Bitcoin Association Switzerland
The Bitcoin Association Switzerland (BAS) is an association of private members and companies that work with Bitcoin or support it. It was founded in late 2013 and calls itself the oldest fintech association in Switzerland. It holds events, works on open legal questions and is a contact point for media inquiries about Bitcoin.
The BAS runs Bitcoin meetups in Zurich, Geneva, Lucerne, Neuchâtel and Basel, and members can join working groups on policy and education. Private members pay CHF 21 a year and companies CHF 380, in francs or in bitcoin. Jan Brzezek, founder of Crypto Finance, is president.
Board members
Jan Brzezek built Crypto Finance from 2017 until Deutsche Börse Group took it over in full. The board also includes Lisa Tscherry, founder of SatoShe, a Bitcoin education program for women; Lewin Boehnke, Chief Strategy Officer at Crypto Finance; Ronald Kogens, a Swiss lawyer and secretary of the board; and Timo Frick, a lawyer in Liechtenstein who leads the association's work on regulation and policy.
Meetups and roadshow
The five city groups announce their meetups on Meetup. In 2025 the BAS took a roadshow to Bern in January, Lausanne in February, a boat on Lake Zurich at Rapperswil in March and Basel in September. Corporate members can sponsor these events and post job openings to the membership.
Finance professionals in Switzerland who want a structured introduction to bitcoin as an asset class have the Bitcoin seminar in Switzerland.
Upcoming fintech and finance events in Switzerland
Is the Bitcoin Association Switzerland the same as Bitcoin Suisse?
No. Bitcoin Suisse is a crypto financial services company in Zug. The Bitcoin Association Switzerland is an association that sells no financial services and is open to any person or company.
Is Bitcoin legal in Switzerland?
Yes. Owning, buying and selling bitcoin is legal in Switzerland, and FINMA supervises firms that offer financial services with crypto assets. The canton of Zug and the city of Lugano, through Plan ₿ Lugano, accept bitcoin for tax payments.
Bitcoin Association Switzerland and Finance Loop
In Germany the national Bitcoin association is the Bitcoin Bundesverband, and Finance Loop is one of its founding members. Finance Loop brings people who work with bitcoin in banks, asset managers and fintech firms in Germany and Switzerland together at its events and seminars.
Finance Loop is a professional network and has the goal of driving the adoption of emerging technologies in finance, such as AI, tokenization, stablecoins, and DeFi. Finance Loop helps its members build skills and personal networks in these fields: Investment & Digital Assets, Payments & Digital Money, Digital Infrastructure & Sovereignty, and Risk & Compliance.