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Greece is getting ready to tax cryptocurrency profits at a rate of 10%, according to a draft bill released for public consultation on Thursday.

Under the proposal, investors would not pay the tax on the first €500 (about $560) of crypto gains they make in a year. The government plans to bring the bill before parliament in November.

At the moment, Greece has no complete legal framework for taxing digital assets, and the European Union has no common approach for the sector. Across Europe, crypto taxes range from about 8% to 30% and usually apply to capital gains.

The proposed 10% rate would place Greece among the EU countries with the lowest levies on crypto. Earlier this year, it had considered placing the tax on 15% of gains. Germany, France, and Italy have set, or are moving to set, capital gains rates above 25%.

Greek officials say it is hard to measure the size of the country’s crypto market, since most investors trade on platforms based abroad. For this reason, the government has not yet released any estimate of how much revenue the tax could bring in.

The move reflects a wider trend. Governments are increasingly shaping their crypto tax rules to match those for traditional assets such as stocks, as cryptocurrencies become a more common part of mainstream investment portfolios.