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

《MapleStory》’s parent company NXC restructures its business, selling stakes in crypto exchanges such as Bitstamp and Korbit, and concentrating resources on its core game business. Although it withdraws from exchanges, NXC still holds a large amount of Bitcoin and continues developing the blockchain game 《MapleStory N》。

MapleStory N, Nexon’s parent company NXC, withdraws from crypto exchange investment

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

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

In addition, NXC also made a board decision this February to dispose of all the shares it holds in Korea’s domestic exchange Korbit.

NXC still has 2,356 Bitcoins; the MapleStory N blockchain game is still ongoing

As of the end of 2025, NXC holds total crypto assets worth approximately 147.6 billion Korean won, including 2,356 Bitcoins ($BTC) and 22,420 Ether ($ETH). Compared with 174 billion Korean won in 2024, this represents a decrease of about 15.2%.

Besides holding crypto assets, NXC’s subsidiary Nexon previously launched the blockchain game MapleStory Universe 《MapleStory N》, with $NXPC tokens as the core of its in-game economy. In 2025, 《MapleStory N》 issued a total of 1 billion $NXPC tokens, and after subtracting the amount burned, the circulating supply was 996.15 million tokens.

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

• Related report: 《MapleStory N Beginner Guide》 — Text-and-image tutorials on registration, deposits/withdrawals, and money-making methods

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

Because Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju has passed away, in 2025 there was yet another rumor that Chinese internet giant Tencent is exploring whether to acquire Nexon.

《Bloomberg》 reported in June 2025 that Tencent had contacted Kim Jung-ju’s family, but the Chinese media outlet 《The Beijing News》 quickly published a post to refute it. Sources close to Tencent said Tencent had not contacted Nexon’s founding-family members and had not considered acquiring Nexon. With such starkly different claims from both sides, this potential acquisition has become a mystery, and there has been no further development so far.

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