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Swiss Bitcoin Initiative Fails to Collect Enough Signatures for Referendum

Campaigners failed to gather the required signatures to trigger a national plebiscite on requiring the Swiss central bank to hold Bitcoin. The initiative has been abandoned, according to multiple reports. Reuters first reported the development on Friday.

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1 source·May 8, 3:16 PM(14 hrs ago)·1m read|
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Swiss crypto campaigners have abandoned their bid to require the central bank to hold Bitcoin after failing to collect enough signatures to trigger a plebiscite. The campaigners fell short of the threshold needed to force a nationwide vote on the proposal.

The effort represented an attempt to embed Bitcoin holdings directly into Swiss monetary policy through a popular vote. Without sufficient backing, the initiative will not advance to a plebiscite.

Failure to meet the signature requirement ends this particular push by Bitcoin advocates in Switzerland. The central bank will not face a mandated obligation to add the cryptocurrency to its reserves as a result of this campaign.

Key Facts

Campaign abandoned
Swiss crypto campaigners abandoned a bid to require the central bank to hold Bitcoin after failing to collect enough signatures to trigger a plebiscite
Reporting consistency
Reuters reported that Swiss crypto campaigners abandoned a bid to require the central bank to hold Bitcoin after failing to collect enough signatures
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Potential Impact

  1. 01

    No national plebiscite will be held on mandating Bitcoin reserves at the Swiss central bank

  2. 02

    Bitcoin advocates in Switzerland must pursue alternative routes to influence monetary policy

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