Lithuania's tax inspectorate issued Order VA-63, defining which crypto users platforms must report under DAC8 rules in force since Jan. 1, 2026. The 2027 exchanges between EU tax offices draw on records being generated now, so a platform still building its due-diligence systems is already behind.
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- Evidence40
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+10
- Incentives
- Insufficient
- Confidence45
French authorities logged 90 crypto-related kidnapping, extortion, threat and violent-theft cases in just over seven months of 2026. The Interior Ministry figure, given to Cointelegraph, triples Chainalysis's public count, and more than 40% of the French incidents Chainalysis tracked hit holders' relatives or acquaintances.
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- Evidence60
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+25
- Incentives35
- Confidence55
Label and Sovos are selling crypto platforms one system for CARF, whose first filings in 2027 cover trades made during 2026. Their bet is that exchanges and custodians would sooner buy one pipeline for CARF, FATCA, CRS and US 1099-DA forms than build their own.
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- Evidence35
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+25
- Incentives75
- Confidence40
A petition for a two-year delay reached the National Assembly's Strategy and Finance Committee with 51,004 names, and the finance minister nominee has told the committee that starting the 22% levy in January 2027 is desirable.
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- Evidence62
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+10
- Incentives70
- Confidence65
Crypto tax firms say the first 1099-DA forms left out basis and trades, reporting one client's $300,000-plus of stablecoin trades as under $100,000. Holders who moved coins between platforms now pay to rebuild that basis before they file.
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- Evidence40
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+20
- Incentives65
- Confidence45
The August 28 ruling keeps a bankrupt exchange's account on the annual filing even when the holder cannot withdraw, and with the 500 million won floor unchanged and acquisition-cost rules unpublished, the documentary burden sits with the filer.
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- Evidence46
- Adoption55
- Hype gap+12
- Incentives42
- Confidence50
The framework reaches the volume that already runs through exchanges. The remainder is about six times larger, and the firm that sized it sells the alternative.
Reality
- Evidence32
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+28
- Incentives82
- Confidence38