Motion
Hostile
Original in German

Hacking against companies and public institutions. Preventing the payment of ransoms via cryptocurrencies

Submitted: Sep 22, 2021Status: Completed

Submitted Text

The Federal Council is tasked with implementing the following measures:

1. Mandatory identification of the beneficial owner by cryptocurrency providers based in Switzerland.

2. Prohibition of the use of cryptocurrencies where the identification of the beneficial owner is not ensured.

3. Prohibition for banks and financial institutions to conduct transactions with cryptocurrencies where the identification of the beneficial owner is not ensured.

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ReasoningDE only

Seit ein paar Jahren häufen sich bei Unternehmen und öffentlichen Einrichtungen die Fälle von Hacking, die erheblichen Schaden verursachen: So werden KMU, Spitäler und Universitäten lahmgelegt, Kreditkartennummern gestohlen, Personendaten veröffentlicht usw. Mittlerweile haben wir es mit einer eigentlichen spezialisierten Industrie zu tun, mit spezialisierten Zulieferern und einem enormen

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Federal Council Response

EFD
Response Date: November 10, 2021

1-3: The Federal Council has already taken measures to mitigate the risks identified in the field of cryptocurrencies since 2018. The provisions of financial market law in Switzerland generally apply regardless of the technologies used. The Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) applies to financial intermediation activities involving cryptocurrencies. A Swiss financial intermediary that holds

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Authors, Co-Signatories & Opponents (23)

Céline Amaudruz
Céline Amaudruz
Co-Signatory
SVP logoSwiss People's Party
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Emmanuel Amoos
Emmanuel Amoos
Co-Signatory
SP logoSocial Democratic Party
VS flagValais
Samuel Bendahan
Samuel Bendahan
Co-Signatory
SP logoSocial Democratic Party
VD flagVaud
Philipp Matthias Bregy
Philipp Matthias Bregy
Co-Signatory
M-E logoDie Mitte
VS flagValais
Laurence Fehlmann Rielle
Laurence Fehlmann Rielle
Co-Signatory
SP logoSocial Democratic Party
GE flagGeneva
Olivier Feller
Olivier Feller
Co-Signatory
FDP-Liberale logoFDP-Liberale
VD flagVaud
Claudia Friedl
Claudia Friedl
Co-Signatory
SP logoSocial Democratic Party
SG flagSt. Gallen
Tamara Funiciello
Tamara Funiciello
Co-Signatory
SP logoSocial Democratic Party
BE flagBern
Greta Gysin
Greta Gysin
Co-Signatory
GRÜNE logoGRÜNE
TI flagTicino
Matthias Samuel Jauslin
Matthias Samuel Jauslin
Co-Signatory
glp logoGreen Liberal Party
AG flagAargau
Fabian Molina
Fabian Molina
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SP logoSocial Democratic Party
ZH flagZurich
Stefan Müller-Altermatt
Stefan Müller-Altermatt
Co-Signatory
M-E logoDie Mitte
SO flagSolothurn
Philippe Nantermod
Philippe Nantermod
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FDP-Liberale logoFDP-Liberale
VS flagValais
Eric Nussbaumer
Eric Nussbaumer
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SP logoSocial Democratic Party
BL flagBasel-Landschaft
Valérie Piller Carrard
Valérie Piller Carrard
Co-Signatory
SP logoSocial Democratic Party
FR flagFribourg
Jon Pult
Jon Pult
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SP logoSocial Democratic Party
GR flagGraubünden
Fabio Regazzi
Fabio Regazzi
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M-E logoDie Mitte
TI flagTicino
Franziska Ryser
Franziska Ryser
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GRÜNE logoGRÜNE
SG flagSt. Gallen
Peter Schilliger
Peter Schilliger
Co-Signatory
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Priska Seiler Graf
Priska Seiler Graf
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SP logoSocial Democratic Party
ZH flagZurich
Gabriela Suter
Gabriela Suter
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SP logoSocial Democratic Party
AG flagAargau
Susanne Vincenz-Stauffacher
Susanne Vincenz-Stauffacher
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FDP-Liberale logoFDP-Liberale
SG flagSt. Gallen
Céline Widmer
Céline Widmer
Co-Signatory
SP logoSocial Democratic Party
ZH flagZurich