Germany: Crypto Trading Rules & Available Platforms

Germany permits crypto trading under its current rules.

Asset classes on Canborsa

Crypto perps

52 markets ›

Stock & pre-IPO perps

26 markets ›

Commodity perps

4 markets ›

Index perps

4 markets ›

Settles within one business day, or in seconds via SEPA Instant where supported, per one exchange's Germany page.

Widely used for buying bitcoin in Germany, per one exchange's Germany page.

Accepted for crypto purchases but used less than in English-speaking markets, per one exchange's Germany page.

Banxa accepts Apple Pay and Google Pay among other methods for buying Bitcoin in Germany.

Section 23 EStG taxes private sale transactions in "other assets" where less than one year passes between acquisition and disposal, at the taxpayer's personal income tax rate; a calendar year whose total private-sale gains stay under EUR 1,000 is exempt.

Germany treats crypto trading as legal.

31 exchanges serve Germany, among them Aevo, ApeX and Aster.

For crypto traders in Germany: Section 23 EStG taxes private sale transactions in "other assets" where less than one year passes between acquisition and disposal, at the taxpayer's personal income tax rate; a calendar year whose total private-sale gains stay under EUR 1,000 is exempt.

Crypto businesses in Germany fall under BaFin's supervision and must comply with all AML and KYC requirements.

Regulator for crypto trading in Germany: Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin).