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Vote now: The Bundestag petition to maintain the Bitcoin holding period is open for voting

The ProHaltefrist Initiative Calls for Immediate Signatures: 30,000 Voices for Legal Certainty, Savers, and Germany as a Business Location

Berlin, August 4, 2026 – The Bundestag petition regarding preserving the tax holding period for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies has been approved and published on the German Bundestag’s official petition platform.

The Initiative ProHaltefrist is now calling on all citizens to:

Vote now. Sign the petition now. Share now.

👉 Go directly to the petition:
https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_2026/_05/_30/Petition_201716.nc.html

👉 Information and instructions:
https://prohaltefrist.de/

The petition aims to prevent the current tax exemption for privately held Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from being abolished after the one-year holding period expires.

Under current law, profits from private sales of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies may be tax-exempt if the assets have been held for more than twelve months. This provision provides legal certainty, encourages long-term saving, and protects private retirement savings. It is precisely this holding period that is currently under political debate.

“Every single vote counts now. Anyone who holds Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies for the long term, and anyone who supports legal certainty and fair rules, should sign the petition immediately. The holding period is not a tax loophole, but a safeguard for long-term savers.”

Six weeks—Goal: 30,000 signatures

Once the petition is activated, the official signing period begins on the German Bundestag’s petition platform. Public Bundestag petitions can currently six weeks can be tracked over that period.

The goal of the initiative is clear: 30,000 signatures by the deadline.

If this threshold is reached, the issue gains significantly more political weight and can be addressed publicly by the German Bundestag’s Petitions Committee.

“We now have a short window of opportunity. That’s why we’re making this clear call: Don’t wait—vote now, sign the petition, and share the link. Every vote increases the political pressure to maintain the holding period.”

Why the Petition Is Important

The potential elimination of the holding period would not only affect short-term traders. Those who hold Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies for the long term, save regularly, and build wealth on their own would be particularly affected.

Many investors use Bitcoin not for short-term speculation, but as a long-term store of value, a savings tool, and part of their personal retirement planning. Eliminating the holding period would put precisely this long-term behavior at a tax disadvantage.

The initiative also warns of increased bureaucracy, greater uncertainty, and a competitive disadvantage for Germany. If every sale were subject to taxation regardless of the holding period, private users would have to permanently document and report for tax purposes all transactions across exchanges, wallets, and various forms of custody.

Saving should be encouraged, not made more difficult

The discussion about the holding period comes at a time when private retirement planning is becoming more important for millions of people. In 2026, the Bundestag passed a reform of private retirement savings. The existing Riester savings plan is to be phased out, and private retirement savings are to become more flexible and offer higher returns. The federal government also emphasizes that private retirement savings should become more attractive in the future.

Against this backdrop, eliminating the tax holding period would send the wrong signal. Those who save for the long term should not be at a tax disadvantage. This applies to traditional retirement savings products as well as to people who hold Bitcoin or other digital assets for the long term and build wealth on their own initiative.

“If policymakers want to strengthen private retirement savings, they must not simultaneously make long-term saving more difficult by imposing new tax burdens and additional bureaucracy. The holding period is a simple and proven incentive for long-term thinking. It is more in keeping with the times than its abolition.”

Given demographic change, increasing responsibility for retirement planning, and the reform of private pension systems, Germany needs a reliable tax framework. The holding period protects long-term savings, not short-term speculation.

A Call to the Community, the Media, and Businesses

ProHaltefrist calls on Bitcoin and crypto communities, companies, associations, tax experts, media outlets, podcasts, YouTube channels, newsletters, and influencers in particular to give the petition immediate visibility.

The call to action is:

1. Sign the petition now
2. Share the link on social media
3. Keep friends, customers, members, and communities informed
4. Bring this issue to the attention of members of the Bundestag
5. Talk about it in podcasts, newsletters, videos, and other media

“If the holding period is eliminated, it will affect millions of individual investors. That is why we need to see now just how many people want a reliable tax framework for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.”

Vote Now

👉 Go directly to the e-petition

https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_2026/_05/_30/Petition_201716.nc.html

👉 Instructions, background information, and arguments:
https://prohaltefrist.de/

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