The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed What you need to know about Sweden's plans for a digital currency Sweden has taken one step closer towards its own digital currency – the “e-krona”. https://www.thelocal.se/20210412/what-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-plans-for-a-digital-currency Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:41:55 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-plans-for-a-digital-currency Cryptocurrency hijacking goes 'through the roof' in Sweden There has been a surge in cybercriminals hijacking computers to mine cryptocurrency in Sweden, in a practice known has crypto-jacking which is taking over viruses in popularity. https://www.thelocal.se/20180322/cryptocurrency-hijacking-goes-through-the-roof-in-sweden Thu, 22 Mar 2018 09:01:06 +0100 cryptocurrency-hijacking-goes-through-the-roof-in-sweden Sweden predicted to become first country with own cryptocurrency Sweden could soon become the first country to launch its own cryptocurrency, an analyst at HSBC has predicted. https://www.thelocal.se/20180115/sweden-predicted-to-become-first-country-with-own-cryptocurrency Mon, 15 Jan 2018 16:45:41 +0100 sweden-predicted-to-become-first-country-with-own-cryptocurrency