Riksbank prepares for second phase of e-krona pilot

Next phase will explore whether blockchain can handle scaled-up retail payments

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Sveriges Riksbank will test whether its blockchain-based central bank digital currency network can handle large-scale retail payments in the second phase of its pilot.

In a new report, following the completion of the first phase of its e-krona pilot, the Riksbank notes there are a number of issues that still need to be addressed.

“The solution tested in phase one of the e-krona pilot has met the performance requirements made in the public procurement,” the central bank says. “But this has

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