Niklas Nikolajsen
| Niklas Nikolajsen | |
|---|---|
 CEO- and co-founder of Bitcoin Suisse AG, Niklas Nikolajsen | |
| Born | December 1975, Denmark |
| Residence | Zug, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Banker/broker/trader |
| Known for | Banking/brokerage in the field of crypto finance. Early blockchain entrepreneur. Leading Swiss bitcoin & blockchain proponent |
Niklas Nikolajsen (born 1975) is an early[1] adaptor, investor and FinTech entrepreneur in the field of crypto currencies and crypto finance (bitcoin). While a Danish citizen, Nikolajsen has been a Swiss resident since 2011.
A computer science graduate from Copenhagen, Denmark, he has worked professionally as a software architect and developer from 1998 until 2012; during the later years of his career mostly in the financial sector.
In 2013, he co-founded Bitcoin Suisse AG, a (2016) leading broker, asset manager and financial service provider in the field of crypto finance. This company became the first bitcoin financial service provider to provide services to a public entity (the town of Zug).[2][3]
In 2014, he co-founded the Digital Finance Compliance Association and joined its board, promoting the Zug-based 'Crypto Valley' concept,[4] and working towards a friendly Swiss regulatory framework for digital finance with the FINMA (Swiss Financial Market Authority)
Since 2010, he has been an outspoken proponent of bitcoin and blockchain technology, particularly in Switzerland. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
In 2016 Niklas Nikolajsen was named a top-100-influential Swiss banker by the Swiss financial magazine BILANZ.[21]
References
- ↑ Nis Kielgast and Jakob Skaaning, (Oct 25, 2011) "Nørdernes ustyrlige valuta kommer til Danmark" Danmarks Radio (DR)
- ↑ Christian Uhlig, (Jul 1, 2016) "Alpine 'Crypto Valley' pays with Bitcoins"Deutsche Welle (DW)
- ↑ Jamey Keaten, (May 11, 2016) "Seen as global first, Swiss town to accept bitcoin payments" Phys.org
- ↑ Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi, (Sep 8, 2016) "Low tax Zug aims to become Switzerland's 'Crypto Valley'"Reuters
- ↑ Manuel Stagars, (Aug 11, 2016) "FinTech Made in Switzerland: Interview with Niklas Nikolajsen, Bitcoin Suisse" FinTech Made in Switzerland (documentary)
- ↑ Frédéric Papp, (Sep 14, 2016) "Niklas Nikolajsen: «Banken werden bald Bitcoin-Konten anbieten»" finews.ch
- ↑ Erich Aschwanden, (Jun 19, 2016) "Internet-Unternehmer: Unterwegs im «Crypto Valley»”Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)
- ↑ Harry Büsser, (Jan 01, 2016) "Wie Blockchains die Finanzwelt umkrempeln" BILANZ
- ↑ Reto Vogt, (Mar 17, 2014) MM-Ausgabe 12 MigrosMagazin.ch "Wir nehmen Bitcoin!"Migros Magazin
- ↑ Dominic Graf, (Jan 28, 2014) "Digitales Geld in der Zentralschweiz" Zentralplus
- ↑ Marc Badertscher, (Dec 10, 2014) "Neue Bitcoin-Automaten in der Schweiz" Handelszeitung
- ↑ Matthias Sander, (Oct 10, 2014) "Zuger Firma verkauft Bitcoin-Scheine"Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)'
- ↑ Marc Badertscher, (Oct 3, 2014) "Bitcoin: Digitale Währung jetzt als Geldschein" Handelszeitung
- ↑ Lukas Rohner, (Jul 29, 2014) "Finma erlaubt nun doch Zürcher Bitcoin-Automaten" Handelszeitung
- ↑ Marc Badertscher, (Jan 27, 2016) "Kurs der Bitcoin-Konkurrenz Ether explodiert" Handelszeitung
- ↑ Matthias Sander, (Dec 19, 2014) "Kommt nach der Katastrophe das grosse Ding?" Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)'
- ↑ Matthias Sander, (Jul 30, 2014) "Zürcher Bitcoin-Automat wieder in Betrieb" Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)'
- ↑ Finance 2.0 2015 Conference Speaker, (Sep 23, 2015) "Economic Roundtable: The Role of Cryptocurrency in the Future of Global Finance"Finance 2.0
- ↑ Finance 2.0 2016 Conference Speaker, (Sep 13, 2016) "Use case: Improving international settlements with cryptocurrencies"Finance 2.0
- ↑ Ed., (Sep 22, 2015) "«Finance 2.0 Crypto»: Conference of Revolutionaries?"finews.ch
- ↑ Erik Nolmans, Dirk Schütz, Harry Büsser and Stefan Lüscher, (Bilanz no. 18, 2016, p. 60, 62) BILANZ "Die 100 Top-Banker"BILANZ