Slovenia Targets Crypto Gains with New 25% Tax Proposal
Slovenia is taking steps to formalize how it taxes digital assets, unveiling a draft law that would introduce a 25% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency profits starting in 2026.
The proposal aims to align crypto with other investment income, such as earnings from stocks or bonds, which are already taxed under the current financial regime.
The new tax would apply when individuals cash out their crypto into fiat or use it to buy goods and services. However, crypto-to-crypto transactions would remain outside the scope of taxation. Notably, any gains realized before January 1, 2026, would not be subject to the new rules, giving investors a clear cutoff point.
Under the draft framework, profit would be calculated as the difference between the selling price and the acquisition cost, factoring in transaction fees. Losses could be carried forward to reduce taxable gains in future years. Taxpayers would be required to file an annual return by March 31, with payments due 15 days after submission.
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Government projections suggest the new tax could bring in between €2.5 million and €25 million annually, depending on market activity and investor behavior. The finance ministry has opened the proposal for public consultation before finalizing the legislation.
This initiative follows a notable rise in crypto engagement across the country. A recent survey by the European Central Bank highlighted Slovenia as having the highest rate of cryptocurrency ownership in the eurozone, with 15% of adults holding digital assets in 2023—up sharply from just 8% the previous year.
As Slovenia pushes forward with its plan, the move reflects a broader trend across Europe to integrate crypto into existing financial and regulatory systems, ensuring that digital wealth is treated with the same scrutiny as traditional investments.
Alex is Editor-in-Chief of Coindoo and co-founder of Millennial Media Group, with nearly a decade of experience covering financial markets - crypto first, then everything else. It started in 2016 with Bitcoin. Like most people at the time, he didn't fully understand it - so he kept digging. Blockchain, tokenomics, the projects, the cycles. That curiosity never stopped, and eventually pulled him into traditional markets too: equities, commodities, macro. Not because he left crypto behind, but because you can't properly understand one without the other. What drives him is straightforward: he wants to know why something is happening, not just that it's happening. Most market coverage stops at the headline - price up, price down, here's a chart. Alex finds that kind of reporting actively unhelpful. If you walk away from an article without understanding the mechanism behind the move, what did you actually learn? He holds a degree in Tourism from New Bulgarian University - not the most obvious path into financial markets, but markets have a way of pulling in people who are simply too curious to stay out. He has authored over 200 in-depth analyses and more than 10,000 articles across crypto and traditional finance. He still thinks every day in markets teaches him something new. That's probably why he hasn't stopped.
