Completely withdraw from cryptocurrency exchange investments! Nexon’s parent company still holds 2,356 Bitcoins.

《MapleStory》parent company NXC restructures its business, selling stakes in crypto exchanges such as Bitstamp and Korbit, and concentrates resources on its core game business. Even after exiting the exchange business, NXC still holds a large amount of Bitcoin and continues developing the blockchain game 《MapleStory N》.

MapleStory Nexon parent company NXC exits crypto exchange investments

The developer of the classic MMORPG game 《MapleStory》, Nexon’s parent company NXC, is restructuring its business organization. In addition to investing in shares of European industrial solutions company CLI Group (CLI Group B.V.), it is also substantially withdrawing investments from the cryptocurrency exchange industry.

According to a report by 《SBS Biz》, NXC’s shares in the cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp—acquired in 2018 through its Belgian investment company NXMH—were sold to the fintech platform Robinhood in 2024, and Bitstamp has also been removed from NXC Group’s list of affiliated companies.

Separately, NXC also, in a board resolution this February, decided to dispose of all the shares it holds in the Korea-based exchange Korbit.

NXC still has 2,356 bitcoins; MapleStory N blockchain game still ongoing

As of the end of 2025, NXC holds total cryptocurrency assets valued at approximately 147.6 billion Korean won, including 2,356 bitcoins ($BTC) and 22,420 ether ($ETH). This is down about 15.2% compared with 174 billion Korean won in 2024.

In addition to holding cryptocurrency assets, NXC subsidiary Nexpace previously launched the blockchain game universe 《MapleStory N》 with $NXPC tokens as the core of its economy. In 2025, 《MapleStory N》 issued a total of 1 billion $NXPC tokens; after deducting the amount burned, the circulating supply was 996.15 million tokens.

On the core game business side, Nexon’s online and mobile game revenue jumped 34.5%, reaching 3.0521 trillion Korean won. By divesting non-core businesses, NXC is concentrating resources on the most competitive areas of gaming.

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Tencent acquisition rumors once drew attention, but the truth remains a tangled web

Since Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju has passed away, there was another rumor in 2025: that China’s internet giant Tencent is considering whether to acquire Nexon.

《Bloomberg》 reported in June 2025 that Tencent had contacted Kim Jung-ju’s family, but China’s media outlet 《The Beijing News》 quickly posted a rebuttal. A source close to Tencent said Tencent has not contacted Nexon’s founding family and has not considered acquiring Nexon. These completely different claims have turned the potential acquisition into a tangled web, and there is currently no follow-up.

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