Swiss bitcoiners are fighting for the world's oldest cryptocurrency to form part of their central bank's reserves. 

An advocacy group is reviving an initiative to convince Swiss National Bank (SNB) members to add bitcoin to its coffers, arguing its inclusion would protect Switzerland's economic independence, Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported Saturday. Pro-bitcoin activists will present the idea to an SNB committee at a meeting on April 26.  

The group is preparing to submit documents on its proposal to Switzerland’s State Chancellery, a necessary step to pitch the SNB, Bitcoin Association Switzerland board member Yves Bennaïm, who is leading the initiative, told local media.  

NZZ reported that the proposal is intended to start a debate on how …