Sweden Financial News

06.04 / 21:33

Government Blockchain Adoption testing Sweden’s central bank completes second phase of e-krona testing

The Swedish central bank’s digital currency project, a proposed CBDC, known as the e-krona has successfully finished its second phase of trials. According to Riksbank, the nation's central bank, the asset is now technically ready to be integrated into banking networks and facilitate transactions.

04.04 / 14:19

NATO A slow burn: Ukraine war sees Sweden warm to NATO membership

For decades the conventional wisdom of security policy in the Nordic region held that out of the two countries still not NATO members, Sweden would be most likely to apply first, and then, Finland would follow along.

02.04 / 03:27

Digital ETF Bitcoin With 3 new crypto ETPs to be launched in Europe, can U.S. afford to stay behind

In the past week, digital asset investment products witnessed the most significant inflows so far this year at $193 million. Interestingly, Europe saw a majority of the flow, in this case, some 76% of total inflows at $147 million.

31.03 / 15:45

defi MARKET Gaming Metaverse Zilliqa Token Rises Further as New NFT Gaming Partnership Announced

The metaverse-focused Layer 1 blockchain Zilliqa’s native token ZIL once again rose sharply in price today, after new partnerships were announced and the progress in the roll-out of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol was revealed.

29.03 / 16:37

Ethereum cryptocurrency CLIMATE CRISIS Bitcoin A single change in Bitcoin's coding could reduce its carbon footprint by 99%, say campaigners

Bitcoin's energy consumption could be vastly reduced by a single change to the cryptocurrency's programming, a new campaign backed by Greenpeace USA and the billionaire founder of the Ripple cryptocurrency, Chris Larsen, has claimed.

29.03 / 13:15

business ETF Cardano Bitcoin ETF provider WisdomTree launches Solana, Cardano, Polkadot ETPs

The American exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider WisdomTree continues expanding its cryptocurrency products in Europe by launching three new crypto exchange-traded products (ETP) backed by Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA) and Polkadot (DOT).

29.03 / 13:05

Ethereum Software Bitcoin Climate Activists, Billionaire Launch Campaign to Tackle Bitcoin's Impact on Environment

Bitcoin’s impact on the environment is about to face the limelight as several climate activist organizations such as Greenpeace and crypto billionaire Chris Larsen are launching a campaign to tackle its power usage system, Bloomberg reported.

29.03 / 08:43

FIVE Manufacturing Platform Software Swiss Sequoia leads $80 million funding round for Swiss expense management start-up Yokoy

Sequoia Capital is betting the next European tech giant will emerge in Switzerland.

22.03 / 16:51

Crime Attack Teachers Suspect arrested after two teachers murdered at Malmö school

Swedish police are investigating after two teachers were killed at a secondary school in Malmö.

11.03 / 17:29

VISA CEO Platform Bitcoin nordics Green Bitcoin NextGen Nordics: Green bitcoin mining farm planned in Sweden

NextGen Nordics will bring together multiple stakeholders – the banking community, central banks, public authorities and trade and business beneficiaries – to generate community discussion, explore the benefits and offer practical advice on activating the opportunities of new technologies in the Nordic region. Register for the event here.

11.03 / 15:31

Digital VISA CEO Platform nordics NextGen Nordics: Lunar secures €70 million in fresh funding

10.03 / 17:01

crypto market csk Crypto Investors Eco-friendly cryptos to watch out for this year

There are already many other cryptos that are eco-friendly, though, so environmentally aware investors can take heart. Popular Crypto exchange platforms such as CoinSwitch make buying such coins easy, so all you have to do now is to begin to look for them.Why many cryptos are not eco-friendlyAccording to the Digiconomist’s Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index, mining bitcoins consumes more energy per year than countries like Malaysia or Sweden, with a single Bitcoin transaction requiring 1,544 kWh. And Bitcoin has a total of 21 million coins, 90% of which are already in circulation. So, if a single digital currency can consume so much energy, just imagine how much the crypto sector consumes in a year!

10.03 / 15:49

UPS Ethereum Bitcoin Nordic neobank Lunar snags €70 million in fresh funding

Lunar now counts 500,00 customers and €1.3 billion in deposits across Denmark, Sweden and Norway, with plans to move into Finland afoot.

09.03 / 19:15

EQT boss urges portfolio firms to close down their Russia operations

The boss of Swedish private equity giant EQT is urging portfolio businesses to pull out of Russia in the wake of its attack on Ukraine.

08.03 / 07:45

Mining Intel Bitcoin HIVE Blockchain to expand mining operations with new Intel ASIC chips

Publicly traded crypto mining company HIVE Blockchain Technology has signed a deal to buy ASIC chips from semiconductor manufacturer Intel that will be used in their new custom mining devices.

04.03 / 18:53

NATO Russian President Vladimir Putin is 'totally isolated', says former Finnish prime minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin is "totally and utterly isolated," the former Finnish prime minister told Euronews.

04.03 / 16:23

Provident Accenture exits Sweden's Riksbank exits Phase 2 of CBDC technical tests

In the technical tests during phase 2, the Riksbank examined issues such as offline function, performance and integration of external participants - including Handelsbanken and TietoEvry - into the e-krona network. Mithra Sundberg, head of the e-krona division, says: “In phase 3 we will begin to formulate a basis for the requirements for an e-krona if a decision is made to issue it.

01.03 / 20:55

Digital Booking Google Platform 11 NFTs Inspired By Zlatan Ibrahimović’s Best Seller Are Now Visible On OVR’s Metaverse

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25.02 / 14:11

Provident CEO Accenture nordics NextGen Nordics: Sweden completes Phase 2 CBDC trials

NextGen Nordics will bring together multiple stakeholders - the banking community, central banks, public authorities and trade and business beneficiaries - to generate community discussion, explore the benefits and offer practical advice on activating the opportunities of new technologies in the Nordic region. Register for the event here.

24.02 / 21:11

Blockchain UPS Provident ERTHA Listing on ByBit

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23.02 / 11:55

Blockchain cryptocurrency CBDC RBI RBI's digital currency: What the global experience holds for India

In a little more than a year, discussions on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have moved from the fringe to the mainstream. In India, legal enablers for a digital currency have been put in place via the Finance Bill, 2022. All eyes are now on the Reserve Bank of India.

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