100-year-old law costs Danish crypto investors millions; minister wants to fix it

Original title (Danish): 100 år gammel lov koster danske kryptoinvestorer millioner. Nu vil minister problemet til livs

Denmark · Berlingske · 21 Sep 2026

A written answer from Danish tax minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt showed how many Danes pay tax on crypto even though they lost money overall, a figure he called actually pretty wild. He says he now wants to change the century-old rule behind it.

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Berlingske Primary DK100 år gammel lov koster danske kryptoinvestorer millioner. Nu vil minister problemet til livs21 Sep 2026 11:39 Read

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