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🚨 JUST IN🚨
AI rout is hitting software & tech stocks
but Grayscale Investments says
👉 blockchains are set to BENEFIT from the AI boom.
What Grayscale is really saying
Grayscale’s head of research says:
➡️ future AI / intelligent agents
➡️ will need blockchains to settle transactions
➡️ and manage trust + coordination + risk
In short:
AI brains ≠ payments layer.
Blockchains become the rails.
Why this is important now
Right now the market story is:
❌ AI hype → software stocks crowded
❌ valuations stretched
❌ sharp sell-offs on weak earnings
Grayscale is flipping the narrative:
➡️ AI growth doesn’t only help chips & software
➡️ it creates demand for decentralized infrastructure
The key idea: “AI agents need money”
Autonomous agents will:
• pay other agents
• pay APIs
• rent compute
• move value across platforms
Traditional rails are: slow, permissioned, fragmented.
👉 Blockchains = native settlement for machines. This is a new demand driver for crypto rails.
Why this offsets AI risks
Grayscale’s point is subtle but powerful:
AI increases: ⚠️ fraud risk
⚠️ automated attacks
⚠️ coordination failures
Blockchains help by providing:
✔️ transparent execution
✔️ verifiable transactions
✔️ programmable controls
Infrastructure, not hype.
Market & trading angle
If AI keeps expanding into:
• agents
• automation
• machine-to-machine commerce
Then the winners aren’t only: 👉 software apps
👉 model builders
They are: 👉 settlement layers
👉 data & execution rails
This is a long-term structural tailwind for crypto infra.
The real takeaway
AI selloffs in tech stocks ≠ bad for crypto.
It may actually accelerate the need for: neutral, global, programmable money.
That’s the bet Grayscale is making.
#Bitcoin #Blockchain #AITrade #Altcoins #Web3
AI rout is hitting software & tech stocks
but Grayscale Investments says
👉 blockchains are set to BENEFIT from the AI boom.
What Grayscale is really saying
Grayscale’s head of research says:
➡️ future AI / intelligent agents
➡️ will need blockchains to settle transactions
➡️ and manage trust + coordination + risk
In short:
AI brains ≠ payments layer.
Blockchains become the rails.
Why this is important now
Right now the market story is:
❌ AI hype → software stocks crowded
❌ valuations stretched
❌ sharp sell-offs on weak earnings
Grayscale is flipping the narrative:
➡️ AI growth doesn’t only help chips & software
➡️ it creates demand for decentralized infrastructure
The key idea: “AI agents need money”
Autonomous agents will:
• pay other agents
• pay APIs
• rent compute
• move value across platforms
Traditional rails are: slow, permissioned, fragmented.
👉 Blockchains = native settlement for machines. This is a new demand driver for crypto rails.
Why this offsets AI risks
Grayscale’s point is subtle but powerful:
AI increases: ⚠️ fraud risk
⚠️ automated attacks
⚠️ coordination failures
Blockchains help by providing:
✔️ transparent execution
✔️ verifiable transactions
✔️ programmable controls
Infrastructure, not hype.
Market & trading angle
If AI keeps expanding into:
• agents
• automation
• machine-to-machine commerce
Then the winners aren’t only: 👉 software apps
👉 model builders
They are: 👉 settlement layers
👉 data & execution rails
This is a long-term structural tailwind for crypto infra.
The real takeaway
AI selloffs in tech stocks ≠ bad for crypto.
It may actually accelerate the need for: neutral, global, programmable money.
That’s the bet Grayscale is making.
#Bitcoin #Blockchain #AITrade #Altcoins #Web3
🚨 BREAKING
🇺🇸 demands 🇮🇷 dismantle ALL 3 core nuclear sites
Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, Natanz Nuclear Facility, and Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center
and hand over every gram of remaining enriched uranium.
This is the hardest U.S. position in years.
👇 Thread — why this matters & what markets should watch
Why this is a BIG shift
This goes far beyond past nuclear frameworks.
The demand is not “limits” — it’s full dismantlement + removal of stockpiles.
Talks are happening in Geneva, with mediation support from Oman.
In simple words:
➡️ No enrichment.
