The Central Bank of Sweden advocated a complete ban on mining bitcoins – Bits Media

Swedish Central Bank (Riksbank) demanded to prevent Bitcoin in the country, worrying about financial stability and ecology.

The Central Bank published the report "Cryptocurrencies and their impact on financial stability", in which he cited the results of his own mining research with proof of work (PoW). The report is approved, that cryptocurrencies, Preaked in this way, It is necessary to prohibit the country, since Pow is an energy -intensive method, environmental.

According to the report, Now in Sweden the production of crypto assets has been established, which annually consumes the same amount of electricity, how many 200,000 households.

The document rejects the very possibility of accepting BTC in the country, despite , that Sweden is the refuge of many bitcoin startups.

Famous Swedish bitcoin investors, such as Christian Ander (Christian Ander) And the whip of Svanholm (Knut Svanholm) hastened to argue with the statements of RIKSBANK, stated, what, If the Central Bank was really worried about the environment, He would "have completed all his operations tomorrow and never started again". Investors suggested, that the bank is afraid to lose part of the control over the financial industry.

According to Svanholm, Riksbank does not have the right to bow someone to less energy consumption or indicate to people, how to dispose of it, And also stated, that all energy, Bitcoin mining, It does not disappear in vain.

At the end of last year, Swedish regulators also called for banning bitcoin mining and limit investment in the industry, Until it becomes environmentally friendly.