[German Finance Minister Plans to Adjust Bitcoin Tax Policy or Cancel One-Year Tax Exemption] According to Bitcoin News, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil reportedly stated plans to adjust the tax policy for Bitcoin and crypto assets, potentially canceling the one-year tax exemption for holdings and aligning the tax treatment more closely with stock assets. Some legal scholars have questioned whether implementing stricter tax policies specifically for Bitcoin might violate the equal protection principle in Germany's constitution. Austria had previously canceled a similar long-term holding tax exemption policy.