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By Anthony Clarke
Last Updated: April 18, 2025
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Slovenia just announced it’s coming for crypto profits, and not subtly. On April 17, the Ministry of Finance dropped a draft law proposing a 25% tax on personal gains from crypto sales. If passed, Slovenia’s Crypto Tax would kick in on January 1, 2026. Yes, that means everything you make, flipping tokens or cashing out crypto, could soon have the taxman watching.
But before panic sets in, let’s explain what this means.
This tax only applies when you convert crypto to fiat or spend it on real-world goods and services. Just swapping one crypto for another (say, ETH for SOL) or moving assets between your own wallets? That’s still tax-free. So not everything is getting taxed, just the exits.
Under the plan, your taxable income would be the difference between what you spent on your crypto and what you got when you sold or used it. You’ll have to report this annually, and yep, keep records. Lots of them. Oh, and if you’re a merchant accepting over €500 in crypto? You’ve got to report those, too.
There’s also an optional one-time “simplified” method to ease the paperwork nightmare. You’d just pay tax on 40% of the value of all your crypto holdings as of the end of 2025, plus any disposals going back to 2020. So if you’ve been stacking sats quietly for years, this could be your clean slate, for a fee.
So, why now?
Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič says it’s about fairness. According to him, speculative investments like crypto shouldn’t go untaxed while traditional investors in stocks or bonds fork over a slice of their gains.
Slovenia’s finance ministry has proposed a 25% capital gains tax on personal cryptocurrency profits, effective January 1, 2026, if approved.
The bill, open for public comment until May 5, 2025, aims to align crypto taxation with existing laws, closing a loophole that exempted…
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The government thinks this move could generate between €2.5 million and €25 million annually. It’s not exactly a windfall, but it’s not pocket change either. Plus, it aligns with Slovenia’s long-term financial plans to modernize its capital markets and reduce red tape, or at least make the rules a little clearer for investors.
This isn’t just a tax tweak, it’s a shift in tone.
Slovenia used to be one of those “crypto-friendly” EU countries where traders could breathe easy. But now? Traders and startups might start weighing their options. The 25% hit could be enough to get some folks thinking about relocation or offshoring.
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Startups could also feel the pinch, especially in the fintech and Web3 space. More taxes mean more admin. More admin means more costs. And more costs? That’s not ideal for an ecosystem trying to grow.
The proposal isn’t final yet. The public has until May 5 to give feedback. After that, it’ll head through the legislative machine, with an eye on 2026 for rollout.
But make no mistake, the days of tax-free crypto in Slovenia are numbered. The question now is how traders and builders will adapt when one of Europe’s quieter havens goes full compliance mode.
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