CDU makes it clear: The holding period for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies remains
- CDU/CSU rejects reports of an agreement to abolish the tax-free Bitcoin and crypto holding period.
- The political debate remains open because the SPD, the Greens and the Left continue to push for new regulations.
The debate about the tax-free holding period for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has gained momentum again in Germany. Like CNF reportedthis time the discussion was sparked by a viral post on X.
According to the statements available so far from Union circles, there is no reliable basis for the claim that the CDU and SPD have agreed on a compromise to abolish the one-year deadline.
The cause of the excitement was a post by the finfluencer “Techaktien”, which was seen around 500,000 times.
It said that the SPD wanted to overturn the holding period as part of the planned tax reform, while the CDU was still trying to negotiate a kind of grandfathering so that coins purchased before 2027 would retain their tax exemption. It was precisely this alleged compromise that made the report explosive because the Union had previously sent the opposite signal.
In fact, the CDU had already publicly emphasized in December 2025 that it wanted to stick to the previous regulation. Lukas Krieger said at the time: “But we need legal certainty for investors and companies, and we as the CDU/CSU, for example, continue to clearly advocate maintaining the one-year deadline for tax-free profits.” This line has now been confirmed again in more concrete terms.
At the request of BTC-ECHO explained Olav Gutting, responsible rapporteur for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, made it clear: “The abolition of the one-year holding period for capital gains from cryptocurrencies is not agreed in the coalition agreement. From the perspective of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, there is no reason to change anything in the tried and tested regulation.”
He added: “At the latest with the Introduction of the digital euro It would be difficult to justify different tax treatment compared to foreign currency transactions.”
But the supposed news was fake news. The source for the post was an alleged “key points paper on the harmonization of capital gains taxation” and a later “table briefing.” However, both documents cannot be found and the X post has now been deleted.
However, that does not change the fact that the holding period has been under political pressure for some time, particularly from the left side of the political spectrum. The minutes of the results of the coalition negotiations at the beginning of 2025 already showed that the SPD called for the abolition of the one-year limit for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and wanted to bring profits more closely into line with the taxation of capital gains.
The SPD later brought this position into play several times, for example in a strategy paper from the Seeheimer Kreis and in the Bundestag debates about a BitcoinAfD application as well as about DAC 8. The Greens and the Left also called for the holding period to be abolished in the Bundestag debates.
For the market and for German crypto investors, this means the all-clear for the time being, but not final calm. The Union has publicly defended the existing regulation, while the SPD, Greens and Left continue to strive for a new regulation.
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