➡️ No facilities.
➡️ No nuclear leverage left.
This is maximum-pressure diplomacy.
Why this could FAIL fast
For Tehran, these sites are: • strategic deterrence
• political red lines
• regional bargaining power
Agreeing would look like total capitulation.
That makes a diplomatic breakdown far more likely than a soft compromise.
Why global markets should care
If talks collapse, the next lever is not sanctions — it’s force and escalation risk.
That immediately puts a risk premium into:
⚠️ Oil
⚠️ shipping routes
⚠️ Middle-East assets
Trading & crypto angle
Geopolitical shock = liquidity stress.
If headlines turn toward: • military moves
• strikes
• hard deadlines
👉 Oil spikes
👉 USD strengthens
👉 risk assets wobble
👉 BTC & crypto see volatility first — not safety
Short term: turbulence.
Medium term: macro uncertainty feeds the “hard asset” narrative again.
The real signal to watch
Not statements.
Watch: ✔️ movement of inspectors
✔️ military assets in the region
✔️ whether the Geneva channel stays open
Once that channel closes, markets will re-price very fast.
#WorldNews #Oil #Bitcoin #Crypto #Markets
🇺🇸 demands 🇮🇷 dismantle ALL 3 core nuclear sites
Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, Natanz Nuclear Facility, and Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center
and hand over every gram of remaining enriched uranium.
This is the hardest U.S. position in years.
👇 Thread — why this matters & what markets should watch
Why this is a BIG shift
This goes far beyond past nuclear frameworks.
The demand is not “limits” — it’s full dismantlement + removal of stockpiles.
Talks are happening in Geneva, with mediation support from Oman.
In simple words:
➡️ No enrichment.
➡️ No facilities.
➡️ No nuclear leverage left.
This is maximum-pressure diplomacy.
Why this could FAIL fast
For Tehran, these sites are: • strategic deterrence
• political red lines
• regional bargaining power
Agreeing would look like total capitulation.
That makes a diplomatic breakdown far more likely than a soft compromise.
Why global markets should care
If talks collapse, the next lever is not sanctions — it’s force and escalation risk.
That immediately puts a risk premium into:
⚠️ Oil
⚠️ shipping routes
⚠️ Middle-East assets
Trading & crypto angle
Geopolitical shock = liquidity stress.
If headlines turn toward: • military moves
• strikes
• hard deadlines
👉 Oil spikes
👉 USD strengthens
👉 risk assets wobble
👉 BTC & crypto see volatility first — not safety
Short term: turbulence.
Medium term: macro uncertainty feeds the “hard asset” narrative again.
The real signal to watch
Not statements.
Watch: ✔️ movement of inspectors
✔️ military assets in the region
✔️ whether the Geneva channel stays open
Once that channel closes, markets will re-price very fast.
#WorldNews #Oil #Bitcoin #Crypto #Markets
NEW: Wall street giant Citi bank announces "later this year, Citi will be launching our infrastructure that integrates Bitcoin into tradition finance." 🚀
"Making Bitcoin Bankable"
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #Cryptocurrency
"Making Bitcoin Bankable"
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #Cryptocurrency
💥BRAKING: 🇺🇸 US lawmakers introduce new bill to protect crypto developers from criminal charges if they don’t control user funds.
💥BRAKING : 🇺🇸 Indiana lawmakers approve bill that will allow public retirement and savings plans to invest in bitcoin and bitcoin ETFs.
The bill now goes to the governors desk, expected to be signed into law.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
The bill now goes to the governors desk, expected to be signed into law.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
💥BRAKING: 🇺🇸 MetaMask and Mastercard officially launch crypto card in the United States.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Eric Trump shows off their American Bitcoin mining facility, says they increased their Bitcoin holdings by 58% QoQ.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
🚨BREAKING🚨
🇺🇸 US Initial Jobless Claims:
Actual: 212k
Expected: 215k
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
🇺🇸 US Initial Jobless Claims:
Actual: 212k
Expected: 215k
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
🚨 BREAKING NEWS
🇺🇸 Senate Democrats in the United States Senate will meet at 2:30 PM ET to discuss the crypto market structure bill, just ahead of the White House stablecoin deadline on March 1.
