In Germany, Three Parties Address Crypto. Switzerland Stays Silent.

In Switzerland, none of the major parties mention Bitcoin or crypto in their official party programmes. In Germany, the picture is different.

Four parties stay silent

Germany held a federal election in February 2025, and the manifestos written for it are far from uniform on crypto. Four parties leave the topic out entirely: CDU/CSU, SPD, Die Linke and BSW.

Three parties put crypto in writing

Three parties did address crypto in their 2025 federal election manifestos. The percentage after each party is its vote share in that election.

• AfD (20.8%): a dedicated Bitcoin chapter covering deregulation, VAT exemption and the right to self-custody.
• Grüne (11.6%): crypto mentioned only in the context of misuse.
• FDP (4.3%): Bitcoin as a potential ECB reserve asset, the approval of crypto ETFs and an expanded BaFin mandate to support crypto innovation.

Why the contrast matters

The three German positions could hardly be further apart. One party devotes a whole chapter to Bitcoin as an opportunity; another mentions crypto only as a risk. That disagreement is the point. A manifesto is where a party states where it stands, so voters can weigh it before casting a ballot. German voters can read those positions. Swiss voters, for now, cannot.

The full breakdown

We have published the full comparison, with links to each party programme, covering Switzerland, Germany, Austria and the USA. You can read it at kryptopolitik.ch/party-programmes/de.

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