Latest news and stories about expat finances in crypto in Portugal for expats and residents.
A Portuguese businessman saw his legitimate cryptocurrency venture collapse after a slanderous denunciation led to years of legal scrutiny and frozen assets, despite the Public Prosecutor's Office eventually clearing him of all wrongdoing.
An analytical guide on the tax obligations for Portuguese residents regarding the declaration of cryptoassets like Bitcoin and Ethereum following the 2023 regulatory updates.
Bit2Me is developing a new platform for the Portuguese market that integrates traditional financial assets like stocks, ETFs, and funds with cryptocurrency services within one app.
Bison Bank has announced the official entry of the first Portuguese stablecoin, with the primary medium-term goal being the construction and consolidation of the ecosystem, according to CEO António Henriques. The bank is launching two E-money Tokens (EMT) – one pegged to the Euro (EUB) and one to the US Dollar (USB) – aimed exclusively at institutional and regulated segments to streamline cross-border payments. The bank, which recently tripled its profits to 8.8 million euros in 2025, aims to issue 5 million euros in tokens in its first year of operation.
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Parliament approved new rules on information exchange with tax authorities regarding minimum corporate income tax (IRC) and penalties for crypto-asset service providers that fail to report data. The legislation, which transposes EU directives to combat tax evasion and profit shifting, also implements the OECD's global minimum tax framework for multinational corporations with revenues exceeding 750 million euros. Companies failing to report client crypto-asset transactions by February face fines ranging from 2,000 to 22,500 euros, with reduced penalties for late submissions.
Bison Bank reported profits of 8.8 million euros in 2025, its highest to date and more than triple the 2.5 million euros recorded in 2024, the bank announced in a press conference on Wednesday, the 15th. The 2025 results were driven by the positive impact of deferred tax assets due to losses from previous years. Excluding this impact, recurring profit was 4.8 million euros. Bison Bank will pay dividends for the first time this year, amounting to 750,000 euros, to its sole shareholder, Bison Capital Holding Company Limited, based in Hong Kong, China. Regarding last year's accounts, the net interest margin was 9.1 million euros, up 20% from 2024, and banking commissions reached 8.3 million euros, an 80% increase. Structural costs rose 20% to 11.6 million euros in a year where the bank increased its headcount by 22, reaching 109 employees. Following the resolution of Banif, the Chinese holding company Bison Capital Financial purchased Banif Investimento in 2018 and rebranded it as Bison Bank. Headquartered in Lisbon, Bison Bank specializes in financial services for high-net-worth individuals. Bison Bank is undergoing a strategic reorganization and launching its first Portuguese stablecoin.
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The man filed a complaint with the Judiciary Police, reporting losses following an investment in cryptocurrencies.
The management of Bankinter's Portuguese branch, inaugurated ten years ago, expects to continue growing at a double-digit rate. Loans to companies are a key focus. The bank expects to market a stable cryptocurrency.
The Government intends to make non-compliance in the cryptoasset sector an offence with financial consequences. The Executive's legislative proposal, which has just been submitted to Parliament, not only imposes new reporting obligations but also establishes a sanctioning framework, with fines that can reach 22,500 euros for failures in communicating data to the tax authorities.
A new law is coming to Portugal on July 1st. This follows the Parliament's approval in December 2025 of Law No. 69/2025, which ensures the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 to combat money laundering through crypto-assets. The goal is to prevent illicit activities in the sector. To Advocatus, Nuno Lima...
Man files a complaint with the Judicial Police against a fake online cryptocurrency platform
The European Commission announced today that it has opened infringement proceedings against Portugal for failing to correctly transpose European Union directives on tax transparency for crypto-assets and on consumer protection in credit.
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Portugal for not transposing EU legislation on credit and crypto-assets into national law.
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Parliament today has approved a bill that transposes the new rules of the “Mica” regulation into national law – strengthening supervision of crypto-asset service providers from July 2026. The initiative The post Parliament approves new crypto-asset supervision appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Parliament approved today, in detail, a bill that transposes the new rules of the 'Mica' regulation into national legislation, strengthening supervision over crypto-asset service providers starting from July 2026.
The new regulations aimed at curbing illegal activities involving cryptocurrencies have been approved by the relevant committee.
On Wednesday, the Parliament approved a bill aimed at combating money laundering through cryptoassets, to prevent illicit activities in this sector starting from 1 July 2026. The initiative received unanimous approval from the Budget, Finance and Public Administration Committee (COFAP), with votes in favour from PSD, PS, Chega ...
