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Umblätterndes leeres Kalenderblatt an einem Messingclip, davor eine aufrecht stehende Goldmünze mit eingeprägtem Bitcoin-Zeichen auf dunklem Holz

Crypto Holding Period and Grandfathering: Why December 31, 2026 Becomes the Cut-Off in Germany's Draft Bill

A ministerial draft bill from Germany's finance ministry names a cut-off date for the first time: crypto assets acquired after December 31, 2026 are to fall under the flat-rate withholding tax. What that means for legacy holdings, running savings plans and staking income, and why nothing has been decided yet.

26 days ago

Eine schwere Münze mit eingeprägtem Bitcoin-Zeichen liegt von einer Stahlkette umschlungen auf der nach unten kippenden Schale einer Balkenwaage

Bitcoin at $78,741: How to Calculate When Your Crypto Loan Gets Liquidated

Anyone who borrowed against their Bitcoin instead of selling it faces the same question with every drop: at what price does the lender seize the collateral? We retrieved the published liquidation thresholds of eleven providers and show how to work out your own limit in two lines.

26 days ago

Sanduhr aus Messing und Glas mit durchrieselndem Sand neben einer gepraegten Metallmuenze auf einer Stahlplatte

Steelcoin Delisting on Bitpanda: What You Must Do With Your STEEL Tokens by September 30

Bitpanda switches off the sell function for Steelcoin on September 30, 2026 at 23:59 CET and liquidates every remaining holding into euros automatically a day later. Anyone who wants to pick the moment themselves has until then, and pays no selling fee.

26 days ago

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Bitcoin Mining in Austria: How Mining Rewards Are Taxed

Bitcoin mining in Austria: when mining rewards are taxed at 27.5 percent, and when a commercial activity brings the progressive income tax rate into play.

26 days ago

Messing-Sanduhr mit den letzten rinnenden Sandkoernern, daneben eine aufrecht stehende Metallmuenze mit eingepraegtem rautenfoermigem Symbol

STPT to AWE Swap: What Happens to Your Tokens on September 21, 2026

On September 21, 2026 the swap window from STPT to AWE closes for good. Only self-custody holders are affected: here is how to check in five minutes, and why your real deadline can fall earlier.

26 days ago

Verriegelter stählerner Auswurfschacht mit massivem Messing-Bügelschloss, davor eine Münze mit eingeprägtem Bitcoin-Zeichen

Withdrawal Whitelist at the Crypto Exchange: How to Lock the Withdrawal Path Against Foreign Addresses

A withdrawal whitelist lets balances leave only to addresses approved in advance, and it works even when password and second factor are compromised. On September 8, 2026 we checked which of thirteen providers document the function publicly.

26 days ago

Offenes Stahl-Tresorfach einer Bank, innen leer bis auf eine einzelne Münze mit eingeprägtem Bitcoin-Zeichen

Compensation After an Exchange Hack: What Twelve Crypto Providers Really Promise German Customers

After $322 million in losses in a single September week, the question is who replaces stolen coins. On September 8, 2026 we retrieved the security and legal pages of twelve providers and evaluated what is promised there.

26 days ago

Stahl-Tresortor mit drei Schlüsselzylindern nebeneinander, in zweien steckt ein gedrehter Messingschlüssel und der dritte Zylinder bleibt leer, davor steht hochkant eine Goldmünze mit Bitcoin-Zeichen

USDT Key Control: Who Can Move Your Tether Balance, and How to Check It Yourself

A little more than half of all Tether dollars sit on a chain whose token contract is steered by a multisig address with a threshold of two out of three. We queried the structure on-chain ourselves on September 8, 2026, and show you how to verify it in five minutes.

26 days ago

Messingfarbene Balkenwaage auf dunklem Stein, in der linken Waagschale eine goldene Münze mit eingeprägtem Symbol, die rechte Schale leer und angehoben

Germany's Crypto Holding Period: What Happens Now Signing for Petition 201716 Closed on September 15

Recap as of September 27, 2026: the signature period for German parliamentary petition 201716, which asks for the one-year crypto holding period to be preserved, closed on September 15, 2026. This article explains what ended that day, how the petitions committee proceeds and why no investor has to sell because of it.

26 days ago

Eine geschlossene stählerne Schleusenklappe in einem breiten Metallrohr, davor stauen sich Bitcoin-Münzen, eine klemmt im Spalt

Withdrawals suspended: what 136 incidents on nine crypto exchange status pages reveal about your coins

Between August 1 and September 7, 2026, nine status pages run by crypto exchanges and wallet providers reported 136 disruptions, and almost every second one involved deposits or withdrawals. Fourteen suspensions are still running, the oldest since August 10.

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