Key Takeaways

• Germany’s government is moving toward abolishing the country’s tax exemption for crypto sold after more than one year.

• The preferred government model would reportedly treat crypto as investment income, subjecting gains to a flat 25% tax plus Germany’s solidarity surcharge.

• The proposal remains under development and has not yet become law, meaning Germany’s existing one-year exemption remains in force.

Germany is moving to eliminate one of Europe’s most attractive tax benefits for long-term crypto investors,…