Danish Central Bank To Digitalize National Currency
Denmark, a country where its population relies on cash less than most other European nations, is considering digitalizing its national currency. The central bank of Denmark is planning to issue its own Blockchain-based digital currency called e-krone as its reserve currency. Lars Rohde, governor of the Danish central bank responsible for overseeing cash production within the country, stated that the government doesn’t have any interest in printing its own physical or fiat money in the near future. Rohde aims to outsource the production of Danish krone and hopes to replace cash with its....
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