# European Budgets Widen the Crypto Tax Base

Fiscal pressure in European states will keep pushing lawmakers to remove crypto tax exemptions, such as crypto-to-crypto and crypto-to-stablecoin swaps, and to tax unrealized or non-withdrawn gains. That erodes the advantage MiCA-regulated euro stablecoins were meant to have and pushes activity toward lower-tax jurisdictions, with narrow, contested votes making each budget cycle a recurring risk.

- Conviction: 30 / 100 (forming)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-10-20T06:29:23.944Z
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## Recent evidence

- [confirms] French Lawmakers Vote 38 to 37 to Tax Crypto Swaps Into Euro-Regulated Stablecoins From 2027 (2026-10-20): French lawmakers voted 38 to 37 for an amendment that, from 2027, removes the exemption for swaps into MiCA e-money tokens and taxes those gains at the 31.4% flat rate even when no euros are withdrawn. The one-vote margin shows the measure is fragile while it remains in the budget process.