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Tax-Savvy Crypto Portfolio Tracker






JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Congress members to hold bipartisan meeting to discuss crypto tax legislation.




GERMANY MAY BE PREPARING TO END ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST BITCOIN TAX LAWS For years, German law treated Bitcoin more like gold under private disposal rules, allowing tax-free gains after one year of holding. But now, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil reportedly confirmed the government plans to tax Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies “differently,” potentially abolishing Germany’s one year holding exemption and treating Bitcoin more like stocks. Critics say this directly contradicts prior coalition promises not to raise taxes and reflects a government desperately searching for new revenue sources amid one of the world’s heaviest tax burdens. Legal scholars now warn that singling Bitcoin out for harsher treatment could face constitutional challenges under Germany’s equality protections, especially since long term holders made financial decisions based on the existing framework. Austria already removed its holding period exemption. Bitpanda co founder Eric Demuth later called the move an “extremely stupid decision,” saying it created more bureaucracy and complexity while generating little meaningful benefit for the state. To Bitcoin advocates, this is about whether governments will increasingly target individuals using decentralized money systems outside traditional financial control.














Box 3-update per 4 mei 2026: De nota naar aanleiding van het verslag en beantwoording van kamer vragen is uit. Het kabinet houdt vast aan 1 januari 2028 voor de nieuwe wet, ondanks alle kritische vragen vanuit de Kamer over de haalbaarheid. 1/11



























