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Crypto-currencies, the tax treatment in Italy

Enzo Mignarri
July / August 2018 - n. 7-8
Jel codes: E26, H25

The sudden success of crypto-currencies, subject to large fluctuations in value, has raised requests for clarification of their tax treatment, with regard both to trading and transactions carried out through a derivative financial contract called Contract for Difference. The risks arising from the fact that virtual currencies are traded on unregulated platforms, subject to manipulation and hacker attacks, should not be underestimated.

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