We need this bill to pass ASAP.
Why this matters 👇
This meeting signals growing urgency inside the Democratic Party to finalize rules for crypto trading, exchanges and stablecoins before the March 1 policy deadline.
Clear market-structure rules = clarity on
✔️ who regulates what
✔️ how tokens are classified
✔️ how exchanges and brokers operate
The real impact for crypto markets 📊
If this bill moves forward quickly:
• 🇺🇸 regulatory uncertainty drops
• Institutions get clearer compliance paths
• Stablecoin rails become safer for banks & fintechs
• US-based crypto businesses become more investable
This is structural, not hype.
Trading & positioning angle 💡
A fast-tracked bill is short-term bullish for sentiment, especially for:
• exchange-linked tokens
• infrastructure & custody plays
• stablecoin ecosystem
Markets tend to front-run regulatory clarity.
Bottom line :
The US finally pushing market-structure rules before a stablecoin deadline is a big credibility signal.
If this passes, it removes one of the largest long-term risks hanging over crypto.
#Crypto #Bitcoin #Stablecoins #Web3 #Regulation
🇺🇸 Senate Democrats in the United States Senate will meet at 2:30 PM ET to discuss the crypto market structure bill, just ahead of the White House stablecoin deadline on March 1.
We need this bill to pass ASAP.
Why this matters 👇
This meeting signals growing urgency inside the Democratic Party to finalize rules for crypto trading, exchanges and stablecoins before the March 1 policy deadline.
Clear market-structure rules = clarity on
✔️ who regulates what
✔️ how tokens are classified
✔️ how exchanges and brokers operate
The real impact for crypto markets 📊
If this bill moves forward quickly:
• 🇺🇸 regulatory uncertainty drops
• Institutions get clearer compliance paths
• Stablecoin rails become safer for banks & fintechs
• US-based crypto businesses become more investable
This is structural, not hype.
Trading & positioning angle 💡
A fast-tracked bill is short-term bullish for sentiment, especially for:
• exchange-linked tokens
• infrastructure & custody plays
• stablecoin ecosystem
Markets tend to front-run regulatory clarity.
Bottom line :
The US finally pushing market-structure rules before a stablecoin deadline is a big credibility signal.
If this passes, it removes one of the largest long-term risks hanging over crypto.
#Crypto #Bitcoin #Stablecoins #Web3 #Regulation
🚨 THE TRUTH ABOUT CRYPTO MANIPULATION: HOW THE MARKET IS ENGINEERED to HUNT RETAIL TRADERS .
💣 Crypto Manipulation Is Real — And Most Traders Still Don’t See It
Every cycle, retail traders blame bad luck.
But in reality, most losses in crypto come from one invisible enemy: market manipulation.
1) Not hacks.
2) Not bad projects.
3) Not even “paper hands”.
👉 Systematic, engineered price control.
Let’s break it down.
🧠 What “Crypto Manipulation” Really Means
Crypto manipulation isn’t one big villain.
It’s a set of tactics used by powerful players to:
move price where they want force retail into emotional decisionsand extract liquidity from the crowd.
The market is not random.It is designed to hunt behavior.
🕷️ The 5 Most Common Manipulation Tactics
1️⃣ Liquidity Hunts
Price is pushed just far enough to trigger:
1) stop-losses
2) liquidation levels
3) leverage wipeouts
Then price instantly reverses.
You didn’t get unlucky.
👉 You became liquidity.
2️⃣ Spoofing & Fake Walls
Large buy/sell walls appear on order books, then disappear.
This creates:
1) fake confidence
2) fake fear
3) fake direction
Exchanges like Binance and Coinbase show depth — but not intent.
And intent is what moves markets.
3️⃣ News-Driven Traps
Big headlines drop. Retail rushes in. Price spikes. Then…
➡️ instant dump.
The move already happened before you read the tweet.
4️⃣ Influencer Market Impact
When a single post from someone like Elon Musk can swing billions in market cap,
that is not a free market.
That is sentiment leverage.
5️⃣ The Exit-Liquidity Game
Insiders and early holders don’t dump slowly.
