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Riksbank asks Riksdag to start preparing digital krona legislation, citing digital euro and stablecoins

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Quote verified
2026-10-23 17:36 UTC
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SHA-256 38012c2b576b9c6ea8ac6eae14b761535ef390a6b66eaf39e75e1a2af16c98ac · fetched 2026-10-23 · Wayback Machine copy ↗
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Saved excerpt around the quote (source text, 2026-10-23)
… estimates that the implementation work for the Riksbank and the market, as described above, would take at least five years. In addition, there is the time it would take to make the legislative amendments required for the introduction of a digital krona. Given such long lead times, the Riksbank believes it is justified to begin preparing the necessary legislative framework now, even if Sweden ultimately decides not to launch a digital krona, or to further postpone a launch. Such legislative preparations would be initiated by the appointment of a public inquiry. If the Riksdag considers that this work should be initiated, the Riksbank stands ready to assist, if needed. To illustrate the issues that such an inquiry would …
Change log (2)
  1. 2026-10-23 Newsroom 2026-10-23 eve: +MAS/BNM/BOT BLOOM cross-border digital money (Tier 1, MAS media release); bank-negara-malaysia, bank-of-thailand entities; verify snap (b20c97d)
  2. 2026-10-23 Newsroom 2026-10-23 PM: +Riksbank letter to Riksdag Finance Committee on digital krona (PDF, Tier 1); riksbank entity; CBDC tracker entry; verify snapshots, pag (240394a)

Verified quotes

  • “Given such long lead times, the Riksbank believes it is justified to begin preparing the necessary legislative framework now, even if Sweden ultimately decides not to launch a digital krona, or to further postpone a launch.”
  • “The Riksbank has not taken a position on whether a digital krona should be issued.”
  • “The Riksbank estimates that the implementation work for the Riksbank and the market, as described above, would take at least five years.”
  • “If stablecoins pegged to foreign currencies are considered attractive as a means of payment, the use of the Swedish krona could come under pressure even within Sweden’s borders.”
  • “If Sweden were to issue a digital krona, it would be advantageous to use the infrastructure that the ECB is planning for the digital euro.”

String-matched against https://www.riksbank.se/globalassets/media/nyheter--pressmeddelanden/nyheter/2026/261015-skrivelse-till-fiu/letter-to-the-committee-on-finance--information-on-developments-that-bring-the-issue-of-a-digital-krona-to-the-fore.pdf by scripts/verify.mjs before every deploy.

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