Greece Plans 10% Crypto Capital Gains Tax, Down From 15% Floated in June
A draft bill would exempt the first €500 of annual gains, as crypto tax rates across Europe run from Cyprus's 8% to Italy's 33%.
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What happened
A draft bill would exempt the first €500 of annual gains, as crypto tax rates across Europe run from Cyprus’s 8% to Italy’s 33%.
Reported details
- Greece’s draft bill proposes a 10% tax on crypto capital gains, with exemptions for annual gains of up to 500 euros and crypto-to-crypto swaps.
- Greece has proposed a 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency profits, with an annual exemption of €500, under draft legislation scheduled to reach parliament in November. According to the draft bill released for public consultation late Thursday, the proposed tax…
Why this matters
Greece sits on the regulatory side rather than the structural side: the useful question is which dated rule, if any, follows this notice, and who wrote it. A rule that is not published yet changes nothing about who may act today, so treat the pending text as pending rather than as settled.
Evidence boundary
The scope is limited to what the linked reports state, and where two of them diverge both positions are recorded without either being picked in advance.
What to verify
Before acting on Greece, read the dated rule text itself rather than a summary of it, and note which agency wrote it and whether the comment period is still open.
Sources and editorial check time
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Decrypt: https://decrypt.co/380385/greece-plans-10-crypto-capital-gains-tax-down-from-15-floated-in-june
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Cointelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/news/greece-capital-gains-tax-cryptocurrencies
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crypto.news Live: https://crypto.news/greece-proposes-10-crypto-capital-gains-tax-with-e500-annual-exemption/
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Editorial source check time: 2026-10-08T20:46:05.441Z
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