Lykke

Lykke (lykke.com)

Lykke was a Swiss-based fintech and cryptocurrency-trading company associated with a mobile “wallet” and exchange product, and headquartered in Zug, Switzerland (“Crypto Valley”). In its own corporate communications, Lykke described its mission as building a global marketplace for exchanging financial assets using blockchain technology. (medium.com)

Business and products

Lykke’s best-known product was Lykke Wallet / Lykke Exchange, marketed as a cryptocurrency trading and custody/wallet service. (medium.com)

The company is widely described as having been founded by Richard Olsen (also known for co-founding OANDA), with public-facing operations dating to the mid-2010s. (cryptoradar.com)

Corporate and insolvency status (selected public records)

Public company and registry sources indicate that parts of the Lykke group later entered insolvency/liquidation processes:

• United Kingdom: LYKKE CORP UK LIMITED is listed by the UK Companies House service with company status “Liquidation.” (find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk)
• Switzerland (Zug): Swiss commercial-register notices (via Moneyhouse/SOGC extracts) show “Lykke Corp in liquidation” and record bankruptcy-related publications dated 20 December 2024, with later notices in 2025–2026 regarding the status of the proceedings. (moneyhouse.ch)

Separately, industry trackers and press coverage commonly report that the exchange became inactive following a major security incident in June 2024, and that the business subsequently ceased operations. (cryptoradar.com)

Website and X (Twitter) presence

• Website (lykke.com): When checked for this answer (17 February 2026), lykke.com returned an HTTP 502 (Bad Gateway) error via automated retrieval, consistent with an unavailable or disrupted site. ([]())
• X account (@lykke): An account exists at x.com/lykke, but its page content could not be retrieved in the same automated check. (x.com)