Crypto News, Page 25
Options on Crypto ETFs: What the SEC Deadline on September 27 Means for Your ETP
On September 27 a 45-day deadline expires at the SEC on a filing that would allow options on crypto ETFs through a rule test instead of case-by-case approvals. Nothing changes in your European portfolio that day, but the bid-ask spread of your ETP is something you can measure yourself.
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Trump-Xi Summit at the White House: The Crypto Positions to Check Before the Meeting
Xi Jinping is on a state visit to Donald Trump today, and the crypto market comes into the meeting carrying the gains of an exceptionally strong week. What to check on leverage, holding period and custody before the first headline runs.
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Solana DEX Trades Overtake the NYSE: What to Check on Swaps, Tax and Oversight
Solana's decentralised exchanges settled roughly 208 million trades in a single week and overtook the New York Stock Exchange for the first time. The figure is real, but it measures something other than the comparison suggests, and for German investors it carries tax duties that no provider takes on.
10 days ago
Crypto in a divorce: what happens to bitcoin in the equalisation of accrued gains
What is divided in a divorce is not the coins but the increase in assets, and it is divided as a sum of money. We set out the three key dates, the duty to disclose wallets and the point at which the equalisation of accrued gains turns into a taxable disposal.
11 days ago
OKX delists ICX, STORJ and ELF: by when you have to trade or withdraw
OKX is taking DORA, ICX, STORJ, ZEUS and ELF off the market. The euro pairs end on September 30, 2026, the USDT pairs on October 3, withdrawals only on December 23. We sort out the four deadlines and show, from our own measurement of the order book, why a hurried sale can turn expensive.
11 days ago
BitMEX shutdown: what to check now for residual balances and your 2026 tax return
BitMEX halted trading for good at 04:00 UTC on September 23, 2026, force-closing every position still open. What that realises for tax, which account fee now runs on residual balances, and which documents you need to secure.
11 days ago
Solana Price Holds $114: What Holders Check Five Days Before Alpenglow
SOL stands at $114.55 on September 23, after a 17.7 percent gain in seven days and a 2.2 percent loss on the day. Two deadlines matter more than the daily move: Alpenglow opens on September 28, and every purchase made this week starts a holding period of its own.
11 days ago
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.
11 days ago
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.
11 days ago
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.
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