Lightning makes #Bitcoin a means of payment for everyday transactions: immediately, almost without fees, even for a few cents. According to the new draft law from the Federal Ministry of Finance, each of these payments would be a taxable event. Every payment made with Bitcoin is considered a sale. For every coffee, one must determine the profit and pay 25 percent tax, without a de minimis threshold. Those who use Lightning will thus have hundreds of taxable events in a year. The exchange against other cryptocurrencies is also taxed, even if no euro is involved. In this context, the ministry itself describes Bitcoin as a "means of exchange." Those who define Bitcoin this way and then tax every exchange turn ordinary users into tax offenders against their will. After all, no one can accurately account for hundreds of small payments. Innovation will then take place elsewhere, just not in Germany. #HoldingPeriod #Haltefrist #Bitcoin #Kryptowährung #Steuern (translated)