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E-Krona or Bust, Says Sweden's Chief Central Banker, Trying to Drag Swedish Govt Into Digital Age

Riksbank Governor Stevan Ingves sees a Swedish digital currency as an imperative for the central bank.

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Policy

Swedish Central Bank Bids to Host BIS Hub for Digital Currency Research

Sweden’s Riksbank says its digital currency researchers are the best in central banking.

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Policy

Sweden Calls for Action Over Ukraine Crypto 'Fraud Factory'

Ukraine has been asked to act following a report of an alleged cryptocurrency fraud operation duping naive investors from Sweden's capital.

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Sweden's Central Bank Finally Embraces DLT, but Only in Simulation Mode

Riksbank's e-krona pilot will run on distributed ledger tech, but the entire project will be operated as only a simulation through at least 2021.

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Finance

Swedish Crypto Exchange BTCX Plans IPO in 2020

An IPO offers BTCX the opportunity to help bring transparency to the industry, it's CEO says.

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Accenture Picked to Build Sweden's E-Krona Digital Currency Pilot

Sweden has picked Accenture to handle its e-krona digital currency pilot.

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Finance

Libra Shows Central Banks' Failure on Cross-Border Payments: Riksbank

A senior economist at Sweden's Riksbank says central banks need to "keep up" with cryptocurrency advancements like Libra and XRP.

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Libra Is 'Catalytic Event' for Central Banks, Says Head of Sweden's Riksbank

Libra, says Stefan Ingves, is forcing central banks to re-consider their primary product: money.

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Markets

A Middle Way Forward for Blockchain

"Not too little. Not too much. Just right.” Chromaway's CEO gives his take on why the Swedish saying may be key to unlocking blockchain's potential.

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Markets

Swedish Bank Inks Deal to Offer Crypto Fund Trading

A blockchain startup based in Sweden, has signed a software license agreement with a local bank to deliver a crypto fund trading service.

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