They distribute into:
hype narratives
“next big thing” threads
retail FOMO
The result?
Retail buys the top. Smart money sells the story.
🏦 But Aren’t Big Platforms Safe?
Here’s the uncomfortable truth.
Even centralized giants can become part of the problem.
Remember the collapse of FTX?
It exposed how:
internal trading desks,hidden leverageand opaque balance sheets. can distort real market demand.
And the public face of that disaster was
Sam Bankman-Fried.
One failure.
Massive damage to trust.
⚖️ Why Regulation Still Can’t Stop It
Yes — watchdogs like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission try to step in.
But crypto is: global 24/7 cross-jurisdictional
Manipulation doesn’t need permission.
It only needs liquidity.
💥 The Hard Truth No One Likes to Say
Crypto is not only a technology revolution.
It is also:
> the most efficient retail-to-professional wealth transfer machine ever created.
The charts are designed to:
1) trigger fear
2) trigger greed
3) trigger over-trading
And emotions are far easier to manipulate than code.
🛑 How You Actually Protect Yourself
Not with “signals”. Not with “VIP groups”. Not with influencers.
You protect yourself by changing how you trade.
✔️ Stop trading low-liquidity coins
✔️ Stop using tight stop-losses around obvious levels
✔️ Stop chasing green candles
✔️ Stop trusting social hype as market validation
Your edge is not speed.
Your edge is discipline.
📊 Here’s the question every trader should ask:
If price always moves against you right after you enter…
Is the market wrong?
Or are you standing exactly where the market is designed to hunt?
🔁 If you’ve ever been:
stopped out before a reversal liquidated by a sudden wick trapped by “bullish” news
👇 Comment: “HUNTED”
And if this article made you rethink how crypto really works —
reshare it so more traders stop becoming exit liquidity.
Every cycle, retail traders blame bad luck.
But in reality, most losses in crypto come from one invisible enemy: market manipulation.
1) Not hacks.
2) Not bad projects.
3) Not even “paper hands”.
👉 Systematic, engineered price control.
Let’s break it down.
🧠 What “Crypto Manipulation” Really Means
Crypto manipulation isn’t one big villain.
It’s a set of tactics used by powerful players to:
move price where they want force retail into emotional decisionsand extract liquidity from the crowd.
The market is not random.It is designed to hunt behavior.
🕷️ The 5 Most Common Manipulation Tactics
1️⃣ Liquidity Hunts
Price is pushed just far enough to trigger:
1) stop-losses
2) liquidation levels
3) leverage wipeouts
Then price instantly reverses.
You didn’t get unlucky.
👉 You became liquidity.
2️⃣ Spoofing & Fake Walls
Large buy/sell walls appear on order books, then disappear.
This creates:
1) fake confidence
2) fake fear
3) fake direction
Exchanges like Binance and Coinbase show depth — but not intent.
And intent is what moves markets.
3️⃣ News-Driven Traps
Big headlines drop. Retail rushes in. Price spikes. Then…
➡️ instant dump.
The move already happened before you read the tweet.
4️⃣ Influencer Market Impact
When a single post from someone like Elon Musk can swing billions in market cap,
that is not a free market.
That is sentiment leverage.
5️⃣ The Exit-Liquidity Game
Insiders and early holders don’t dump slowly.
They distribute into:
hype narratives
“next big thing” threads
retail FOMO
The result?
Retail buys the top. Smart money sells the story.
🏦 But Aren’t Big Platforms Safe?
Here’s the uncomfortable truth.
Even centralized giants can become part of the problem.
Remember the collapse of FTX?
It exposed how:
internal trading desks,hidden leverageand opaque balance sheets. can distort real market demand.
And the public face of that disaster was
Sam Bankman-Fried.
One failure.
Massive damage to trust.
⚖️ Why Regulation Still Can’t Stop It
Yes — watchdogs like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission try to step in.
But crypto is: global 24/7 cross-jurisdictional
Manipulation doesn’t need permission.
It only needs liquidity.
💥 The Hard Truth No One Likes to Say
Crypto is not only a technology revolution.
