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Riksbank proposed the use of e-Krona for retail payments under different conditions while evaluating factors such as transparency, privacy, and governance. Earlier this week, the central bank of Sweden aka Riksbank released a report detailing the third phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) research. Swedish Riksbank has proposed
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Private Swedish pension fund Alecta has sold its shares in First Republic Bank, the American bank struggling to stay afloat after a serious drop in share value, a bank spokesperson announced March 21. Alecta was the bank’s fifth-largest shareholder.Alecta took a loss in the deal after losing funds in the
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The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, one of the country’s financial regulatory agencies, has granted the local arm of crypto exchange Binance approval to manage and trade digital currencies.According to a Jan. 11 announcement, Binance said that following “months of constructive engagement” with the financial regulator, the FSA granted Binance Nordics AB’s
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Bnance has registered with Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority, making the Nordic country the seventh European jurisdiction in which the crypto exchange has been granted approval. Source
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Another day, another environmental attack on proof-of-work (PoW) mining. A report shared by the Swedish central bank argued that energy-intensive Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency mining should be banned. The Swedish central bank, known as the Riksbank, is the oldest central bank in the world. In a damning report entitled, "Cryptocurrencies and their impact
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A Swedish financial watchdog’s call for a European Union-wide ban on proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining, mainly known as the method of minting new Bitcoin (BTC), has received backlash from crypto-related fund managers. Melanion Capital, a Paris-based alternative investment firm known for its Bitcoin ETF, addressed the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and
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Norway is “currently considering potential policy measures” to address the “challenges related to crypto mining.” In this context, they are “looking at the solutions proposed by the Swedish regulators” with an eye on Europe-wide regulations, Gram said. Source
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Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) is investigating two local crypto firms, Safello and Goobit, according to an announcement on its official website.FI said on Thursday it wants to know how local crypto firms are complying with the European nation’s anti-money laundering (AML) rules.To that end, FI has picked what it
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The governor of Sweden’s central bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, has dismissed Bitcoin (BTC) as an altogether far-fetched alternative to government-backed fiat currencies. Speaking at a banking conference in Stockholm, Governor Stefan Ingves argued, “Private money usually collapses sooner or later.” In a further disparaging remark, he claimed, “sure, you can get
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The Swedish government has found itself in the unforeseen situation of paying out around $1.5 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to a convicted — and then jailed — drug dealer.Two years ago, the man was convicted in a Swedish court for having illegally earned 36 Bitcoin through online drug sales.
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