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Greece proposes 10% crypto capital gains tax with €500 annual exemption
Image: Crypto.newsGreece released a draft cryptocurrency tax bill for public consultation in early October 2026, with a parliamentary vote scheduled for November. The proposal sets a 10% capital gains tax on crypto investment profits, with annual gains up to €500 exempt. The rate was lowered from an earlier 15% proposal. The draft would be Greece's first dedicated crypto tax framework, aligns with EU DAC8 reporting rules, taxes staking and lending income as interest at 10%, exempts crypto-to-crypto swaps from taxable events, and offers a 12-month penalty-free window to declare past gains.
Key points
- Greece's draft crypto tax bill proposes a 10% capital gains tax with a €500 annual exemption
- The proposed 10% rate is lower than an earlier signaled 15% crypto capital gains tax rate
- The draft would establish Greece's first dedicated tax framework for digital asset investments
- The proposal aligns with EU DAC8 crypto transparency and reporting standards
Why it matters
The proposal would end years of unclear crypto tax rules for Greek investors, and aligns national rules with EU-wide crypto transparency requirements under DAC8.
What's unclear
The final terms of the tax framework are not confirmed, as the proposed rate was already adjusted during drafting
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Greece plans 10% capital gains tax on crypto in first digital asset framework
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Greece proposes 10% crypto capital gains tax with €500 annual exemption
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Cointelegraph
- Confirmed by Crypto Briefing
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