operations AS · Norway254900VXC5OVDG0YVX02 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- K33 AB (publ) · Sweden549300O9UB56DF0JPH61 ↗
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- Munkedamsveien 45C, 0250 OSLO, NORWAY
- Country
- Norway
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
This institution holds no BIC. A CBPR+ message identifies it by name and postal address, and may add its LEI or a clearing code.
- Identified by
- Name and postal address, with its LEI
- Postal address
- Incomplete: no town published
- The register publishes no town as a separate field. A CBPR+ postal address needs at least a town name (TwnNm) and a country (Ctry).
The LEI record in GLEIF holds a structured legal address.
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The values are as published by the register. Check them against your own records before use.
Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Register for this page
- ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers—European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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