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

《MapleStory》’s parent company NXC reorganizes its business, selling shares in crypto exchanges such as Bitstamp and Korbit, and concentrates resources on its core game business. Even after exiting exchanges, NXC still holds a large amount of Bitcoin and continues to develop the blockchain game 《MapleStory N》。

MapleStory Nexon Parent Company NXC Exits Crypto Exchange Investments

Nexon, the developer of the classic MMORPG 《MapleStory》, and its parent company NXC are restructuring its business framework. 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 crypto-asset exchange industry.

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

In addition, NXC also made a board resolution earlier this year in February to dispose of all its shares held in the Korean domestic exchange Korbit.

NXC Still Has 2,356 Bitcoins, and 《MapleStory N》 Is Still Going

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

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

In terms of core game business, Nexon’s online and mobile game revenues jumped 34.5%, reaching 3 trillion 52.1 billion KRW. By divesting non-core businesses, NXC is concentrating resources on the most competitive gaming areas.

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Rumors of Tencent Acquisition Once Drew Attention, but the Truth Is a Web of Contradictions

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

In June 2025, 《Bloomberg》 reported that Tencent had contacted Kim Jung-ju’s family, but the Chinese media outlet 《Beijing News》 quickly posted a rebuttal. Sources close to Tencent said Tencent had not contacted Nexon’s founder family and had not considered acquiring Nexon. The two completely different accounts have turned this acquisition rumor into a web of contradictions, and there are currently no further developments.

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