In brief
- Greece’s parliament approved a 10% tax on annual net cryptocurrency gains exceeding €500 ($557), with the rules scheduled to apply from January 2027.
- Income from staking, crypto lending and DeFi liquidity provision will face a separate 15% tax.
- A parliamentary review warned that crypto-to-crypto swaps could be taxable under the law’s wording, despite the government’s stated intention to exempt them.
Greece’s parliament passed a bill Thursday imposing a 10% capital-gains tax on cryptocurrency profits, marking a shift from a proposal discussed in October to legislation approved by lawmakers.
The measure also puts a 15% tax on income from staking, crypto lending and decentralized finance, or DeFi.
The legislation’s crypto provisions sit inside a wider Finance Ministry package dealing with debt servicing, financial oversight, and government accounting, with the new crypto income-tax rules scheduled for January 1, 2027.
Individual investors with annual net crypto gains of €500 ($557) or less will be exempt. Cross that threshold, though, and the 10% tax applies to the entire gain, rather than just the amount over €500 ($557).
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