Germany's Crypto Holding Period Before the Petitions Committee on October 12: What Matters Now

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.The Bundestag's petitions committee debates the crypto holding period on Monday, October 12, 2026, from 12 noon in a public sitting, with federal government representatives on hand for questions. Two days later the cabinet is to decide on the draft bill that removes the one-year period for purchases from 2027. On Monday, October 12, 2026, the petitions committee of the German Bundestag will debate the tax holding period for crypto assets in public from 12 noon. The sitting is not a closed deliberation: anyone who wants to attend can register until Friday, October 9, at 12 noon, and anyone who misses that can follow the date via livestream. Nothing is decided on that Monday. What happens there is nonetheless the last dated point at which something can move in public before the cabinet takes up the matter on October 14. This article sorts out three things: what exactly is on the agenda on October 12, what petition 201716 demands, and what the planned cutoff date of December 31, 20...