Submitted Text
The inquiry aims to clarify the legal framework of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) concerning new and relevant asset classes such as Bitcoin. The autonomy of the SNB in determining its investment policy is not questioned here.
In view of the growing global significance of cryptocurrencies, the question arises whether the legal foundations are still up-to-date and grant the SNB the
...Federal Council Response
EFD
Response Date: February 19, 2025
To 1: The financial transactions (transactions with financial market participants) that the SNB is permitted to use to fulfill its monetary and currency policy tasks are listed in Article 9, paragraph 1 of the National Bank Act (NBA; SR 951. 11). This includes, among other things, the purchase and sale of claims and securities denominated in Swiss francs or foreign currencies, as well as precious...
Authors, Co-Signatories & Opponents (24)

Paolo Pamini
Author
Swiss People's Party
Islam Alijaj
Co-Signatory
Social Democratic Party
Manfred Bühler
Co-Signatory
Swiss People's Party
Christophe Clivaz
Co-Signatory
GRÜNE
Marcel Dobler
Co-Signatory
FDP-Liberale
Benjamin Fischer
Co-Signatory
Swiss People's Party
Andreas Gafner
Co-Signatory
Federal Democratic Union
Simone Gianini
Co-Signatory
FDP-Liberale
Matthias Samuel Jauslin
Co-Signatory
Green Liberal Party
Sidney Kamerzin
Co-Signatory
Die Mitte
Piero Marchesi
Co-Signatory
Swiss People's Party
Andreas Meier
Co-Signatory
Die Mitte
Yvan Pahud
Co-Signatory
Swiss People's Party
Lorenzo Quadri
Co-Signatory
Lega dei Ticinesi
Lukas Reimann
Co-Signatory
Swiss People's Party
Daniel Ruch
Co-Signatory
FDP-Liberale
Markus Schnyder
Co-Signatory
Swiss People's Party
Thomas Stettler
Co-Signatory
Swiss People's Party
Gabriela Suter
Co-Signatory
Social Democratic Party
Vroni Thalmann-Bieri
Co-Signatory
Swiss People's Party
Erich Vontobel
Co-Signatory
Federal Democratic Union
Christian Wasserfallen
Co-Signatory
FDP-Liberale
Céline Weber
Co-Signatory
Green Liberal Party
Ursula Zybach
Co-Signatory
Social Democratic Party