Greece would tax cryptocurrency capital gains at 10%, not the 15% officials floated in June, and exempt the first 500 euros a year under a draft bill.

Key Points:

• Greece’s draft bill taxes crypto capital gains at 10% and exempts the first 500 euros a year.
• Crypto-to-crypto swaps would go untaxed, while staking and lending returns face the same 10% rate.
• Officials described a 15% rate in June, and the bill is due in parliament in November.

Greece Crypto Tax

The Ministry of National Economy and Finance posted the bill for public consultation late Wednesday, inside a wider package on private debt and financial markets. Consultation closes at 10 a.m. on Oct. 22. The ministry aims to send the bill to parliament and have it voted on in…