In brief
- Tánaiste Simon Harris said Sunday that crypto assets will be excluded from Ireland’s new savings and investment scheme.
- Cryptocurrencies, derivatives and interest-bearing cash are all shut out, while shares, bonds, funds and ETFs qualify.
- The scheme is designed to move some of the $203 billion (€175 billion) Irish households hold in bank deposits.
Crypto will have no place in the tax-advantaged savings accounts Ireland is preparing to open to every adult in the country.
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris set out the shape of the scheme on Sunday in a video posted to Instagram, saying he wanted the accounts to “make a real difference in building up your own economic resilience.” Savers will be able to hold…
