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Blockchain Land Registry Trial in Sweden Concludes Second Phase

Blockchain Land Registry Trial in Sweden Concludes Second Phase

APR 04, 2017 | William Suberg

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

 4131   |    1
One Coin, Much Scam: Swedish Bitcoin Foundation Issues Warning Against OneCoin

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

SEP 14, 2016 | 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

Top Swedish Bank Invests in Danish Blockchain Startup Coinify

AUG 04, 2016 | 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?

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

JUL 11, 2016 | 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 financial system and use Bitcoin?

 3747   |    1
Sweden Tests Blockchain Smart Contracts for Land Registry

Sweden Tests Blockchain Smart Contracts for Land Registry

JUN 22, 2016 | 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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Norway, Sweden and Denmark Say “No” To Cash

Norway, Sweden and Denmark Say “No” To Cash

JAN 25, 2016 | Nina Lyon

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

 12045   |    1
Sweden to Become World’s First Cashless Country

Sweden to Become World’s First Cashless Country

OCT 22, 2015 | 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.

 3371
Bitcoin ‘Should Be Exempted from VAT’ Says European Court of Justice Official

Bitcoin ‘Should Be Exempted from VAT’ Says European Court of Justice Official

JUL 17, 2015 | Joseph Young

The most popular Swedish news site, Dn.se, has reported the European Court of Justice as stating, “Bitcoin is a means of payment and that the exchange should therefore be exempted VAT obligations.”

 216
Stripe to Launch in Nordic Countries, Challenging Swedish Rival Klarna

Stripe to Launch in Nordic Countries, Challenging Swedish Rival Klarna

JUN 17, 2015 | Diana Ngo

Stripe, one of the hottest payments startups, has announced it is expanding to Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland

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Sweden’s 3rd Largest Bank Sponsors a Full-Page Ad to Explain Its Stance on Bitcoin

Sweden’s 3rd Largest Bank Sponsors a Full-Page Ad to Explain Its Stance on Bitcoin

JUN 14, 2015 | Jamie Redman

Swedish bank SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB) placed a sponsored, full-page ad this week in Sweden’s largest online newspaper, Swedish Dagbladet.

 90
Why Governments Will Create Their Own Cryptocurrencies (Op-Ed)

Why Governments Will Create Their Own Cryptocurrencies (Op-Ed)

MAY 20, 2015 | Omar Bessa

No sane person can deny the many benefits of cryptocurrency compared to fiat, and certainly the government can’t deny them, either. The age of e-money seems to be taking off.

 152
MAY 8 DIGEST: Bitcoin Exchange ItBit Raises $25m And Opens Shop in US, BitPagos Strikes Deal With Big Mexican E-Commerce Partner

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 | 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 news.

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Swedish Tax Authority Taken to Court by Bitcoin Exchange over ‘Extremely Intrusive’ Data Request

Swedish Tax Authority Taken to Court by Bitcoin Exchange over ‘Extremely Intrusive’ Data Request

MAR 25, 2015 | Diana Ngo

Swedish bitcoin exchange BTCX, has been requested by the local Tax Authority to disclose transaction history of the company's 20,000 customers. The exchange is taking the Swedish Tax Authority to court, arguing that by doing so, all its clients' identities would be disclosed.

 69
World's Biggest Consumer-Oriented Bitcoin Event Coming to Stockholm

World's Biggest Consumer-Oriented Bitcoin Event Coming to Stockholm

JAN 28, 2015 | Allen Scott

Bitcoin Fun Fair is not your typical Bitcoin meetup or conference event where businesses and experts talk, “network” and exchange business cards.

 34
Nordea, Other Swedish Banks Closing Bitcoin Companies’ Accounts

Nordea, Other Swedish Banks Closing Bitcoin Companies’ Accounts

NOV 15, 2014 | Carlo Caraluzzo

Gustav Nipe of New Technology Today indicated that the Swedish banking system is extremely resistant to new technologies, despite the many problems that it has been experiencing, such as the policy of a zero percent interest rate, which never came to be at all.

