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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ECB Platform Pontes Goes Live: What to Check on Tokenized Securities Now
The Eurosystem launched its Pontes platform on September 21, 2026, allowing trades in tokenized securities to be settled in central bank money for the first time. Nothing changes in your portfolio today, but the distinction between a crypto-asset and a crypto security will decide tax and liability in future.
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Correlation in a Crypto Portfolio: Why Ten Coins Are Not Diversification
On September 21, 2026, 15 of the 20 largest non-stablecoins rose by at least five percent and not one fell. We measured 66 coin pairs across 90 trading days and show what the numbers mean for the diversification in your portfolio.
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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.
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