Reference library on EU crypto tax compliance, on-chain stocks, CEX alternatives, and self-custody for active DeFi. Written by the team behind a self-custodial multichain wallet — not by tax advisors.https://degate.com/playbook/en-USDeGatehttps://degate.com/playbook/separate-crypto-exchange-software-hardware-wallet/https://degate.com/playbook/separate-crypto-exchange-software-hardware-wallet/A beginner's plan for separating fiat access, everyday on-chain activity, and a hardware-backed reserve without requiring an exchange account.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTself-custodyhttps://degate.com/playbook/why-self-custody-still-matters/https://degate.com/playbook/why-self-custody-still-matters/A beginner's guide to how self-custody changes control, privacy, and everyday use while reducing unnecessary centralized accounts.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTself-custodyhttps://degate.com/playbook/crypto-becoming-a-financial-rail/https://degate.com/playbook/crypto-becoming-a-financial-rail/A dated thesis: stablecoins become investment cash, platforms compete for the whole account, and stock tokens leave their apps. And what would prove it wrong.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stocks-vs-broker/https://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stocks-vs-broker/When a tokenized stock adds something a broker cannot: stablecoin funding, wallet-first access, executable liquidity, and DeFi collateral use.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/french-crypto-tax-2026/https://degate.com/playbook/french-crypto-tax-2026/A pre-adviser reference for French crypto holders: the 31.4% flat tax, what counts as a taxable disposal, the €305 line, form 3916-bis, and DAC8 in France.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdac8-compliancefrancehttps://degate.com/playbook/spanish-crypto-tax-2026/https://degate.com/playbook/spanish-crypto-tax-2026/A pre-asesor reference for Spanish crypto holders: Modelo 721 and self-custody, the permuta and FIFO rules, wealth taxes, and DAC8's arrival in Spain.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdac8-compliancespainhttps://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stocks-eu-tax-classification/https://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stocks-eu-tax-classification/Are tokenized stocks crypto or financial instruments? How MiCA, MiFID II, DAC8/CARF and national tax rules in Italy, France and Spain classify the wrapper.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdac8-complianceonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/exchange-shutdown-how-to-read-the-deadlines/https://degate.com/playbook/exchange-shutdown-how-to-read-the-deadlines/BitMEX and BitMart announced planned shutdowns days apart. How to map the dates in an official notice, preserve records, and exit before options narrow.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcex-alternativehttps://degate.com/playbook/first-self-custody-wallet-how-to-choose/https://degate.com/playbook/first-self-custody-wallet-how-to-choose/Choose your first self-custody wallet by recovery model, intended use, amount, and activity level before comparing brands.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTself-custodyhttps://degate.com/playbook/stock-contract-or-token-how-to-check/https://degate.com/playbook/stock-contract-or-token-how-to-check/One stock label can mean a brokerage position, a platform contract, or an on-chain token. Three questions identify the form, withdrawal path, and legal claim.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/earn-yield-self-custody-wallet/https://degate.com/playbook/earn-yield-self-custody-wallet/Where your assets actually go when a wallet balance starts earning, where the yield comes from, and how to tell whether it is still self-custody.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTself-custodyhttps://degate.com/playbook/eu-off-ramp-wallet-to-bank/https://degate.com/playbook/eu-off-ramp-wallet-to-bank/Where the handoff to a regulated provider happens, what it costs, and how to verify an EU off-ramp before you send anything.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcex-alternativehttps://degate.com/playbook/exchange-data-after-self-custody/https://degate.com/playbook/exchange-data-after-self-custody/KYC records, DAC8 reporting, and the limits of what self-custody changes.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTdac8-compliancehttps://degate.com/playbook/ondo-perps-tokenized-stock-collateral/https://degate.com/playbook/ondo-perps-tokenized-stock-collateral/Ondo Perps lets tokenized stocks serve as perpetual-futures collateral. What the collateral legally is, which Ondo entity runs what, and where risks stack.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/robinhood-stock-tokens/https://degate.com/playbook/robinhood-stock-tokens/Robinhood has two stock-token products: Classic EU app contracts and Jersey-issued onchain Stock Tokens. What you hold and what you can withdraw.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/usdt-eu-mica-delisting/https://degate.com/playbook/usdt-eu-mica-delisting/USDT delisting in the EU is a platform event, not an asset ban. What MiCA changes, why USDT stayed available so long, and what it means if you self-custody.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcex-alternativehttps://degate.com/playbook/exchange-not-mica-authorised/https://degate.com/playbook/exchange-not-mica-authorised/What ESMA requires an unauthorised crypto exchange to do as it winds down, the protection its clients have, and an orderly-exit checklist for your assets.