It is also:
> the most efficient retail-to-professional wealth transfer machine ever created.
The charts are designed to:
1) trigger fear
2) trigger greed
3) trigger over-trading
And emotions are far easier to manipulate than code.
🛑 How You Actually Protect Yourself
Not with “signals”. Not with “VIP groups”. Not with influencers.
You protect yourself by changing how you trade.
✔️ Stop trading low-liquidity coins
✔️ Stop using tight stop-losses around obvious levels
✔️ Stop chasing green candles
✔️ Stop trusting social hype as market validation
Your edge is not speed.
Your edge is discipline.
📊 Here’s the question every trader should ask:
If price always moves against you right after you enter…
Is the market wrong?
Or are you standing exactly where the market is designed to hunt?
🔁 If you’ve ever been:
stopped out before a reversal liquidated by a sudden wick trapped by “bullish” news
👇 Comment: “HUNTED”
And if this article made you rethink how crypto really works —
reshare it so more traders stop becoming exit liquidity.
Vitalik has now sold 17,196 ETH worth $34.96 million.
He originally planned to sell 16,384 ETH.
Will he be selling more?.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
He originally planned to sell 16,384 ETH.
Will he be selling more?.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
🚨 NVIDIA Adds $190 Billion To Its Market Value After Blockbuster Earnings
➡️Nvidia ($NVDA) climbed another 4% today, extending its rally after delivering an exceptionally strong quarterly performance.
➡️The results reinforce that the artificial intelligence infrastructur expansion continues to accelerate at a remarkable pace.
➡️Key Highlights From The Report:
➡️Achieved record quarterly revenue of $68.1 billion.
➡️Raised Q1 2026 revenue outlook to an impressive $79.6 billion.
➡️Data Center revenue has surged approximately 1,200% since the debut of ChatGPT.
➡️Gross margins held firm at 75%.
➡️Free cash flow reached $34.9 billion, marking a nearly $20 billion year-over-year increase.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #NVDA
➡️Nvidia ($NVDA) climbed another 4% today, extending its rally after delivering an exceptionally strong quarterly performance.
➡️The results reinforce that the artificial intelligence infrastructur expansion continues to accelerate at a remarkable pace.
➡️Key Highlights From The Report:
➡️Achieved record quarterly revenue of $68.1 billion.
➡️Raised Q1 2026 revenue outlook to an impressive $79.6 billion.
➡️Data Center revenue has surged approximately 1,200% since the debut of ChatGPT.
➡️Gross margins held firm at 75%.
➡️Free cash flow reached $34.9 billion, marking a nearly $20 billion year-over-year increase.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #NVDA
BRAKING: Morgan Stanley's Amy Oldenburg confirms the bank has plans to offer Bitcoin trading, lending, yield, and custody in the future 👀
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
JUST IN: Ethereum unveils new 'Strawmap' roadmap adding private ETH transactions, quantum-proof security, and massive L2 scaling.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #investment #CryptoMarket #Cryptocurrency
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #investment #CryptoMarket #Cryptocurrency
💥BREAKING: Google Trends for “Buy Bitcoin” just hit the highest level in the last 5 years.
Only 2 days after Jane Street got busted.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
Only 2 days after Jane Street got busted.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
THIS IS CRAZY!!!
Bitcoin is up 9.2% since Terra filed a lawsuit against Jane Street for market manipulation .
Not only that, but the daily “10 a.m. slam" has also stopped, and now $BTC is rallying alongside the stock market.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
Bitcoin is up 9.2% since Terra filed a lawsuit against Jane Street for market manipulation .
Not only that, but the daily “10 a.m. slam" has also stopped, and now $BTC is rallying alongside the stock market.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
BRAKING:- Bitcoin forecasted to hit a high of $78,000 this month, per Kalshi traders.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
#Bitcoin #Ethereum #InvestorAlert #investment #CryptoMarket
💥BRAKING NEWS
🇨🇳🇺🇸 China warns it will retaliate if the U.S. imposes new tariffs.
This is a fresh escalation in the global trade war narrative.
👇 Why this matters + market angle
Trade retaliation signals rising geopolitical and supply-chain risk.
