Greece backs 10% crypto gains tax with €500 annual exemption
Greek lawmakers approved a 10% tax on cryptocurrency gains, with annual gains of up to €500 exempt under the country’s first dedicated crypto tax framework.
Greek lawmakers approved a 10% tax on cryptocurrency gains, with annual gains of up to €500 exempt under the country’s first dedicated crypto tax framework. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $75,710.00. This is an original TLT brief synthesising 2 outlets (Crypto.news, ZyCrypto), with their figures cross-checked, plus live market data, as of Fri, 06 Nov 2026 05:00:04 UTC.
The measure creates a defined national tax regime for cryptocurrency profits, bringing a previously unregulated category of gains into Greece’s tax system. The annual exemption sets the threshold at which the 10% rate would apply.
- Greece approved a 10% tax rate on cryptocurrency gains.
- Annual gains up to €500 are exempt under the framework.
- The measure establishes Greece’s first comprehensive crypto tax system.
- Bitcoin trades at $75,773 after falling 5.79% over 24 hours.
Crypto.news and ZyCrypto both cite a 10% crypto gains tax, which the figure cross-check identifies as the corroborated figure. Crypto.news provides the additional specifics that Greek parliament approved the legislation on Nov. 5 and that annual gains of up to €500 are exempt, describing it as Greece’s first comprehensive cryptocurrency tax framework. ZyCrypto’s supplied coverage cites the same 10% rate but is framed around a separate JPMorgan Asset Management forecast that Bitcoin will outperform gold and US equities over the next decade; neither outlet contradicts the tax rate, but the detailed tax mechanics are supplied only by Crypto.news.
Greek parliament has approved a 10% tax on cryptocurrency gains, according to Crypto.news. The legislation, passed on Nov. 5, would apply a dedicated tax rate to crypto profits while leaving annual gains of up to €500 exempt. Crypto.news cited Reuters in reporting the decision and characterized the measure as Greece’s first comprehensive framework for taxing digital assets.
The supplied summaries and figure cross-check show that Crypto.news and ZyCrypto both reference a 10% rate. Their supporting detail is not equally extensive: Crypto.news identifies the €500 annual exemption, the approval date and the framework’s broader scope, while ZyCrypto’s included summary focuses instead on JPMorgan Asset Management’s separate decade-long forecast for 
Bitcoin. The agreement on the headline tax rate does not amount to identical reporting on the measure’s full details.
Greece’s approval adds a specific national tax mechanism to the crypto market, rather than relying on a general tax treatment for gains. Under the framework described by Crypto.news, taxpayers would face the 10% rate on cryptocurrency gains above the annual €500 exemption. The source summary does not provide further implementation details such as collection procedures, eligible assets or the start date for enforcement.
Market conditions were broadly negative when the tax decision was reported. The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.61T, with the overall market broadly lower and the Fear & Greed index at 28, corresponding to Fear. Bitcoin was priced at $75,773, down 5.79% over 24 hours and 1.92% over seven days, with a market capitalization of $1.52T.
The development matters because it establishes a clear tax threshold and rate for crypto profits in Greece, affecting how some digital-asset gains are treated under the country’s rules. The immediate market context remained weak: Bitcoin’s 5.79% daily decline was accompanied by a 2.61T total crypto market and a Fear reading of 28. What to watch is whether the legislation attracts additional implementation detail, particularly around how the €500 exemption and 10% rate will operate in practice.
Since this brief published about 12 hours ago, Bitcoin (BTC) has moved from $75,773.00 to $75,710.00 — -0.08%.
The chart plots BTC's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from TLT's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 BTC ≈ ₦104.64M (about $75,710.00), down 5.9% over 24 hours. The naira itself trades about 2.5% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Nigerian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
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Greece backs 10% crypto gains tax with €500 annual exemption — questions & answers
What crypto gains tax did Greece approve?
Greece approved a 10% tax on cryptocurrency gains, according to Crypto.news and ZyCrypto. Crypto.news reports that annual gains of up to €500 are exempt.
When did Greece’s parliament approve the tax?
Crypto.news reports that the legislation was approved on Nov. 5. It describes the measure as Greece’s first comprehensive cryptocurrency tax framework.
How was Bitcoin trading after the approval?
Bitcoin was down 5.79% over 24 hours at $75,773 and down 1.92% over seven days. Total crypto market capitalization was $2.61T, while Fear & Greed stood at 28.
How much is 1 Bitcoin worth in naira today?
About ₦104.64M at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Nigerians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $75,710.00. The naira price moves with both BTC's US-dollar price and the USDT/NGN rate; use our Bitcoin in naira page for any amount.
Has Bitcoin's price moved since this brief was published?
BTC is down 0.08% since this brief first published — trading at $75,710.00 now versus $75,773.00 at publication. TLT re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original TLT brief that synthesises reporting from Crypto.news, ZyCrypto, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original TLT brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.