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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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Germany has prepared a 25% flat tax on cryptocurrency gains from 2028, potentially ending the country’s long-standing exemption for Bitcoin and other digital assets held for more than one year. Der Spiegel reported that Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance has…
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Germany’s debate over Bitcoin taxation has gained a new political dimension after the Alternative for Germany won nearly 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, months after the party opposed plans to remove the country’s one-year crypto tax exemption. Reuters reported…
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Berlin authorities have refused to meet an alleged 30 Bitcoin ransom demand after a cyberattack hit two state agencies, while officials have yet to confirm the amount of data claimed to have been stolen. The Berlin Senate Chancellery said it…
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Germany has extended its lead in European Union MiCA authorizations after six cooperative banks joined the latest register, taking the country’s total number of licensed crypto asset service providers to 79. The European Securities and Markets Authority updated its interim…
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Germany’s cooperative banking network has begun offering cryptocurrency trading through DZ Bank, opening digital asset access to millions of retail customers across the country. According to a Bloomberg report, the rollout gives customers of participating cooperative banks the ability to…
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EU MiCA licenses reach 244 as Germany and France lead rollout, while unlicensed crypto firms face July 1 service deadline.
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Germany’s Finance Committee has rejected a proposal from the Green Party to scrap the country’s tax exemption for cryptocurrencies held longer than one year. According to the committee discussions, lawmakers from multiple parties opposed the measure for different reasons, leaving…
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AllUnity stablecoin SEKAU is set to debut in June, backed 1:1 by Swedish krona reserves. AllUnity, a Frankfurt-based joint venture backed by DWS, Flow Traders and Galaxy Digital, announced the SEKAU stablecoin on Wednesday. The token will be fully reserved…
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Germany has prepared plans to tighten cryptocurrency taxation from 2027, putting the country’s long-standing tax-free holding benefit for Bitcoin and other digital assets under renewed scrutiny. Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said during an April 29 presentation of Germany’s 2027 federal…
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German central bank president Joachim Nagel said he sees “merit in euro-denominated stablecoins,” and argues that they could serve as a cheaper and more efficient means for cross-border payments by both firms and individuals. During his speech at the New…
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DZ Bank, Germany’s second-largest financial institution, has received approval from the country’s financial regulator BaFin to launch its cryptocurrency trading platform after a year of trials. Dubbed “meinKrypto,” the self-directed crypto investment platform was given the green light to operate…
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1&1 deal to acquire Versatel for €1.3b consolidates German fixed-line and mobile infrastructure, tightening its grip on fiber backhaul and B2B connectivity. German telecommunications operator 1&1 has agreed to acquire Versatel for €1.3 billion, the company announced Thursday, in a…
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Singapore and Germany’s central bank have agreed on a collaboration involving cross-border digital asset settlements between the two countries. According to the press release, Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Deutsche Bundesbank agree to join forces on cross-border digital asset…
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Alternative for Germany or AfD, the second-largest party in the government, has introduced a motion to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve following a similar move by France. On Oct. 29, the Alternative for Germany party, the second-largest opposition in the…
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NRW.BANK, Germany’s largest regional development bank, has issued a €100 million digital bond using the Polygon blockchain. The announcement was made via Polygon’s (POL) official X account on July 10. The two-year bond is fully digital, registered under Germany’s Electronic…
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MATIC (migrated to POL)