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

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

SEP 14, 2016 | Joseph Young

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

 37884   |    62
Norway, Sweden and Denmark Say “No” To Cash

Norway, Sweden and Denmark Say “No” To Cash

JAN 25, 2016 | Nina Lyon

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

 12045   |    1
Blockchain Land Registry Trial in Sweden Concludes Second Phase

Blockchain Land Registry Trial in Sweden Concludes Second Phase

APR 04, 2017 | William Suberg

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

 4131   |    1
Largest Swedish Gold Dealer Has Bank Accounts Closed: Time for Bitcoin?

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

JUL 11, 2016 | 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 financial system and use Bitcoin?

 3747   |    1
Sweden Tests Blockchain Smart Contracts for Land Registry

Sweden Tests Blockchain Smart Contracts for Land Registry

JUN 22, 2016 | Rebecca Campbell

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

 2364
Top Swedish Bank Invests in Danish Blockchain Startup Coinify

Top Swedish Bank Invests in Danish Blockchain Startup Coinify

AUG 04, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

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

 991
Sweden to Become World’s First Cashless Country

Sweden to Become World’s First Cashless Country

OCT 22, 2015 | 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.

 3371
Bitcoin ‘Should Be Exempted from VAT’ Says European Court of Justice Official

Bitcoin ‘Should Be Exempted from VAT’ Says European Court of Justice Official

JUL 17, 2015 | Joseph Young

The most popular Swedish news site, Dn.se, has reported the European Court of Justice as stating, “Bitcoin is a means of payment and that the exchange should therefore be exempted VAT obligations.”

 216
Sweden’s 3rd Largest Bank Sponsors a Full-Page Ad to Explain Its Stance on Bitcoin

Sweden’s 3rd Largest Bank Sponsors a Full-Page Ad to Explain Its Stance on Bitcoin

JUN 14, 2015 | Jamie Redman

Swedish bank SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB) placed a sponsored, full-page ad this week in Sweden’s largest online newspaper, Swedish Dagbladet.

 90
MAY 8 DIGEST: Bitcoin Exchange ItBit Raises $25m And Opens Shop in US, BitPagos Strikes Deal With Big Mexican E-Commerce Partner

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 | 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 news.

 83
Stripe to Launch in Nordic Countries, Challenging Swedish Rival Klarna

Stripe to Launch in Nordic Countries, Challenging Swedish Rival Klarna

JUN 17, 2015 | Diana Ngo

Stripe, one of the hottest payments startups, has announced it is expanding to Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland

 281
Nordea, Other Swedish Banks Closing Bitcoin Companies’ Accounts

Nordea, Other Swedish Banks Closing Bitcoin Companies’ Accounts

NOV 15, 2014 | Carlo Caraluzzo

Gustav Nipe of New Technology Today indicated that the Swedish banking system is extremely resistant to new technologies, despite the many problems that it has been experiencing, such as the policy of a zero percent interest rate, which never came to be at all.

 202
Why Governments Will Create Their Own Cryptocurrencies (Op-Ed)

Why Governments Will Create Their Own Cryptocurrencies (Op-Ed)

MAY 20, 2015 | Omar Bessa

No sane person can deny the many benefits of cryptocurrency compared to fiat, and certainly the government can’t deny them, either. The age of e-money seems to be taking off.

 152
World's Biggest Consumer-Oriented Bitcoin Event Coming to Stockholm

World's Biggest Consumer-Oriented Bitcoin Event Coming to Stockholm

JAN 28, 2015 | Allen Scott

Bitcoin Fun Fair is not your typical Bitcoin meetup or conference event where businesses and experts talk, “network” and exchange business cards.

 34
Swedish Tax Authority Taken to Court by Bitcoin Exchange over ‘Extremely Intrusive’ Data Request

Swedish Tax Authority Taken to Court by Bitcoin Exchange over ‘Extremely Intrusive’ Data Request

MAR 25, 2015 | Diana Ngo

Swedish bitcoin exchange BTCX, has been requested by the local Tax Authority to disclose transaction history of the company's 20,000 customers. The exchange is taking the Swedish Tax Authority to court, arguing that by doing so, all its clients' identities would be disclosed.

