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Sweden's financial regulator thinks retail investors should stay away from financial products that have volatile cryptocurrencies as their underlying asset.
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The Kingdom of Sweden is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe. Sweden has the third-largest area in the European Union and a total population of over 10.1 million. Sweden has one of the highest gross domestic product per capita and is considered to be the seventh richest country in the world. The Swedish economy is built on engineering, telecommunications, automotive and pharmaceutical industries. Sweden has a developed IT-sector and is interested in blockchain projects. Sweden has not banned Bitcoin, but established a regulatory framework for it. Swedish Bitcoin regulations view mined Bitcoins as an income from a hobby and has no tax over mining, if it is performed in Sweden by individuals. The Swedish financial supervisory authority is the organ responsible for Bitcoin regulation and requires cryptocurrency services to report Bitcoin trading as a financial service.
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Sweden's exploration into CBDCs will continue until 2022 as the nation's central bank seeks to construct a digital version of the krona.
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Sweden’s central bank deputy governor recently updated the public on the country’s CBDC exploration.
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2021 & 2022 touted to be the most important years for the development of CBDCs
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Sweden is examining the risks and consequences of moving its economy to its e-krona digital currency.
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Central bank digital currency interest continues gaining global traction.
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China might gain control over global CBDC standards, a Japanese official warns.
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Unlike China, Sweden, and Canada, Australia is reluctant to issue a CBDC.
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The 2020 pandemic could accelerate global efforts to issue CBDCs, say BIS analysts.
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Sweden's central bank just released a massive report on central bank digital currencies.
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Nestlé, the world’s biggest food and beverage firm, expands its long-running IBM Food Trust blockchain technology platform to its coffee brand Zoégas.
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Sweden’s central bank wants to join Switzerland, Singapore and Hong Kong in hosting the BIS innovation hub.
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Following a 20% expansion in ETH mining operations at Hive Blockchain’s Swedish facility, Cointelegraph spoke to Hive regarding contention in the ETH community and the company’s plans.
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The Swedish government is demanding action from Ukraine for an alleged $70 million fraud scheme that targeted victims who showed interest in cryptocurrency.
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Alex Tapscott discusses his recently released book Financial Services Revolution with Cointelegraph.
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