Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has recommended that lawmakers prepare for a possible digital krona. It gave two reasons: concern about stablecoins issued in foreign currencies, and the future of payments inside Sweden. Cointelegraph reported the recommendation on Oct 15, 2026.
The Riksbank is reconsidering a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for two reasons. The European Central Bank has made progress toward a digital euro, and stablecoins are being used more widely. The Riksbank is treating both as grounds to take another look at a digital krona.
It is a recommendation, not a launch. According to the report, the Riksbank asked lawmakers to prepare. The report gives no timeline, no design and no decision to issue a digital krona.
For anyone already holding a perpetual position on Bitget, Bybit, MEXC or OKX, nothing changes directly. The report does not mention crypto derivatives, exchanges, funding rates, trading fees or liquidity, and no rule has changed. The open question is how lawmakers respond, and the report does not answer it.
Source: cointelegraph — Sweden revisits digital krona as ECB advances digital euro plans