Weekly roundup: Germany delays crypto tax change, fake Ledger wallets found in MediaMarkt
- —Germany's cabinet did not review the crypto holding-period repeal on Oct. 14; the bill remains in inter-ministerial consultation
- —A petition to keep the tax break drew over 44,000 signatures, and at least 12 lawmakers oppose the reform
- —A buyer found two tampered Ledger devices in MediaMarkt stores, prompting the chain to pull all Ledger products
- —London's High Court ruled that claims to 61,000 seized BTC are governed by Chinese law
Why it matters: Keeping the tax break would support long-term crypto holding in Germany, while tampered Ledger devices put retail buyers' seed phrases at risk.
Source: BTC-ECHO