Crypto Advocates Call on Swiss National Bank to Add Bitcoin to Reserve Assets

PANews reported on April 25 that according to Reuters, cryptocurrency advocates are intensifying their call for the Swiss Central Bank to purchase Bit, arguing that global turbulence caused by Trump's tariff policies highlights the urgency of diversifying central bank foreign exchange reserves. In December last year, supporters initiated a national referendum to modify the constitution, proposing that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) include Bit in its reserve assets, on par with gold. Luzius Meisser, a board member of Bitcoin Suisse, pointed out that in the trend of global multipolarity, the influence of the US dollar and euro is waning, and Bit can serve as a hedging tool. He will emphasize at the SNB shareholders' meeting this Friday that 75% of the central bank's foreign exchange reserves are concentrated in US dollars and euros, making them susceptible to political interference (such as money printing financing), while Bit "cannot be artificially inflated through fiscal deficits" and possesses decentralized risk-resistant value. The initiative's organizer, Yves Bennaim, added that they do not advocate for a cross margin Bit position, but if the Swiss Central Bank holds trillions of Swiss francs in reserves, allocating 1%-2% to this anti-inflationary, highly secure, and in-demand asset could both diversify risks and enhance the long-term value of reserves.