¡Retiro total de las inversiones en exchanges de criptomonedas! La empresa matriz de MapleStory Nexon aún posee 2,356 bitcoins

“MapleStory” parent company NXC restructures business, sells shares in crypto exchanges like Bitstamp and Korbit, focusing resources on core gaming business. Despite withdrawing from exchanges, NXC still holds a large amount of Bitcoin and continues to develop blockchain game “MapleStory N”.

MapleStory NEXON parent company NXC withdraws from crypto exchange investments

The classic MMORPG game developer Nexon’s parent company NXC is restructuring its business framework, in addition to investing in European industrial solutions company CLI Group (CLI Group B.V.), it is also significantly withdrawing from investments in the cryptocurrency exchange industry.

According to SBS Biz, NXC sold its shares in the cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp, which it acquired in 2018 through its Belgian investment firm NXMH, to the fintech platform Robinhood in 2024, and Bitstamp has also been removed from NXC Group’s subsidiary list.

Additionally, NXC also decided in February this year to dispose of all shares it holds in Korea’s domestic exchange Korbit.

NXC still holds 2,356 Bitcoins, and MapleStory N blockchain game is still ongoing

As of the end of 2025, NXC’s total cryptocurrency assets are valued at approximately 147.6 billion Korean won, including 2,356 Bitcoins ($BTC) and 22,420 Ethereum ($ETH), representing a decrease of about 15.2% compared to 174 billion Korean won in 2024.

Besides holding cryptocurrency assets, NXC’s subsidiary Nexon previously launched the blockchain game MapleStory Universe “MapleStory N,” with $NXPC tokens as the core economy. In 2025, “MapleStory N” issued a total of 1 billion $NXPC tokens, with a circulating supply of 996.15 million after burning some tokens.

In terms of core gaming business, Nexon’s online and mobile game revenue surged 34.5%, reaching 3.0521 trillion Korean won. NXC is focusing its resources on the most competitive gaming sectors by divesting non-core businesses.

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Rumors of Tencent acquisition attracted attention, but the truth remains unclear

Since Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju has passed away, there is a rumor in 2025 that Chinese internet giant Tencent is studying whether to acquire Nexon.

Bloomberg reported in June 2025 that Tencent had contacted Kim Jung-ju’s family, but Chinese media “The Beijing News” quickly refuted this. Sources close to Tencent said Tencent has not contacted Nexon’s founding family and is not considering acquiring Nexon. The conflicting statements have turned this potential acquisition into a mystery, and there are no further developments at this time.

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