Sweden

Sweden’s Government Forced to Return $1.5M in Bitcoin to Drug Dealer: Report

That's the difference in value since the time of the dealer's prosecution while he was in jail.

News  ·  20 August 2021

Riksbank Governor Sees Good Reason to Believe Regulation of Crypto Will Happen

Sweden's finance minister has also said the government is tightening standards for crypto exchanges.

News  ·  1 June 2021
CBDC

Sweden’s Central Bank to Test Digital Currency With Handelsbanken

The Riksbank will partner with Handelsbanken to test how the e-krona might work in the real world.

News  ·  28 May 2021
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange Safello Says Planned IPO Is Oversubscribed by 1,240%

The Swedish firm is expected to list on Nasdaq First North on May 12.

Business  ·  5 May 2021
CBDCs

Riksbank Says Sweden Could Have a Digital Central Bank Currency in 5 Years: Report

Riksbank Governor Ingves said Sweden is entering a post-cash era.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 April 2021
Nasdaq

Crypto Fund CoinShares Jumps 33% in First Day on Nasdaq’s Swedish Exchange

The share price implies a market value for the cryptocurrency-focused investment firm of $860 million.

Markets  ·  11 March 2021
CoinFlash

Swedish Regulator Warns Consumers Over Crypto Investment Product Risks

The Financial Supervisory Authority said investment products such as bitcoin ETPs carry "significant" risk for consumers.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 February 2021
CBDCs

World’s Oldest Central Bank Extends Digital Currency Test Till 2022

Sweden's Riksbank said it would continue work with Accenture on a potential e-krona digital currency until next year.

News  ·  17 February 2021
CBDCs

Swedish Bankers Air Concerns Over E-Krona Digital Currency Plan

While the Riksbank appears keen to launch the e-krona, bankers are worried about how the digital currency might affect their industry.

Business  ·  5 January 2021
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange Safello Raises $1.3M for Planned 2021 IPO

The Sweden-based exchange says it aims to list on Nasdaq's First North Growth Market next year.

Business  ·  18 December 2020
Sweden

Sweden Considering Whether to Switch to the E-Krona: Report

Sweden's central bank has begun to study the feasibility of moving the country to a digital currency.

News  ·  11 December 2020
Bitcoin

Swiss Firm Launches ‘No-Fee’ Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product on Nordic Growth Market

Swiss-based Valour says its bitcoin ETP is the first with no management fees.

Markets  ·  3 December 2020
CoinFlash

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.

News  ·  16 October 2020
BIS

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.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 March 2020
Crime

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.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 March 2020