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcex-alternativehttps://degate.com/playbook/perpetuals-self-custody-wallet/https://degate.com/playbook/perpetuals-self-custody-wallet/A self-custody wallet signs your on-chain perpetuals, but your margin sits in a protocol account, not at your address. What changes, and what stays like a CEX.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTself-custodyhttps://degate.com/playbook/self-custody-wallet-defi-account/https://degate.com/playbook/self-custody-wallet-defi-account/Where your assets actually sit when you use a self-custody wallet to swap, earn, bridge, and trade, and the check to run before you sign.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTself-custodyhttps://degate.com/playbook/mica-leaving-a-centralized-exchange/https://degate.com/playbook/mica-leaving-a-centralized-exchange/How MiCA reshapes the CEX-versus-self-custody choice for EU users: what it changes on the exchange side, what it leaves untouched in self-custody.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcex-alternativehttps://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-ai-stocks-availability/https://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-ai-stocks-availability/Where tokenized AI-stock coverage really sits, and how to check any stock through four filters: buyable, withdrawable, holdable, usable in DeFi.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/cex-stocks-withdrawal-self-custody/https://degate.com/playbook/cex-stocks-withdrawal-self-custody/Stocks bought on a crypto exchange may be a brokerage position, a platform contract, or an on-chain token — only one can leave for a self-custody wallet.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcex-alternativehttps://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stock-arbitrage-price-alignment/https://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stock-arbitrage-price-alignment/Who keeps tokenized stock prices close to the underlying — the arbitrage loop, what it needs to run, and the structural limits that cap 24/7 alignment.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/can-self-custody-replace-cex/https://degate.com/playbook/can-self-custody-replace-cex/Which centralized-exchange functions a self-custody setup can actually replace — holding, swaps, DeFi — and where fiat rails, support, and limits remain.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcex-alternativehttps://degate.com/playbook/cex-alternatives-self-custody/https://degate.com/playbook/cex-alternatives-self-custody/How to move off Coinbase or Binance to self-custody in 2026 — which CEX alternative fits your use case, and how to migrate without losing funds.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcex-alternativehttps://degate.com/playbook/how-tokenized-stocks-enter-self-custody/https://degate.com/playbook/how-tokenized-stocks-enter-self-custody/How tokenized stocks reach a self-custody wallet — secondary-market swaps, exchange withdrawals, and direct minting — and what each route changes.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stock-issuance-models/https://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stock-issuance-models/What a tokenized stock legally is depends on its issuer, not the ticker: xStocks, Ondo, Dinari, Binance bStocks, and Robinhood Classic compared.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stocks-24-7-price-discovery/https://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stocks-24-7-price-discovery/Tokenized stocks trade on-chain 24/7, but the underlying US market — and its price discovery — does not. Where the off-hours gap matters.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/on-chain-stocks-self-custody/https://degate.com/playbook/on-chain-stocks-self-custody/A 2026 reference on tokenized stocks in self-custody — issuer structures (xStocks, bStocks, Ondo, Dinari), the wallet-native path, risk layers, and reporting.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stock-dividends-mechanisms/https://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stock-dividends-mechanisms/How dividends from xStocks, Ondo, Dinari, bStocks, Robinhood Stock Tokens, and Coinbase Tokenized Stocks show up in a self-custody wallet.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stocks-issuer-failure-recovery/https://degate.com/playbook/tokenized-stocks-issuer-failure-recovery/How recovery works if a tokenized stocks issuer fails: Jersey SPV (Backed), BVI SPV (Ondo), SEC transfer agent (Dinari), bStocks, and Robinhood Stock Tokens.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTonchain-stockshttps://degate.com/playbook/dac8-exchange-reporting-paths/https://degate.com/playbook/dac8-exchange-reporting-paths/A reference on DAC8 reporting paths — same member state, cross-border EU exchange, and non-EU CASPs — and why exchange location is not a loophole.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdac8-compliancehttps://degate.com/playbook/dac8-self-custody-withdrawals/https://degate.com/playbook/dac8-self-custody-withdrawals/A reference on DAC8 reporting and self-custody for European crypto-asset users moving funds off centralized exchanges in 2026.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdac8-compliancehttps://degate.com/playbook/italian-crypto-tax-2026/https://degate.com/playbook/italian-crypto-tax-2026/A pre-commercialista reference for Italian crypto holders: the 2026 capital-gains rate, Quadro RW, Quadro RT, ravvedimento operoso, DAC8, and records.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdac8-complianceitaly