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.
All the tests, analyses and investigations carried out will form a base for this work. We will also draw on experience from the rapid international development that is now taking place in this field." In addition, the project will have a dialogue with technology providers, she says, and will take input from various parties in the payment market and from the general public.“We will also continue, to a limited extent, with some technical tests simply to learn more.
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