President-elect Donald Trump has indicated a more favorable approach towards bitcoin and cryptocurrency, potentially influencing how they are taxed in the US and abroad. Currently, in the US, bitcoin and crypto are treated as property and taxed for short-term gains between 10% and 37% and long-term gains between 0% and 20%. In Canada, 50% of a casual investor's capital gains are taxed at rates between 15% and 33%. The UK applies capital gains tax between 10% and 20%, while France has a flat rate of 30% on bitcoin and crypto gains. Germany has a variable rate between 0% and 45%, and Japan taxes gains exceeding 200,000 Japanese Yen between 15% and 55%. It is important to note that these tax rates are for casual investors, not comprehensive, and subject to change.



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