 69
One Coin, Much Scam: Swedish Bitcoin Foundation Issues Warning Against OneCoin

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

SEP 14, 2016 | Joseph Young

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

 37884   |    62
Norway, Sweden and Denmark Say “No” To Cash

Norway, Sweden and Denmark Say “No” To Cash

JAN 25, 2016 | Nina Lyon

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

 12045   |    1
Largest Swedish Gold Dealer Has Bank Accounts Closed: Time for Bitcoin?

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

JUL 11, 2016 | 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 financial system and use Bitcoin?

 3747   |    1
Blockchain Land Registry Trial in Sweden Concludes Second Phase

Blockchain Land Registry Trial in Sweden Concludes Second Phase

APR 04, 2017 | William Suberg

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

 4131   |    1
Sweden’s 3rd Largest Bank Sponsors a Full-Page Ad to Explain Its Stance on Bitcoin

Sweden’s 3rd Largest Bank Sponsors a Full-Page Ad to Explain Its Stance on Bitcoin

JUN 14, 2015 | Jamie Redman

Swedish bank SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB) placed a sponsored, full-page ad this week in Sweden’s largest online newspaper, Swedish Dagbladet.

 90
Sweden Tests Blockchain Smart Contracts for Land Registry

Sweden Tests Blockchain Smart Contracts for Land Registry

JUN 22, 2016 | Rebecca Campbell

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

 2364
Top Swedish Bank Invests in Danish Blockchain Startup Coinify

Top Swedish Bank Invests in Danish Blockchain Startup Coinify

AUG 04, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

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

 991
MAY 8 DIGEST: Bitcoin Exchange ItBit Raises $25m And Opens Shop in US, BitPagos Strikes Deal With Big Mexican E-Commerce Partner

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 | 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 news.

 83
Stripe to Launch in Nordic Countries, Challenging Swedish Rival Klarna

Stripe to Launch in Nordic Countries, Challenging Swedish Rival Klarna

JUN 17, 2015 | Diana Ngo

Stripe, one of the hottest payments startups, has announced it is expanding to Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland

 281
World's Biggest Consumer-Oriented Bitcoin Event Coming to Stockholm

World's Biggest Consumer-Oriented Bitcoin Event Coming to Stockholm

JAN 28, 2015 | Allen Scott

Bitcoin Fun Fair is not your typical Bitcoin meetup or conference event where businesses and experts talk, “network” and exchange business cards.

 34
Why Governments Will Create Their Own Cryptocurrencies (Op-Ed)

Why Governments Will Create Their Own Cryptocurrencies (Op-Ed)

MAY 20, 2015 | Omar Bessa

No sane person can deny the many benefits of cryptocurrency compared to fiat, and certainly the government can’t deny them, either. The age of e-money seems to be taking off.

 152
Sweden to Become World’s First Cashless Country

Sweden to Become World’s First Cashless Country

OCT 22, 2015 | 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.

 3371
Swedish Tax Authority Taken to Court by Bitcoin Exchange over ‘Extremely Intrusive’ Data Request

Swedish Tax Authority Taken to Court by Bitcoin Exchange over ‘Extremely Intrusive’ Data Request

MAR 25, 2015 | Diana Ngo

Swedish bitcoin exchange BTCX, has been requested by the local Tax Authority to disclose transaction history of the company's 20,000 customers. The exchange is taking the Swedish Tax Authority to court, arguing that by doing so, all its clients' identities would be disclosed.

 69
Bitcoin ‘Should Be Exempted from VAT’ Says European Court of Justice Official

Bitcoin ‘Should Be Exempted from VAT’ Says European Court of Justice Official

JUL 17, 2015 | Joseph Young

The most popular Swedish news site, Dn.se, has reported the European Court of Justice as stating, “Bitcoin is a means of payment and that the exchange should therefore be exempted VAT obligations.”

 216
Nordea, Other Swedish Banks Closing Bitcoin Companies’ Accounts

Nordea, Other Swedish Banks Closing Bitcoin Companies’ Accounts

NOV 15, 2014 | Carlo Caraluzzo

Gustav Nipe of New Technology Today indicated that the Swedish banking system is extremely resistant to new technologies, despite the many problems that it has been experiencing, such as the policy of a zero percent interest rate, which never came to be at all.

 202

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