# Capital Gains

Netherlands House of Representatives approves a 36% tax on unrealized capital gains, sparking widespread criticism and concerns about economic impact. Meanwhile, Australia is considering changes to its capital gains tax discount, with potential implications for home ownership and investment.

### About Capital Gains
Capital gains refer to the profit realized from the sale of an asset that was purchased at a lower price.  

### Insights
- Capital Gains engagements hit 29.7M which is 1204% higher than it's daily average.
- Capital Gains engagements is up 320.42% from the previous week.
- Capital Gains posts created is up 48.91% from the previous week.
- Capital Gains Creators hit a 52-Week high of [-----] for the day
- Capital Gains Engagements hit a 52-Week high of [----------] for the day
- Capital Gains Mentions hit a 52-Week high of [-----] for the day

### Engagements: [----------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:capital-gains/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/capital-gains/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [----------]  
Daily Average: [---------]  
[--] Week: [----------] +320%  
[--] Month: [-----------] +104%  
[--] Months: [-----------] +7.90%  
[--] Year: [-----------] -42%  
1-Year High: [----------] on 2026-02-15  
1-Year Low: [-------] on 2025-03-17  

Engagements by network (24h):
Instagram: [-------]
Reddit: [------]
TikTok: [-------]
News: [------]
X: [----------]
YouTube: [-------]

  
  
### Mentions: [-----] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:capital-gains/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/capital-gains/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [-----]  
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [------] +5%  
[--] Month: [------] +41%  
[--] Months: [-------] +13%  
[--] Year: [-------] -15%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2026-02-15  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-12-15  

Mentions by network (24h):
Instagram: [--]
Reddit: [---]
TikTok: [---]
News: [--]
X: [-----]
YouTube: [---]

  
  
### Creators: [-----] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:capital-gains/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/capital-gains/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Capital Gains in the last [--] hours which is down 9.80% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [-----] +5.40%  
[--] Month: [------] +37%  
[--] Months: [------] +4.40%  
[--] Year: [-------] -21%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2026-02-15  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-12-15  

The most influential creators that mention Capital Gains in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                    | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                    | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@BitcoinNewsCom](/creator/twitter/BitcoinNewsCom)         | [--]    | [-------]   | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@PxlHulk](/creator/twitter/PxlHulk)                       | [--]    | [-----]     | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@InvestingVisual](/creator/twitter/InvestingVisual)       | [--]    | [-------]   | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@tunemusicalmoments](/creator/youtube/tunemusicalmoments) | [--]    | [---------] | [---]   | [-------]     |
| [@WallStreetMav](/creator/twitter/WallStreetMav)           | [--]    | [---------] | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@CryptoJelleNL](/creator/twitter/CryptoJelleNL)           | [--]    | [-------]   | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@money_cruncher](/creator/twitter/money_cruncher)         | [--]    | [-------]   | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@Arrogance_0024](/creator/twitter/Arrogance_0024)         | [--]    | [------]    | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@GadSaad](/creator/twitter/GadSaad)                       | [--]    | [---------] | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@gabrelyanov](/creator/twitter/gabrelyanov)               | [--]   | [------]    | [--]     | [-------]     |

[View More](/list/creators/capital-gains/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 93%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:capital-gains/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/capital-gains/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 93%  
Daily Average: 84%  
[--] Week: 85% no change  
[--] Month: 89% +5%  
[--] Months: 89% no change  
[--] Year: 89% +1%  
1-Year High: 97% on 2025-09-07  
1-Year Low: 46% on 2025-02-19  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Tax Exemption Potential: (30%) Discussions highlight positive investor sentiment surrounding potential eliminations of capital gains taxes on assets like Bitcoin, stocks, and real estate in certain regions.
- Investment Strategies: (25%) The community is actively discussing various investment approaches, including long-term holding and tax-loss harvesting, aimed at minimizing capital gains tax liabilities.
- Real Estate Investment: (20%) Real estate is a focal point, with conversations emphasizing property appreciation and specific property types as key drivers for investment.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Taxation Policies: (40%) Significant concerns are being raised regarding existing and proposed capital gains tax policies and their potential adverse effects on businesses and investors.
- Economic Impact of Taxes: (35%) There's an ongoing analysis of how capital gains taxes influence economic growth and investment, with debates on their overall impact.
- Cryptocurrency Taxation: (25%) Specific attention is given to the complexities and potential exemptions related to the taxation of cryptocurrencies.
  

