37.6 percent of the population favor tax advantages for long-term investors, while 39 percent do not feel able to judge
Crypto ownership in Germany: 8.9 million despite price slump and tax frustration
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At least 12.8 percent of adults in Germany currently own digital coins - that corresponds to almost 8.9 million people. Furthermore, 37.6 percent of the population are in favor of treating long-term investors more favorably in tax terms than speculators who trade back and forth in the short term - with only 24.2 percent rejecting this. Moreover, cryptocurrencies remain a phenomenon of the younger generation: among 25- to 34-year-olds, the ownership rate is at least 28.4 percent, whereas the generation of over-55-year-olds can do almost nothing with the sector.
Furthermore, In Germany, profits from dividend payments and the sale of shares are subject to a flat withholding tax of 25 percent plus solidarity surcharge and church tax. It decisively determines how reliable the market remains for investors and how attractive Germany is in international competition for digital financial innovation. "Cryptocurrencies have left the niche but have not yet arrived in the broad society." For business and politics, this is an important signal: "For digital assets to gain lasting acceptance, trust, comprehensibility, and a reliable institutional framework are needed." © dpa-infocom, dpa:260804-930-480472/1 This is a news directly from the dpa news channel. Instead, awareness of the high risk dominates: For almost a third of the total population (32.7 percent), cryptocurrencies are primarily a highly speculative product.
In addition, Even among active crypto investors, around 38 percent classify their engagement primarily as pure speculation. Nevertheless, there is great disorientation among the population: Just over 39 percent of respondents do not trust themselves to make a judgment about the best tax model due to a lack of expertise. Home Technology IT + Telecommunications Price slump and tax frustration : Crypto investors persist in the perfume Almost 9 million people in Germany hold Bitcoin and other cryptos – but now threaten new taxes.
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At least 12.8 percent of adults in Germany currently own digital coins - that corresponds to almost 8.9 million people.
reliability low1/3 sourcesFurthermore, 37.6 percent of the population are in favor of treating long-term investors more favorably in tax terms than speculators who trade back and forth in the short term - with only 24.2 percent rejecting this.
reliability low1/3 sourcesMoreover, cryptocurrencies remain a phenomenon of the younger generation: among 25- to 34-year-olds, the ownership rate is at least 28.4 percent, whereas the generation of over-55-year-olds can do almost nothing with the sector.
reliability low1/3 sourcesIn Germany, profits from dividend payments and the sale of shares are subject to a flat withholding tax of 25 percent plus solidarity surcharge and church tax.
reliability low1/3 sourcesIt decisively determines how reliable the market remains for investors and how attractive Germany is in international competition for digital financial innovation. "Cryptocurrencies have left the niche but have not yet arrived in the broad society." For business and politics, this is an important signal: "For digital assets to gain lasting acceptance, trust, comprehensibility, and a reliable institutional framework are needed." © dpa-infocom, dpa:260804-930-480472/1 This is a news directly from the dpa news channel.
reliability low1/3 sourcesInstead, awareness of the high risk dominates: For almost a third of the total population (32.7 percent), cryptocurrencies are primarily a highly speculative product.
reliability low1/3 sourcesEven among active crypto investors, around 38 percent classify their engagement primarily as pure speculation.
reliability low1/3 sourcesNevertheless, there is great disorientation among the population: Just over 39 percent of respondents do not trust themselves to make a judgment about the best tax model due to a lack of expertise.
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Home Technology IT + Telecommunications Price slump and tax frustration : Crypto investors persist in the perfume Almost 9 million people in Germany hold Bitcoin and other cryptos – but now threaten new taxes.
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