Facts on the holding period

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This page collects sourced answers to the questions that come up most often in the debate about abolishing the one-year holding period under section 23 of the German Income Tax Act. Each answer states its source and its limits.

• What share of Bitcoin use is criminal?
• What would abolishing the holding period yield for the state?
• How many people in Germany own Bitcoin?

All answers are based on the fact check on the holding period, permanently citable at DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21792953 – 43 pages, 35 checked sources, openly licensed.