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crypto taxes around world are wildly different and depending on where you live, your gains can be completely tax-free or heavily taxed.
some of best places if you are trying to legally minimize or avoid crypto taxes
🇦🇪 UAE
0% on crypto, 0% capital gains, 0% income tax. One of most pro-crypto jurisdictions globally.
🇸🇬 Singapore
0% capital gains, no personal tax on crypto. Only taxed if you run an active trading business.
🇸🇻 El Salvador
0% tax on Bitcoin, 0% capital gains for foreign investors.
🇰🇾 Cayman Islands
Pure 0% acrossboard.
🇧🇲 Bermuda
No income tax, capital gains, digital asset tax.
🇩🇪 Germany
0% if you hold crypto for over 1 year. Short-term trades can go 14–45%.
🇨🇭 Switzerland
No capital gains for private investors, only a small 0.5–0.8% wealth tax.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
0% capital gains. Tax only if crypto is your main business.
🇵🇦 Panama
0% tax on crypto trading for individuals.
🇬🇪 Georgia
0% crypto tax for individuals. 15% only if treated as business income.
🇲🇾 Malaysia
0% for casual investors. Only taxed if you trade frequently.
🇨🇾 Cyprus
0% capital gains. Income tax only if crypto is your main business source.
🇻🇳 Vietnam
5% fixed tax on crypto gains.
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
Around 8% effective tax.
🇸🇮 Slovenia
10% on withdrawals and payments.
🇵🇹 Portugal
0% after 365 days holding, 28% if sold before 1 year.
🇲🇹 Malta
0–5% with proper structuring. Up to 35% if treated as income.
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
0% capital gains for residents under Act 60.
🇧🇷 Brazil
15% on crypto gains.
🇰🇷 South Korea
20% crypto tax (delayed to 2028).
Best overall?
UAE for full freedom.
Singapore + Switzerland for stability and regulation.
Puerto Rico for U.S. citizens looking for 0% capital gains.
world map is changing fast choosing right jurisdiction is becoming a strategy of its own.
which country like most incase of crypto friendly+why?