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Handelssaal einer Bank bei Nacht, leere Stuhlreihen vor leuchtenden Monitoren, im Vordergrund eine Metalltafel mit eingraviertem Bitcoin-Zeichen

Bitcoin ETFs Lose $487 Million in a Single Day: the Reasons Behind the Outflow

Around $487 million flowed out of the US spot ETFs on Bitcoin on net on October 7, 2026, while the price tests the zone around $82,000. What the figure actually measures, why two data providers give two daily values, and what investors in Germany should check on an ETP.

3 days ago

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Crypto Market Slides: Bitcoin Loses 4.2 Percent and $651 Million of Long Bets Are Liquidated

Bitcoin has lost 4.2 percent since Tuesday afternoon, and ether and XRP more still. Three reasons can be documented: outflows from the US ETFs, $651 million of forcibly closed long bets and Fed minutes holding out the prospect of another rate rise. A crash it is not, and what to check before buying more is set out here.

3 days ago

Beladener Aktenwagen aus Metall in einem leeren Gerichtsflur bei Nacht, obenauf ein kleines Hardware-Gerät mit dunklem Display

Two Routes Out of an Exchange Insolvency: Coins Back, or a Dividend in Euros

If the same coins come back after an exchange insolvency, the holding period from the year of acquisition runs on. If a dividend is paid out in money instead, the position is open, and the evidence question decides the case.

4 days ago

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Bitcoin Price Falls as 41,700 BTC Leave Binance: The Exchange Reserve Drops to 663,100 BTC

Binance's bitcoin reserve has fallen by 41,700 BTC to around 663,100 bitcoin since September 20, the largest weekly outflow since June 2023. Why the price is giving way all the same, and what the finding means for your custody.

4 days ago

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Three routes and no dates: the BaFin refuses bitcoin.de the MiCAR licence, futurum bank AG keeps holding customer assets

The BaFin has refused futurum bank AG the MiCAR authorisation, and with it the previous forbearance for bitcoin.de ends. What the mandatory disclosure says about your balance, which three routes the company names and which records you should secure now.

4 days ago

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Certificate, Bitcoin ETN or the coin itself: what each route means for tax and custody

A Bitcoin certificate, an ETN and the coin itself all lead to the same price, but to three different tax treatments and three different risks. The comparison shows which route fits your portfolio and why December 31, 2026 becomes the cut-off date.

4 days ago

Mattschwarzes Kartenlesegerät auf einer dunklen Ladentheke, davor eine schlichte Plastikkarte ohne Aufdruck, am Thekenrand ein Metallschild mit eingraviertem Bitcoin-Zeichen

Bitcoin for a gift card: what paying with crypto means for your holding period

Paying for a gift card with Bitcoin is a sale for tax purposes. What counts as the disposal proceeds, when the twelve-month holding period bites, and the four records the tax office expects.

5 days ago

Reihe von zehn Einmachgläsern auf einem dunklen Holzregal, von links nach rechts immer voller mit kleinen Metallscheiben, in die Regalkante ist ein Bitcoin-Zeichen eingebrannt

50 euros a month in Bitcoin, 118 instalments since 2017: savings plan vs lump sum

118 monthly instalments of 50 euros since January 2017 add up to €5,900 paid in and around €54,500 today. The same instalment since January 2024 is up only 14.5 percent, and since October 2025 the savings plan beats the lump sum by almost 39 percentage points.

5 days ago

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Bitcoin price at $85,662 one year after the all-time high: what to watch now

Bitcoin stands at $85,662, which is 32.1 percent below the all-time high whose anniversary falls on October 6. In euros the gap is smaller, and for anyone who bought in October 2025 the one-year tax period is running out at the same time.

6 days ago

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Joint bitcoin wallet: who owns the coins for tax purposes?

Bitcoin on a joint marital wallet: for tax purposes it is not access to the wallet alone that decides, but who the coins are economically attributable to.

6 days ago