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SPD politician Parsa Marvi explains why the coalition wants to end the tax-free holding period for crypto gains, arguing it is about fairness with other capital income rather than treating Bitcoin like shares.
Plans to scrap Germany's one-year tax-free holding period for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have stalled again, remaining stuck in inter-ministerial coordination after a public petition and criticism from Bundestag members.
A Bundestag hearing on a 44,000-signature petition to keep Germany's one-year crypto tax exemption ended without a clear outcome, as Finance Ministry officials floated axing the equivalent break for gold.
Bitkom, the Bitcoin Bundesverband and the Blockchain Bundesverband have criticised the finance ministry's draft reform of crypto taxation, citing an overly broad tax deduction and a flawed transition timeline, as a Bundestag petition with over 44,000 signatures heads for debate.
A petition to preserve Germany's one-year tax-free holding period for Bitcoin has reached the Bundestag's petitions committee, with a hearing set for 12 October, just two days before the cabinet reviews a draft reform that would scrap the exemption.
SPD politician Parsa Marvi tells BTC-ECHO that Germany's coalition government wants to align crypto gains tax treatment with other capital income, potentially ending the one-year tax exemption as early as 2027.
A petition to preserve Germany's one-year crypto tax exemption has surpassed the signature quorum needed for a Bundestag hearing, as former FDP MP Frank Schäffler lobbies CDU lawmakers against the government's draft reform.
A week of contrasts in crypto: Bitcoin spot ETFs bleed capital while XRP funds attract fresh money, Blockstream chases down stolen Bitcoin, Bitwise shutters its Dogecoin ETF, and Berlin floats a flat 25 percent crypto tax from 2028.