Sweden News

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.

Bitcoin Markets Volatile After US SEC Suspends Trading in Two Crypto-Based Securities

SEP 10, 2018 | by William Suberg

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned trading of XBT Provider’s Bitcoin and Ether Tracker One for ten days.

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Stockholm IT Ventures AB Subsidiary Partners With Valens Bank for “Crypto Fund Trading”

AUG 23, 2018 | by Max Yakubowski

Swedish company Blocktrade Technology Ltd. will provide software for German Valens Bank for “Crypto Fund Tradings.”

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‘Soft’ Crypto ETF Alternative Now Geared Towards U.S. Investors, Says Bloomberg

AUG 16, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

A Bitcoin-based exchange traded note (ETN) listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange is now being quoted in dollars, targeting U.S. investors.

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Iceland: $2 Mln Bitcoin Mining Theft Suspect Vows To Return Home After Fleeing To Sweden

APR 23, 2018 | by William Suberg

Sindri Þór Stefánsson, the man wanted on charges of stealing Bitcoin mining hardware in Iceland, has said he’ll return home after fleeing to Sweden.

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Swedish Government Land Registry Soon To Conduct First Blockchain Property Transaction

MAR 07, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Swedish land registry Lantmäteriet is soon going to conduct their first Blockchain property sale with volunteers after two years of testing.

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Swedish Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund Bigger Than 80% of US ETFs

DEC 06, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Sweden’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETN) is bigger than around 80 percent of US exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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Sweden Poised to Become Leading Scandinavian Cashless Society through Bitcoin

OCT 01, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

Reports show that 900 of 1,600 bank branches in Sweden no longer store cash, and they will no longer accept cash deposits.

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Blockchain for Mutual Funds? Nasdaq and Swedish Bank Start Testing

SEP 28, 2017 | by Jon Buck

Nasdaq and SEB co-test a Blockchain technology platform for mutual funds.

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Sweden Officially Started Using Blockchain to Register Land and Properties

JUL 06, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Lantmäteriet, the land registry of Sweden, officially started to utilize Blockchain technology to register land and properties.

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Demand For Bitcoin is Rapidly Rising in Swedish Stock Market: Reasons & Trends

MAY 30, 2017 | by Joseph Young

The Winklevoss twins’ Bitcoin ETF COIN was officially rejected by the SEC on March 10. Yet, the demand for bitcoin in major stock markets is still on the rise.

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Blockchain Land Registry Trial in Sweden Concludes Second Phase

APR 04, 2017 | by William Suberg

Blockchain and smart contracts are the focus of a successful trial in Sweden which could save the country $100 bln annually.

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One Coin, Much Scam: Swedish Bitcoin Foundation Issues Warning Against OneCoin

SEP 14, 2016 | by Joseph Young

The Swedish Bitcoin Foundation released an official statement regarding OneCoin, a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that has been around since early 2015.

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Top Swedish Bank Invests in Danish Blockchain Startup Coinify

AUG 04, 2016 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

Leading Nordic financial services group has shown interest and invested in Danish blockchain payment service provider Coinify

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Largest Swedish Gold Dealer Has Bank Accounts Closed: Time for Bitcoin?

JUL 11, 2016 | by Joël Valenzuela

Sweden’s largest dealer in gold and silver just got a nasty surprise from the banks in the form of their account being shut down. Time to ditch the old financia...

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Sweden Tests Blockchain Smart Contracts for Land Registry

JUN 22, 2016 | by Rebecca Campbell

Sweden could become the first country to put the country’s land registry on the Blockchain, the Swedish Land Registry said.

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Swedish Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund Bigger Than 80% of US ETFs

DEC 06, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Sweden’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETN) is bigger than around 80 percent of US exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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Sweden Poised to Become Leading Scandinavian Cashless Society through Bitcoin

OCT 01, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

Reports show that 900 of 1,600 bank branches in Sweden no longer store cash, and they will no longer accept cash deposits.

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Demand For Bitcoin is Rapidly Rising in Swedish Stock Market: Reasons & Trends

MAY 30, 2017 | by Joseph Young

The Winklevoss twins’ Bitcoin ETF COIN was officially rejected by the SEC on March 10. Yet, the demand for bitcoin in major stock markets is still on the rise.

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Swedish Government Land Registry Soon To Conduct First Blockchain Property Transaction

MAR 07, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Swedish land registry Lantmäteriet is soon going to conduct their first Blockchain property sale with volunteers after two years of testing.

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Bitcoin Markets Volatile After US SEC Suspends Trading in Two Crypto-Based Securities

SEP 10, 2018 | by William Suberg

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned trading of XBT Provider’s Bitcoin and Ether Tracker One for ten days.

24841 | 3

Sweden Officially Started Using Blockchain to Register Land and Properties

JUL 06, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Lantmäteriet, the land registry of Sweden, officially started to utilize Blockchain technology to register land and properties.

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‘Soft’ Crypto ETF Alternative Now Geared Towards U.S. Investors, Says Bloomberg

AUG 16, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

A Bitcoin-based exchange traded note (ETN) listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange is now being quoted in dollars, targeting U.S. investors.

