Bitcoin News, Page 6

Aufrecht stehende Münze mit Bitcoin-Zeichen auf nassem Fels, dahinter eine Gewitterfront über einer Landschaft kippender kleinerer Metallmünzen

Bitcoin Swings 3.9 Percent, Altcoins Up to 17: What to Check on Your Leverage

The crypto market has given back its move above $87,000. An in-house measurement of 16 top-25 assets shows the altcoins' daily loss barely exceeded Bitcoin's, while their daily range was 2.4 times as wide. That is the number that decides liquidations.

18 days ago

Monumentale Steinwaage in einer dunklen Saeulenhalle, auf der einen Schale ein Stapel schwerer Muenzen mit eingepraegtem Bitcoin-Zeichen, die andere Schale leer

A Bitcoin State Reserve by Statute: What the US Bill H.R. 8957 Means for German Holders

On September 16, 2026 the US House financial services committee advanced a bill that would make government Bitcoin holdings unsellable for 20 years. What the text actually says, what Saxony's sale of 49,858 Bitcoin sets against it, and the three points German holders should check now.

18 days ago

Messingstempel mit Holzgriff, offenes Stempelkissen und ein Stapel unbeschrifteter Aktendeckel auf einem dunklen Holzschreibtisch, davor eine Goldmünze mit Bitcoin-Zeichen

Paid in Bitcoin: How to Tax Crypto Income as a Self-Employed Freelancer

A fee in Bitcoin is perfectly ordinary business income, valued at the euro price on the day it reaches you. The decisive trap comes afterwards: business assets carry no one-year holding period, so every later price move stays taxable.

18 days ago

Bronzener Bulle stemmt eine riesige Münze mit Bitcoin-Symbol nach oben, im Hintergrund eine Finanzmetropole

Nearly $1 Billion Into Bitcoin ETFs: What to Check on ETNs, Portfolio and Holding Period

US spot bitcoin ETFs took in a net $999 million on September 21, the third consecutive day of inflows. German investors cannot reach these funds: what ETNs, the holding period and your buying route mean for you.

19 days ago

Goldene Münze mit eingeprägtem Bitcoin-Zeichen in einer Edelstahl-Schale auf dunklem Marmor, daneben ein leerer weißer Papierbeleg vor einer geschlossenen Kassenlade

Selling Bitcoin and Cashing Out in Euros: How It Works in Germany

Between the sell order and the euros in your current account stand the exchange, your bank and the tax office. Knowing the order of events saves fees, waiting time and, in the best case, the entire tax on the gain.

19 days ago

Smartphone mit leerem weißem Display auf dunkler Schieferplatte, daneben eine hochkant stehende goldene Münze mit eingeprägtem Bitcoin-Zeichen und unscharfe Euromünzen

Buying Bitcoin With PayPal in Germany: What Really Works and What It Costs

PayPal runs no crypto service of its own in Germany, but it works as a deposit route at regulated exchanges. What the detour costs, which withdrawal hold follows it and why buyer protection does not apply here.

19 days ago

Eine goldene Muenze mit Bitcoin-Zeichen wird von einer Industriepresse in einen glasklaren Acrylblock eingeschlossen

Circle Lends Against Bitcoin via cirBTC: Why the Wrapper Can Cost You the German Holding Period

Circle launched loans against deposited bitcoin on September 21, 2026. In Germany, the detour through the cirBTC token is very likely a swap, and a swap restarts your one-year holding period.

19 days ago

Zwei goldene Eheringe neben einer aufrecht stehenden Goldmünze mit eingeprägtem Bitcoin-Zeichen auf einer dunklen Holzplatte

Gifting Bitcoin to Your Spouse: Allowance, Holding Period and the Report to the Tax Office

Thanks to a 500,000 euro allowance, a gift to a spouse is almost always free of gift tax, and it is not a disposal either. What matters is what travels with it: your purchase date, your purchase price and with them the state of the one-year holding period.

19 days ago

Bronzener Bulle stemmt eine riesige Goldmünze mit Bitcoin-Zeichen nach oben

Open Interest Climbs After the Short Squeeze: Why the Longs Are Paying Now

The short squeeze of September 21 wiped out $648 million in bearish bets, yet open interest rose instead of falling. A survey of our own across four exchanges shows the funding rate is positive on 24 of the 25 largest bitcoin perpetuals.

19 days ago

Drei gestapelte Goldbarren auf dunklem Samt, daneben aufrecht eine goldene Münze mit B-Prägung im Streiflicht

Swapping Bitcoin for Gold: What Happens for Tax in Germany

Moving from coins into gold is a sale in the eyes of the tax office, and the one-year period decides the bill. Where bars, gold ETCs and tokenised gold diverge for tax, and which records you need.

19 days ago