Sweden's central bank is on a course to develop and road-test its digital currency offering, e-krona, as it seeks to become a global leader in the fast-changing world of blockchain-technology-led currencies. The architects behind the Riksbank's e-krona project spoke to Fortune this week about their plans to pilot a digital version of the country's storied currency. If the project proves successful, the digital currency will be added to the mix of other payment types already in place in the famously tech-savvy country, and that it will serve to protect the Swedish kroner against the rise of decentralized ... (full story)