Taxing the Future Away: How Europe Is Pricing Gen Z Out of Bitcoin

Gen Z is increasingly told they must fend for themselves financially. Many turn to Bitcoin to do exactly that, Europe is making it harder. From 2028, the Netherlands will tax returns on assets like Bitcoin every year, including gains that were never realized. Speaking on behalf of the Student Blockchain Association Netherlands (SBAN), Jordy den Toom shows how this kind of policy kills compounding, drives the crypto sector away and leaves young Europeans with ever fewer ways to build wealth. And why, for a growing generation, Bitcoin isn't just an investment, but an opt-out.