EU rolls out CARF tracking for crypto.
By Maxime Laurent · 2025-12-09 12:19
EU rolls out CARF tracking for crypto.
From 2026, EU tax authorities will start receiving user transaction data via DAC8/CARF.
When I saw this update, I felt that familiar mix of ugh and “ok fine” — la sauce européenne 🍋. Starting January 1st, 2026, the EU activates DAC8, which basically plugs European rules into the global CARF standard. What does it mean for us? Crypto exchanges, brokers, and custodial services operating in the EU will start reporting users’ transactions directly to tax authorities.
By December 4th, a total of 75 jurisdictions had already committed to implementing CARF — a sign that the world is slowly stitching together a unified net around digital assets. And honestly, as much as we love the freedom vibe of crypto, this shift was inevitable once the big players stepped in.
Who gets affected? Pretty much anyone using centralized platforms that fall under EU regulation. Peer-to-peer or self-custody still gives you privacy, but once you touch regulated ramps, the data flows. It’s not the end of the world — just the market growing up a bit. Watching the waves roll in tonight, I can’t help thinking that crypto’s rebel phase is giving way to something more structured. Not fun, but necessary.
#CryptoNews #CARF #DAC8 #EURegulation #Bitcoin #CryptoTaxes
From 2026, EU tax authorities will start receiving user transaction data via DAC8/CARF.
When I saw this update, I felt that familiar mix of ugh and “ok fine” — la sauce européenne 🍋. Starting January 1st, 2026, the EU activates DAC8, which basically plugs European rules into the global CARF standard. What does it mean for us? Crypto exchanges, brokers, and custodial services operating in the EU will start reporting users’ transactions directly to tax authorities.
By December 4th, a total of 75 jurisdictions had already committed to implementing CARF — a sign that the world is slowly stitching together a unified net around digital assets. And honestly, as much as we love the freedom vibe of crypto, this shift was inevitable once the big players stepped in.
Who gets affected? Pretty much anyone using centralized platforms that fall under EU regulation. Peer-to-peer or self-custody still gives you privacy, but once you touch regulated ramps, the data flows. It’s not the end of the world — just the market growing up a bit. Watching the waves roll in tonight, I can’t help thinking that crypto’s rebel phase is giving way to something more structured. Not fun, but necessary.
#CryptoNews #CARF #DAC8 #EURegulation #Bitcoin #CryptoTaxes
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