Bitcoin News
By Julie Binoche
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What the Draft Actually Says. The legislation is still being written. Officials are working through the mechanics — how…
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Why Greece Is Moving Now. Crypto adoption has been climbing in Greece, as it has across much of southern and eastern Europe.
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Enforcement Is the Real Test. The policy intent is clear enough. The hard part is making it work.
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Greece wants a cut of crypto profits. The country's Finance Ministry is drafting legislation to hit cryptocurrency gains with a 15% capital gains tax, a move meant to pull…
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The rate isn't random. At 15%, it's designed to sit alongside Greece's existing capital gains framework, treating crypto profits pretty much the same as gains from other asset…
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The legislation is still being written. Officials are working through the mechanics — how transactions get tracked, how gains get calculated, what counts as a taxable event.
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Investors are waiting. Details on implementation are still pending, and there's no word yet on whether exemptions or deductions will be built into the final text.
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Before any of this becomes law, the draft needs to clear the Greek Parliament. That process will likely involve committee reviews and possibly public consultations, giving…
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The broader concern is revenue. Greece has had a complicated history with tax collection and fiscal discipline, and the idea of a fast-growing asset class generating gains that…
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There's also an international alignment angle here. Across Europe and beyond, governments are moving toward formal crypto tax frameworks.
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The policy intent is clear enough. The hard part is making it work. Tracking crypto transactions reliably requires either cooperation from exchanges, sophisticated on-chain…
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And there's fairness to think about too. If the system ends up being easy to navigate for sophisticated institutional players while individual retail investors get caught out,…
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More context: Blackstones BCRED Caps Withdrawals at 5% as Private Credit and Crypto Both Crack
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For now, the proposal sits somewhere between ambition and uncertainty. The 15% rate is on the table. Parliamentary approval isn't guaranteed.
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