Germany’s federal cabinet did not take up the abolition of the one-year holding period for crypto assets on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. The published results of its 62nd session make no mention of the measure, and the government press conference that followed did not address it either. Current law therefore stands: anyone who holds Bitcoin, Ether or any other crypto asset for more than a year and then sells it pays no income tax on the gain.

For investors in Germany that is a breathing space, not an outcome. The Federal Ministry of Finance told Blocktrainer on request that the internal government consultations were still running. The ministry named no new date for the cabinet to take up the file. The departmental draft that would…