EU crypto reporting goes live and Netherlands immediately votes on 36% Bitcoin tax – even if you don’t sell

CryptoSlate · 2026-02-16
EU crypto reporting goes live and Netherlands immediately votes on 36% Bitcoin tax – even if you don’t sell

The scoop: The Netherlands has just moved to tax Bitcoin like a stock, marked to market. Lawmakers in the Dutch House backed a Box 3 overhaul that would tax “actual returns,” including annual price changes in liquid assets like BTC, at a flat 36%, even if you never sell. The plan targets Jan. 1, 202