Switzerland's DLT Act amends multiple federal laws to accommodate ledger-based securities, DLT-based asset custody and insolvency, and introduces the DLT trading facility licence. It is a technology-neutral multi-statute reform rather than a standalone crypto act, and covers issuers, custodians, financial institutions and licensed DLT trading facilities in Switzerland.
Acteffective
Bundesgesetz zur Anpassung des Bundesrechts an Entwicklungen der Technik verteilter elektronischer Register
Also known as: Federal Act adapting federal law to developments in distributed ledger technology (DLT Act)
Switzerland Swiss Confederation; FINMA
Overview
Key Details
Jurisdiction
SwitzerlandRegulator
Swiss Confederation; FINMA
Law Type
Act
Status
In ForceOfficial Law Number
BBl 2020 7639
Official Title
Bundesgesetz zur Anpassung des Bundesrechts an Entwicklungen der Technik verteilter elektronischer Register
Enacted Date
September 25, 2020
Effective Date
August 1, 2021
Topics Covered
Who This Law Applies To
Issuers of ledger-based securities, custodians, Swiss financial institutions and licensed DLT trading facilities in Switzerland.
Key Requirements
- Introduces ledger-based securities (Registerwertrechte) into Swiss private law.
- Clarifies segregation and recovery of crypto-based assets in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings.
- Creates the DLT trading facility licence and related financial-market infrastructure changes.
Official Sources
Official indirect sourceFind and link the Federal Gazette/Fedlex consolidated act package as primary source. FINMA page is secondary guidance.
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