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Germany is ending tax-free bitcoin, and cutting the rate for traders

Everyone is reporting a tax rise. Do the arithmetic and Germany is cutting the top rate for active traders by nineteen points, from 45% to 26.375%. The people getting hit are the ones who buy and sit on it, which until now was the whole point of holding crypto in Germany.

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For Bitcoin savers, the countdown is running: the tax advantage for cryptovalues is to be eliminated. However, the draft contains an exception that leaves investors time to act. WORLD explains what to do – and whether gold savers also have to worry about.

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Germany is preparing to remove the tax exemption it gives to crypto assets held for more than a year. The Treasury Department's draft moves crypto gains to a fixed capital income tax, which is applied on stocks and dividends. The draft increases the burden on long-term investors, while reducing the proportion of active traders who pay high income taxes.

Until now, a simple rule has applied to crypto investors: those who hold their digital currencies for more than twelve months can collect profits tax-free. Federal Finance Minister Klingbeil wants to abolish this rule. There are further plans as well. This article, "Millions of savers affected: How the crypto tax is to be expanded," was published on JUNGE FREIHEIT.

Germany prepares a 25% crypto tax since 2027 and eliminates the 12-month exemption. It will affect the holders of Solana who purchase SOL from that date. The entry The crypto tax in Germany: 25% to the capital gains since 2027 and eliminates the 12-month exemption appears first on Merca2.

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Merca2.es broke the news on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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