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Cross-chain bridges in Spain: are they taxable events and how to declare them?

Cross-chain bridges (moving ETH from Ethereum to Arbitrum, etc.) raise tax questions. Guide on their treatment in Spain.

Equipo kointax·November 16, 2025·5 min read

Cross-chain bridges in Spain: taxable events?

Conservative interpretation: Bridge = taxable "permuta" (swap between equivalent tokens)

Progressive interpretation (widely adopted): If tokens are exactly equivalent (same ETH), bridge = internal movement, not a taxable event

kointax follows the progressive interpretation (bridges as internal movements), consistent with most tax advisors and platforms.

Bridge fees are recorded as deductible costs. Hacked bridge losses = capital loss in year of hack.

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