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Sweden's Riksbank revives e-krona debate as stablecoins and digital euro loom

  • —Riksbank calls e-krona key to national payment sovereignty
  • —Stablecoin growth and the digital euro prompted the renewed debate
  • —The central bank frames a CBDC as a tool for monetary control
Why it matters: Sweden's CBDC push could set a precedent for the EU and sharpen competition with private stablecoins.
Source: CoinDesk