Crypto & Perp Trading in Denmark

Denmark's regulator currently permits crypto trading.

Asset classes on Canborsa

Crypto perps

52 markets ›

Stock & pre-IPO perps

26 markets ›

Commodity perps

4 markets ›

Index perps

4 markets ›

Denmark's dominant mobile app, tied to a Danish bank account. Venue acceptance is a commercial choice.

Default route from a Danish bank; Denmark is in SEPA but keeps the krone, so a euro venue means a conversion.

Denmark's national electronic ID, used for public services. Whether a crypto venue accepts it depends on the venue.

Credit/debit card (Dankort/Visa/Mastercard)

funding rail

LIMITS

Card funding of a crypto purchase is an issuer decision.

USDT P2P

funding rail

WORKS

Person-to-person crypto transfer; the tax authority treats swapping one crypto for another as a disposal to report.

Taxed as personal income: the tax authority states a crypto gain can mean tax of up to 53 percent, and that relief for a loss amounts to 26 percent of the loss. Gains and losses may not be offset against each other - they go in two separate boxes on the annual statement - so a year of round-tripping can produce tax on the gains with only partial relief for the losses.

Denmark treats crypto trading as legal.

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

For crypto traders in Denmark: Taxed as personal income: the tax authority states a crypto gain can mean tax of up to 53 percent, and that relief for a loss amounts to 26 percent of the loss.

In Denmark, crypto accounts can be funded using MobilePay, Bank transfer (SEPA / domestic DKK) and MitID-authenticated bank login.

Finanstilsynet, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority.