Bull Bitcoin asks French court to strike down DAC8 implementing decree
Bull Bitcoin has petitioned France’s Council of State to overturn a decree that implements the EU’s DAC8 crypto tax reporting rules. DAC8 requires crypto providers to collect users’ identity and transaction data and automatically share it with tax authorities across the EU, with first reports due for 2026 activity by Sept. 30, 2027. Bull Bitcoin argues the rule creates a large database linking legal identities and home addresses to crypto activity, including transactions irrelevant to tax enforcement, and says this could endanger users amid rising data leaks and crypto-related kidnappings in France. France adopted the rules through Decree No. 2025-1276. The exchange says it will pursue legal efforts to suspend, delay, annul, or amend DAC8 and the OECD’s similar CARF framework.
