Greece's finance ministry drafts 10% crypto capital gains tax with a €500 annual exemption
Greece's finance ministry published a draft bill taxing individual crypto capital gains at 10%, exempting the first €500 a year, out for consultation until Oct. 22.
Why it matters
Greece would become the first EU member state with a dedicated statutory framework for taxing individual crypto gains, and its 10% rate sits below the 25% or higher rates Germany, France and Italy have set or are planning. The measure also lands alongside the EU's DAC8 exchange reporting rules, which the draft is designed to work with.
Where the sources disagree
Proposed crypto capital gains rate
10%
Cointelegraph, Crypto.News, Bitcoin Insider, CoinDesk, Decrypt, Unchained, TheNewsCrypto
15%
Bitcoin Magazine
Bitcoin Magazine reports the draft bill proposes a 15% rate, while the other seven outlets describe 10% as the figure in the ministry's published draft.
Parliamentary timetable
first week of November
Cointelegraph
November
Crypto.News, CoinDesk, Decrypt, Unchained, Bitcoin Magazine
Cointelegraph names the first week of November as the target for a vote, while other outlets state only November.
Figures that do not reconcile
Found by comparing the numbers in the reports automatically. They are differences, not yet confirmed to be about the same thing.
size of the raise (rate)
10%
Crypto.News
33%
Decrypt
Crypto.News reports 10%, Decrypt reports 33% (70% apart).
Key facts
Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance published a draft bill taxing individual crypto capital gains at 10%.
10 %Disputed figureReported by Cointelegraph
The first €500 of crypto gains per tax year would be exempt from the levy.
500 EURReported by Cointelegraph
The draft was released for public consultation on October 7, 2026.
Reported by Crypto.News
Public consultation closes on October 22, with the bill due in parliament in November.
Reported by Cointelegraph
Two government officials told Reuters in June that the planned rate would be 15%.
15 %Disputed figureReported by Crypto.News
Crypto-to-crypto swaps would not trigger capital gains tax, and the draft imposes no digital transaction tax on crypto sales.
Reported by Cointelegraph
Income from staking, lending and liquidity provision would be taxed at 10%, taxed as interest under the draft.
10 %Disputed figureReported by Cointelegraph
What happened
Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance published a draft bill on October 7 taxing individuals' cryptocurrency capital gains at 10%, with the first €500 of gains per tax year exempt. Crypto-to-crypto swaps would not create a taxable gain, and income from staking, lending and liquidity provision would be taxed as interest at the same 10% rate. Cointelegraph reports the bill also gives taxpayers a 12-month window after publication to declare earlier gains without penalty or interest. The crypto provisions sit inside a wider bill whose main subject is private debt supervision, and the ministry says they close a gap in Greek law. Greece has no dedicated statute for crypto profits, and officials have not projected any revenue because most domestic investors trade on platforms based outside the country. Reuters reporting cited by CoinDesk and Decrypt puts parliament in November, while Cointelegraph names the first week of November, and consultation closes on October 22. Bitcoin Magazine reports the draft applies retroactively from January 1, 2025, with gains declared on returns filed in 2027. Bitcoin Magazine describes the draft as a 15% rate, a figure that conflicts with every other outlet and with the ministry's published bill as described by the other sources.
How the story developed
- Official statement
Greece finance ministry publishes draft crypto tax bill
Draft sets a 10% rate on individual crypto capital gains with a €500 annual exemption, crypto-to-crypto swaps untaxed and staking, lending and liquidity provision income taxed at the same rate.
- First report
First report by Cointelegraph
Greece plans 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies
- Update
Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing reporting prompts wider pickup
Bitcoin Insider credits Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing for the 10% figure; the bill had not been widely reported before that.
- Update
Public consultation closes
The consultation deadline is 10 a.m. on October 22.
- Independent corroboration
Independently corroborated by Crypto.News
Greece proposes 10% crypto capital gains tax with €500 annual exemption
- Update
Government officials had told Reuters the rate would be 15%
Two officials described a 15% rate in June; the published draft carries 10%. One official said individual mining would not be taxed while mining by registered companies would be.
How coverage built up
Independent sources over time, counted the way the consensus panel counts them: a republication of a wire story does not move the line.
- 8 Oct 2026, 08:03 UTC: Cointelegraph — 1 independent source, 1 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 08:14 UTC: Crypto.News — 2 independent sources, 2 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 08:15 UTC: Bitcoin Insider — 3 independent sources, 3 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC: CoinDesk — 4 independent sources, 4 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 10:32 UTC: Decrypt — 5 independent sources, 5 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 10:46 UTC: Unchained — 6 independent sources, 6 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 12:15 UTC: TheNewsCrypto — 7 independent sources, 7 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 18:39 UTC: Bitcoin Magazine — 8 independent sources, 8 reports
Affected entities
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cointelegraph Crypto media | Greece plans 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies | Original | |
| CoinDesk Crypto media | Greece prepares to levy 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency | Independent | |
| Unchained Crypto media | Greece Drafts 10% Crypto Capital Gains Tax, a Lower Rate Than Officials Floated in June | Independent | |
| Decrypt Crypto media | Greece Plans 10% Crypto Capital Gains Tax, Down From 15% Floated in June | Independent | |
| Bitcoin Magazine Crypto media | Greece Plans Crypto Capital Gains Tax: Report | Independent | |
| Crypto.News Crypto media | Greece proposes 10% crypto capital gains tax with €500 annual exemption | Independent | |
| TheNewsCrypto Crypto media | Greece Proposes 10% Crypto Tax With €500 Annual Exemption | Syndicated | |
| Bitcoin Insider Aggregator | 10% Capital Gains Tax on Crypto Proposed Under Greece’s First Digital Asset Rules | Syndicated |
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