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Iceland: $2 Mln Bitcoin Mining Theft Suspect Vows To Return Home After Fleeing To Sweden

APR 23, 2018 | by William Suberg

Sindri Þór Stefánsson, the man wanted on charges of stealing Bitcoin mining hardware in Iceland, has said he’ll return home after fleeing to Sweden.

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Blockchain for Mutual Funds? Nasdaq and Swedish Bank Start Testing

SEP 28, 2017 | by Jon Buck

Nasdaq and SEB co-test a Blockchain technology platform for mutual funds.

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Norway, Sweden and Denmark Say “No” To Cash

JAN 25, 2016 | by Nina Lyon

Norway’s largest bank DNB proposes to stop using cash as a means of payment in the country.

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One Coin, Much Scam: Swedish Bitcoin Foundation Issues Warning Against OneCoin

SEP 14, 2016 | by Joseph Young

The Swedish Bitcoin Foundation released an official statement regarding OneCoin, a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that has been around since early 2015.

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Stockholm IT Ventures AB Subsidiary Partners With Valens Bank for “Crypto Fund Trading”

AUG 23, 2018 | by Max Yakubowski

Swedish company Blocktrade Technology Ltd. will provide software for German Valens Bank for “Crypto Fund Tradings.”

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MAY 8 DIGEST: Bitcoin Exchange ItBit Raises $25m And Opens Shop in US, BitPagos Strikes Deal With Big Mexican E-Commerce Partner

MAY 08, 2015 | by Aaron van Wirdum

Bitcoin exchange ItBit opened its doors on Thursday to US customers, BitPagos announced a partnership with e-commerce solutions provider Entrepids, and more new...

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Blockchain Land Registry Trial in Sweden Concludes Second Phase

APR 04, 2017 | by William Suberg

Blockchain and smart contracts are the focus of a successful trial in Sweden which could save the country $100 bln annually.

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Sweden to Become World’s First Cashless Country

OCT 22, 2015 | by Erin Lace

A study by the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm shows that Sweden is on track to become the world’s first cashless country.

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One Coin, Much Scam: Swedish Bitcoin Foundation Issues Warning Against OneCoin

SEP 14, 2016 | by Joseph Young

The Swedish Bitcoin Foundation released an official statement regarding OneCoin, a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that has been around since early 2015.

5979 | 63

Sweden Poised to Become Leading Scandinavian Cashless Society through Bitcoin

OCT 01, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

Reports show that 900 of 1,600 bank branches in Sweden no longer store cash, and they will no longer accept cash deposits.

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Demand For Bitcoin is Rapidly Rising in Swedish Stock Market: Reasons & Trends

MAY 30, 2017 | by Joseph Young

The Winklevoss twins’ Bitcoin ETF COIN was officially rejected by the SEC on March 10. Yet, the demand for bitcoin in major stock markets is still on the rise.

31603 | 5

Sweden Officially Started Using Blockchain to Register Land and Properties

JUL 06, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Lantmäteriet, the land registry of Sweden, officially started to utilize Blockchain technology to register land and properties.

21801 | 4

Bitcoin Markets Volatile After US SEC Suspends Trading in Two Crypto-Based Securities

SEP 10, 2018 | by William Suberg

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned trading of XBT Provider’s Bitcoin and Ether Tracker One for ten days.

24841 | 3

Swedish Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund Bigger Than 80% of US ETFs

DEC 06, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Sweden’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETN) is bigger than around 80 percent of US exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

45263 | 2

‘Soft’ Crypto ETF Alternative Now Geared Towards U.S. Investors, Says Bloomberg

AUG 16, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

A Bitcoin-based exchange traded note (ETN) listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange is now being quoted in dollars, targeting U.S. investors.

13367 | 2

Norway, Sweden and Denmark Say “No” To Cash

JAN 25, 2016 | by Nina Lyon

Norway’s largest bank DNB proposes to stop using cash as a means of payment in the country.

7830 | 1

Largest Swedish Gold Dealer Has Bank Accounts Closed: Time for Bitcoin?

JUL 11, 2016 | by Joël Valenzuela

Sweden’s largest dealer in gold and silver just got a nasty surprise from the banks in the form of their account being shut down. Time to ditch the old financia...

739 | 1

Stockholm IT Ventures AB Subsidiary Partners With Valens Bank for “Crypto Fund Trading”

AUG 23, 2018 | by Max Yakubowski

Swedish company Blocktrade Technology Ltd. will provide software for German Valens Bank for “Crypto Fund Tradings.”

4294 | 1

Blockchain Land Registry Trial in Sweden Concludes Second Phase

APR 04, 2017 | by William Suberg

Blockchain and smart contracts are the focus of a successful trial in Sweden which could save the country $100 bln annually.

1400 | 1

Sweden to Become World’s First Cashless Country

OCT 22, 2015 | by Erin Lace

A study by the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm shows that Sweden is on track to become the world’s first cashless country.

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