The South Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance reportedly plans to include profits from U.S. stock perpetual contracts on overseas exchanges within the scope of capital gains tax, applying a 11%tax rate. The plan has not yet been officially confirmed.
A Dutch industry organization said the proposed tax regime could prompt investors to sell crypto assets if cryptocurrencies are excluded from taxation at the time of sale.
France narrowly approves a crypto tax amendment, proposing, effective from 2027 year January, to levy a capital gains tax on crypto asset swaps into stablecoins. 31.4%The amendment still requires Senate approval and budget reconciliation.
The French National Assembly adopted an amendment proposing to tax certain cryptocurrency-to-stablecoin conversions, proposed to take effect from 2027; the first part of the 2027 Finance Bill remains pending a vote.