Crypto-assets
TJUE· 28.04.2026

The CJEU clarifies the VAT treatment of the exchange between a video-game virtual currency and traditional currencies

Crypto-assets
Crypto-assets
TJUE· 28.04.2026

Video-game virtual currency and VAT: the CJEU confines the Hedqvist doctrine and returns the transaction to the general regime

The CJEU clarifies that virtual currency confined to the internal use of a video game is not a non-traditional currency for the purposes of article 135(1)(e) of the VAT Directive and is subject to the tax under the …