If tariffs expand, global exporters, manufacturers and tech supply chains face higher costs and weaker demand.
Markets now have to price in policy risk, not just economic data.
Watch for:
📉 Pressure on global equities tied to exports & manufacturing
💵 USD and safe-haven flows if tensions escalate
🪙 Crypto narrative may benefit short-term as a hedge vs policy shocks
Any confirmation of new U.S. tariffs could trigger fast risk-off moves.
#China #USA #TradeWar #Tariffs #Geopolitics
🇨🇳🇺🇸 China warns it will retaliate if the U.S. imposes new tariffs.
This is a fresh escalation in the global trade war narrative.
👇 Why this matters + market angle
Trade retaliation signals rising geopolitical and supply-chain risk.
If tariffs expand, global exporters, manufacturers and tech supply chains face higher costs and weaker demand.
Markets now have to price in policy risk, not just economic data.
Watch for:
📉 Pressure on global equities tied to exports & manufacturing
💵 USD and safe-haven flows if tensions escalate
🪙 Crypto narrative may benefit short-term as a hedge vs policy shocks
Any confirmation of new U.S. tariffs could trigger fast risk-off moves.
#China #USA #TradeWar #Tariffs #Geopolitics
🚨 BRAKING NEWS: 🇳🇱 Dutch Parliament recently approved a major reform of the Box 3 tax system that would impose a 36% tax rate on capital income, and crucially the way it’s structured means it can include unrealised gains on assets like stocks, bonds and crypto — meaning you could be taxed on paper profits even if you haven’t sold anything.
🔎 Key points so far:
The reform — called the Wet werkelijk rendement Box 3 — passed the Dutch lower house and is aimed at replacing the old “assumed return” model for wealth tax with a regime that taxes actual returns, including changes in value.
Under the new approach, unrealised gains can be counted as income for tax purposes.
The 36% flat rate applies to that taxable base once actual returns are calculated.
This hasn’t fully become law yet — in the Netherlands the Senate (Eerste Kamer) still must approve the bill before enactment.
The earliest effective date discussed is January 1, 2028, giving investors time to adjust or plan.
📉 Controversies and concerns:
Investors and startups have raised alarm that the system could force people to sell assets just to pay a tax bill even if they haven’t realised cash profits.
There’s a petition and public debate in the Netherlands calling for the bill to be amended to tax only realised gains, not yearly valuation increases.
Because of the cash-flow risk and international mobility of capital, critics argue this could hurt investment and lead to relocation of wealthy investors.
📌 Important note: We saw a recent item online claiming that the Dutch finance minister “announced cancellation” of the tax — but that report is not backed by credible, known news outlets or official statements at this time and may not be reliable. Until authoritative confirmation arrives, the legislative process still appears underway and not reversed.
#BreakingNews #Netherlands #DutchPolitics #TaxReform #CapitalGainsTax
🔎 Key points so far:
The reform — called the Wet werkelijk rendement Box 3 — passed the Dutch lower house and is aimed at replacing the old “assumed return” model for wealth tax with a regime that taxes actual returns, including changes in value.
Under the new approach, unrealised gains can be counted as income for tax purposes.
The 36% flat rate applies to that taxable base once actual returns are calculated.
This hasn’t fully become law yet — in the Netherlands the Senate (Eerste Kamer) still must approve the bill before enactment.
The earliest effective date discussed is January 1, 2028, giving investors time to adjust or plan.
📉 Controversies and concerns:
Investors and startups have raised alarm that the system could force people to sell assets just to pay a tax bill even if they haven’t realised cash profits.
There’s a petition and public debate in the Netherlands calling for the bill to be amended to tax only realised gains, not yearly valuation increases.
Because of the cash-flow risk and international mobility of capital, critics argue this could hurt investment and lead to relocation of wealthy investors.
📌 Important note: We saw a recent item online claiming that the Dutch finance minister “announced cancellation” of the tax — but that report is not backed by credible, known news outlets or official statements at this time and may not be reliable. Until authoritative confirmation arrives, the legislative process still appears underway and not reversed.
#BreakingNews #Netherlands #DutchPolitics #TaxReform #CapitalGainsTax
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