Tax reduction News

A DeFi investor was hit with a $10.5 million tax bill after the Spanish tax agency classified a crypto-backed loan as taxable gains.

Looking to live tax-free with crypto in 2025? These five countries, including the Cayman Islands, UAE and Germany, still offer legal, zero-tax treatment for cryptocurrencies.

Indonesia’s Finance Ministry raised taxes for crypto miners and sellers, while exempting some crypto transactions from VAT.

Increasing US regulatory clarity is enabling more traditional finance participants to seek out decentralized financial solutions.

Australia now taxes crypto as property, with capital gains on swaps, DeFi and wrapped tokens, plus new ATO data sweeps targeting 1.2 million users.

Thailand’s crypto income tax waiver applies to crypto sales made through licensed crypto asset service providers from 2025 to late 2029.

Brazil scraps crypto tax exemption for small traders, enforces flat 17.5% rate across all gains, including self-custody and offshore holdings.

The trader sold 62 CryptoPunk NFTs in 2021, earning approximately $7.4 million in profit, followed by the sale of 35 more in 2022 for an additional $4.9 million.

The reporting requirements present a “real risk of pushing users toward decentralized platforms,” according to industry insiders.

According to the most recent Polymarket odds, the former President currently has a 65% chance of winning the Presidential election.

While global markets embrace crypto ETFs, Japan’s strict tax policies and regulatory caution impede further adoption.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency has released plans to overhaul the nation’s tax code, which could lower the tax rate on crypto assets in 2025. 

Japanese minister Takeru Saito hopes to create an environment to lure businesses and developers worldwide.

Four senators are fighting to exempt low-value crypto transactions from federal taxation. Congressional approval for their proposal is long overdue.

Local crypto businesses pushed for a reduction in the 1% TDS to 0.01% to revive its customer base.