Sweden's Riksbank asks parliament to prepare legislation for digital krona
- —Riksbank asks parliament to prepare legal groundwork for a digital krona
- —No launch decision has been made and would require separate parliamentary approval
- —ECB plans a 12-month digital euro trial in the second half of 2027
- —Building and deploying the system would take at least five years
Why it matters: Sweden is laying groundwork for a CBDC as the digital euro advances, potentially reshaping krona payments and stablecoin competition.
Source: Happycoin.club
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