TV2 printed the listing on December 4, monitoring the revenue and general wealth of prolific crypto holders utilizing Norway’s publicly seen tax return system.
On the high of the wealth listing, there are Terje Øvrehus, Kristoffer Daniel Norambuena, and Alexander Leonard Larsen, who maintain $32.7 million, $28.8 million, and $28 million in property respectively.
Øvrehus is understood for his bitcoin investments, Norambuena is reportedly unknown to TV2, and Larsen is the co-founder of controversial crypto gaming agency Axie Infinity. Their declared incomes, nevertheless, are considerably much less. Øvrehus has an revenue of $57,000, Norambuena has an revenue of $0, and Larsen has an revenue of $1.3 million.
Norway’s public tax ledger isn’t for everybody
In Norway, everybody’s tax returns are publicly accessible on request and can embody a person’s full identify and date of delivery. This clear tax system has been round for the reason that 1800s however was made simpler to entry with the arrival of the web.
For some time, trying to find another person’s tax returns was an nameless affair. Then, in 2014, tax authorities launched a notification system that exposed who was wanting up whose data. Norway’s media, however, is reportedly in a position to view returns with out notifying the person.
Podcast host and Bitcoin supporter Peter McCormack additionally chimed in, saying, “This is nuts.”
Norway is even worse than Sweden on this regard 🤮 Norway’s wealth tax means whole wealth is uncovered
— Eric Wall | BIP-420😺 (@ercwl) December 5, 2024
Norway is understood for its low crime price, which Statista claims has fallen even additional over time. Regardless of this, the specter of in-person crypto robberies nonetheless spooks the group.
This 12 months, a person from the US was convicted of main a prison crew that focused and violently robbed the houses of crypto house owners. In 2019, a gaggle of armed thieves tried to steal from a Norwegian bitcoin millionaire dwelling in Oslo. He escaped after leaping from his balcony.