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Confirmation of same would have huge implications for all EU citizens as such legislative is likely to be mirrored by other member states as well.
The new German guidance is based on a decision by the European
Court of Justice from 2015. It is to be expected that other member states will
have no choice, but to implement it in a similar way.
The headline is misleading as usual for a Coindesk article. No German legislator ever
seriously considered the possibility of taxing the price movements of Bitcoin
when buying a cup of coffee with it. The taxation of Bitcoin has been pretty clear
for years (no taxes if a holding period of 1 year is passed) and is
working pretty well for all parties involved.
Compared to the tax situation regarding Bitcoin in other countries Germany´s approach
has been one of the best for years.
Agree with you, headline is misleading as the cup of coffee is related to someone who is not a citizen of the country which makes some sense they are not taxed and am not sure what the EU thinks about this as this 2015 guidance is some how obsolete in relation to crytpocurrencies.