Germany's Finance Minister just confirmed crypto gains will be taxed like capital income. The 1-year tax-free holding period that made Germany one of the most bitcoin-friendly countries in Europe is on the chopping block.

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Man. Good thing we all complied with KYC when we obtained our cypher-punk-anti-establishment-parallel-economy money 🫠👌
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TNV 3 weeks ago
And it’s good beer, too!
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Tobias Muller 3 weeks ago
Germany’s shift on crypto taxes is disappointing but predictable—EU regulators are harmonizing rules at the cost of innovation. Meanwhile, Gulf states are going the opposite direction, leveraging crypto to diversify from the dollar. Reminds me of a piece on their strategy: