Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Do not charge capital gains tax on cryptoassets

Closed 112 signatures

What the petition asks

Change the law. Bitcoin and other cryptoassets should not be subject to capital gains tax.
Bitcoin should be treated like a currency, and it's completely unjust to charge capital gains tax on a currency account.

Timeline

21 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jul 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 112
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 21 Jan 2021
Closed 21 Jul 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.