Niklas Nikolajsen

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Niklas Nikolajsen (* 1975 ) is a Danish early adopter , investor and FinTech entrepreneur in the field of crypto currencies and crypto financing ( Bitcoin ). He has lived in Switzerland since 2011 .

Career

Nikolajsen, a graduate computer scientist, worked as a software architect and developer , in the later years of his career mainly in the financial sector.

In 2013 he co-founded Bitcoin Suisse AG , a (2016) leading broker , asset manager and financial service provider in the crypto finance sector, which he led as CEO until the end of 2017. With over 110 employees, Bitcoin Suisse AG is one of the largest companies in the crypto finance sector in Switzerland and Europe. Bitcoin Suisse AG is the payment terminal provider for the city ​​of Zug , the first public body worldwide to accept Bitcoin payments for public financial services . Nikolajsen has been Chairman of Bitcoin Suisse AG since 2018.

In 2014 he co-founded the Digital Finance Compliance Association, joined the board, promoted the Zug-based 'Crypto Valley' concept and worked together with the Swiss Financial Market Authority on the Swiss framework for digital finance and cryptocurrencies.

Since 2010 he has been a proponent of Bitcoin and Blockchain technology, especially in Switzerland.

In 2016 and 2018, the Swiss business magazine BILANZ listed him among the top 100 most influential Swiss bankers.

In 2018 Nikolajsen bought the Salesianum in Zug, a residence built in 1750 on the lake shore, which gave shelter to the author of the Swiss national anthem during a dispute with church officials in the 19th century. The chapel of St. Karl Borromeo belonging to the property will in future be made available as a publicly accessible museum. The Salesianum is one of the landmarks of Zug.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nis Kielgast and Jakob Skaaning, (Oct 25, 2011) "Nørdernes ustyrlige valuta kommer til Danmark" Danmarks Radio (DR)
    Andreas Lønstrup, (Jan 03, 2017) "» Da jeg læste det, var jeg ikke i tvivl om, at Because he is the most troubled opfindelse on the internet «" Berlingske
    Andreas Lønstrup, (Jan 03, 2017) "Virtuel valuta har gjort Niklas til mangemillionær" Berlingske
  2. ↑ Our Team | Bitcoin Suisse. Retrieved December 20, 2019 (UK English).
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi, (Sep 8, 2016) "Low tax Zug aims to become Switzerland's 'Crypto Valley'" Reuters
  5. ↑ 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:" Banks will soon be Bitcoin Offer accounts »" finews.ch
    Erich Aschwanden, (Jun 19, 2016) Internet entrepreneur : Out and about in the «Crypto Valley» Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)
    Harry Büsser, (Jan 01, 2016) "How blockchains are turning the financial world upside down" BILANZ
    Reto Vogt, (Mar 17, 2014) MM issue 12 MigrosMagazin.ch "We take Bitcoin!" " Migros Magazine "
    Dominic Graf, (Jan 28, 2014) "Digital Money in Central Switzerland" " Zentralplus "
    Marc Badertscher, (Dec 10, 2014) "New Bitcoin ATMs in Switzerland" Handelszeitung
    Matthias Sander, (Oct 10, 2014) 2014) "Zug company sells Bitcoin notes" Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)
    Marc Badertscher, (Oct 3, 2014) "Bitcoin: digital currency now as banknote" Handelszeitung
    Lukas Rohner, (Jul 29, 2014) "Finma now allows Zürcher Bitcoin vending machine " Handelszeitung
    Marc Badertscher, (Jan 27, 2016) " Price of the Bitcoin competition Ether explodes " Handelszeitung
    Matthias Sander, (Dec 19, 2014) " Will the big thing come after the disaster? " Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)
    Matthias Sander, (Jul 30, 2014) "Zürcher Bitcoin-Automat back in operation" Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)
  6. ↑ Erik Nolmans, Dirk Schütz, Harry Büsser and Stefan Lüscher, (Bilanz no. 18, 2016, pp. 60, 62) BILANZ "The 100 Top-Bankers" BILANZ
  7. ↑ Balance: The 100 Top Bankers in Switzerland 2018. October 2018, accessed on December 20, 2019 .
  8. ↑ A magnificent villa in Zug is now all about Bitcoin. November 9, 2018, accessed on December 20, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
personal data
SURNAME Nikolajsen, Niklas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish early adopter, investor and FinTech entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH 1975