OSLO, NORWAY - 20.01.2026 - Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX) today announced the
successful launch of trading in tokenized gold and silver, a significant
expansion of its digital asset offering. This new feature is the result of a
strategic partnership with Finest Investment GmbH, a leader in the tokenization
of precious metals investment, enabling NBX users to trade secure, fully-backed
digital representations of physical gold and silver.

The introduction of tokenized precious metals expands the NBX offering to its
users into Real World Assets, a new digital asset class, combining the security
and reliability of physical gold and silver with the efficiency and
accessibility of digital token trading. The tokens represent direct ownership of
the underlying physical metals held in LBMA-certified secure vaults by Pro Aurum
in Germany. The tokens are redeemable down to 1-gram bars.

"I am immensely proud to be launching tokenized gold and silver on NBX today. By
offering our customers the ability to save and invest in fractions of gold and
silver, we are fulfilling our mission to democratize finance and enable everyone
to access stable, trusted asset classes," said Stig Aleksander Kjos-Mathisen,
CEO of NBX.

The partnership leverages Finest Investment GmbH's expertise in tokenization of
precious metals, storage and verification with NBX's robust and secure digital
trading platform.

"Some might say that gold is the better stablecoin. I am one of those people.
Physical gold being available digitally is a logical step in our digital world.
In general, the tokenisation of real world assets (RWAs) is the biggest
innovation in blockchain today. Every asset will soon have a digital
representation," said Tim Brückman, CEO and Co-founder, Finest Investment GmbH.

The new tokenized gold and silver trading is available to all NBX platform users
starting today.
Trading pairs now live on NBX:

fGLD/NOK and fSLVR/NOK
fGLD/EUR and fSLVR/EUR

About Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX)
Norwegian Block Exchange is a secure and transparent cryptocurrency exchange
registered with the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority. NBX offers easy
and safe buying and selling of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets.

About Finest Investment GmbH
Finest Investment GmbH is building the real-world asset layer on Cardano,
beginning with tokenized granite (fGRNT sold out) and gold through $fGLD. The
platform is designed to bridge traditional value with blockchain efficiency by
enabling transparent ownership, streamlined transferability, and scalable
infrastructure for future asset classes beyond precious metals. With a
compliance-first design philosophy and strong ecosystem collaboration (including
partners such as FluidTokens, NMKR, and BlockSign), Finest Investment aims to
support both retail users and professional market participants seeking
regulated-grade access to tokenized assets.

Media Contact:
Stig Aleksander Kjos-Mathisen
CEO
+47 932 87 572