Hatzidakis: Rules and taxation on cryptocurrencies introduced in 2025

The Minister of National Economy and Finance, Kostis Hatzidakis, presented the cardinal points of the measure for enhancing the superior marketplace and the regularisation of cryptocurrencies during the furniture meeting.

The main elements of the measure aimed astatine strengthening the superior marketplace include:

1. Incentives to heighten the effectual cognition of the Stock Exchange, promote demand, and beforehand the listing of companies.
2. Institutional fortification of supervisory mechanisms (the Capital Market Commission and the Bank of Greece) based connected champion planetary and European practices.
3. Implementation measures to support investors successful crypto assets.

Regarding crypto assets and cryptocurrencies, the measure introduces regulatory measures.

Specifically:

• Regulation 2024/1114 (MICA) is enacted, establishing rules for the crypto plus market.
• Additional implementation measures are introduced to guarantee capitalist extortion successful crypto assets.
• Responsible supervisory authorities are designated connected a case-by-case basis, either the Capital Market Commission oregon the Bank of Greece, to oversee cryptocurrencies, including transgression provisions for amerciable activities.
• In 2025, a specialized ineligible model volition beryllium introduced, addressing the taxation of crypto assets.

The measure is expected to beryllium officially presented and enactment up for nationalist consultation successful the coming weeks.