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Crypto news, guides and EU rules, explained plainly
MiCA, tax reporting, wallet security and scam warnings. No hype, no return promises. Crypto is high-risk: you can lose your entire investment.
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A plain-English look at how exchanges hold client crypto, what MiCA expects authorised providers to do with it, what a provider failure can mean in practice, and the options you have to limit how much depends on any single platform.
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What market, limit and stop orders actually do on a crypto exchange, how fees usually work in euros, and what EU beginners should check before placing a trade — educational only, no strategy advice.
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A practical records guide for Dutch readers: what to export from exchanges and wallets, how to store reference-date evidence, and where tax software can help organise data — framed as record-keeping, not filing advice.
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A labelled hypothetical worked example that complements our Box 3 explainer: the 1 January reference date, valuation habits and the deemed-return arithmetic, one stage at a time. General information only — not tax advice and not a guide to filling in your tax return.
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A plain-English guide for Dutch (and other NL-facing) readers on the shift from DNB crypto registration under older national rules to MiCA CASP authorisation supervised by the AFM — what that means in practice, how to verify a provider today, and what still is not “safe”. Educational only; not legal advice.
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A short, citeable checklist of EU crypto tax reporting, Dutch Box 3, DAC8, the Travel Rule and MiCA white-paper rules. Last checked 10 November 2026. For information only — not tax, legal or financial advice.
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A plain-English guide for EU readers to MiCA crypto-asset white papers around token sales and admissions to trading: what information must appear, how that differs from a CASP licence, and what a white paper does not mean for price or safety — educational only, not legal advice.
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A practical safety checklist if you found an old Bitcoin wallet file, paper backup, or forgotten app: how to check without feeding scams, when a restore makes sense, and how to move funds to safer self-custody — not a recovery service.
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Why European investors buy bitcoin ETNs rather than US ETFs, what you actually own in each case, how fees and taxes differ, and what you give up compared with holding your own keys.
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Software wallets are free and convenient; hardware wallets keep your keys off the internet. A plain comparison of security, cost and convenience, and how to combine both.