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groundloop

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Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:16 AM Apr 25

Swiss National Bank chairman rebuffs bitcoin as reserve asset [View all]

Source: Reuters

BERN, April 25 (Reuters) - The head of the Swiss National Bank said on Friday that cryptocurrencies failed to meet the institution's currency reserve standards, rebuffing calls by crypto advocates that it hold bitcoin as a hedge against growing global economic risks.

Cryptocurrency campaigners are ramping up pressure on the SNB to buy bitcoin, arguing that the economic turmoil triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs made it more important for the central bank to diversify its reserves.

They have launched a referendum campaign to change the Swiss constitution and require the SNB to hold bitcoin in its reserves alongside gold.

SNB Chairman Martin Schlegel, however, rejected the idea at the central bank's shareholder meeting in Bern.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/swiss-national-bank-chairman-rebuffs-bitcoin-reserve-asset-2025-04-25/

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