Fisherman who became billionaire says Bitcoin shapes his business empire

Fisherman who became billionaire says Bitcoin shapes his business empire

Bitcoin is building a loyalist following in Norway’s industrial heartland, as one of the country’s richest people embraces the ever-controversial cryptocurrency.

Kjell Inge Rokke, who started out as a fisherman to build a roughly $5 billion fortune in Norway’s offshore industry, has already revealed his belief that Bitcoin will be “on the right side of history”. Now Aker ASA, Mr Rokke’s industrial investment company, says it’s open to the idea of accepting payment in the cryptocurrency.