### Top Capital Gains News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Opposition draws battlelines on nuclear and capital gains tax changes - ABC News Deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume says Australia needs to be "open minded" on nuclear power if the country is to bring down emissions and make power cheaper"  
[News Link](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-15/jane-hume-nuclear-angus-taylor-capital-tax-childcare-migration/106346434) [@abcnews](/creator/x/abcnews) 2026-02-15T08:45Z 2.7M followers, [----] engagements


"Liberals pin hopes on housing to turn fortunes around In his first day as opposition leader Angus Taylor vowed he would reverse potential changes to the capital gains tax discount to assist with home ownership"  
[News Link](https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/liberals-pin-hopes-on-housing-to-turn-fortunes-around-20260214-p5o2b9) [@FinancialReview](/creator/x/FinancialReview) 2026-02-15T02:47Z 341.1K followers, 12.4K engagements


"Insane new tax on unrealised gains to smash investors news.com.au Australias leading news site for latest headlines Anger has erupted over the proposal of a new legislation in the Netherlands that would see investors punished by taxing their unrealised capital gains"  
[News Link](https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/fury-as-dutch-government-approves-36-per-cent-tax-on-unrealised-gains/news-story/6aa7b73ff576886caadcec686a5376e9) [@newscomauHQ](/creator/x/newscomauHQ) 2026-02-15T02:02Z 700.6K followers, 14.9K engagements



### Top Capital Gains Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"The Netherlands was forced into taxing unrealized gains. Their Supreme Court struck down the old Box [--] system in [----]. The previous framework assumed a fictional rate of return on your assets and taxed you on profits you never actually made. The court ruled it unconstitutional. That left a [---] billion annual hole in the Dutch treasury and no legal way to tax investment returns at all. So parliament passed the replacement with [--] votes (needed 75). Multiple parties that voted yes publicly said taxing unrealized gains was not their preferred approach. They backed it because the alternative was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aakashgupta/status/2022896237931041268) [@aakashgupta](/creator/x/aakashgupta) 2026-02-15T04:50Z 177.6K followers, 143.9K engagements


"Business Weekend [--] February RBA Governor Michelle Bullock clashes with Nationals Senator Matt Canavan at Senate estimates the central bank warns Australia's inflation is too high. Plus the government mulls Capital Gains Tax reforms. [-------------] business businessweekend evergreen paywall rossgreenwood yt [-------------] business businessweekend evergreen paywall rossgreenwood yt"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Tgx9Fq_SL_M) [@skynewsaustralia](/creator/youtube/skynewsaustralia) 2026-02-15T03:15Z 6.1M followers, [----] engagements


"The unrealized capital gains tax is a progressive favorite Its just straight-up wealth confiscation Thankfully Congress is constitutionally prohibited from imposing such a tax in the U.S. BREAKING: Netherlands House of Representatives has approved a 36% tax on unrealized capital gains. BREAKING: Netherlands House of Representatives has approved a 36% tax on unrealized capital gains"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BasedMikeLee/status/2022861072466874443) [@BasedMikeLee](/creator/x/BasedMikeLee) 2026-02-15T02:30Z 655.2K followers, 129.5K engagements


"President Donald Trump has indicated he is considering legislation that would remove the capital gains tax on the sale of homes entirely. "We're looking at that and it could be a very big positive." Do you firmly support Trump on this A. Huge Yes B. No President Donald Trump has indicated he is considering legislation that would remove the capital gains tax on the sale of homes entirely. "We're looking at that and it could be a very big positive." Do you firmly support Trump on this A. Huge Yes B. No President Donald Trump has indicated he is considering legislation that would remove the"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@youngam904/video/7606908917490224398) [@youngam904](/creator/tiktok/youngam904) 2026-02-15T02:11Z 156.8K followers, [----] engagements

### Topics List

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topics/list/v1

Get a list of trending social topics.

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topics/list/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "topic": "youtube",
      "title": "YouTube",
      "topic_rank": 1,
      "topic_rank_1h_previous": 1,
      "topic_rank_24h_previous": 1,
      "num_contributors": 338702,
      "num_posts": 877109,
      "interactions_24h": [----------]
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **title**: The case sensitive title of the topic or category
+ **topic_rank**: LunarCrush metric for ranking a social topic relative to all other social topics
+ **topic_rank_1h_previous**: The topic rank from [--] hour ago
+ **topic_rank_24h_previous**: The topic rank from [--] hours ago
+ **num_contributors**: The number of unique social contributors to the topic
+ **num_posts**: Total number of posts with interactions on this topic in the last [--] hours
+ **interactions_24h**: Number of interactions in the last [--] hours




---

### Topic Whatsup

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/:topic/whatsup/v1

Generate an AI summary of the hottest news and social posts for a specific topic

input parameters:

+ **topic**: _Provide the topic to get a summary for. A topic must be all lower case and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, # and $._ **required**

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/bitcoin/whatsup/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "config": {
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "_self_call": true,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "topic": "bitcoin",
    "generated": [----------]
  },
  "summary": "A $6 million Bitcoin ransom demand for Nancy Guthrie remains unpaid as a deadline looms, while Binance has significantly increased its Bitcoin holdings for its SAFU fund.",
  "supportive": [
    {
      "title": "Binance Buys Bitcoin for SAFU Fund",
      "description": "Binance has increased its Bitcoin holdings by converting stablecoins into BTC for its SAFU fund.",
      "percent": [--]
    }
  ],
  "critical": [
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin Price Drops Amid Market Volatility",
      "description": "Bitcoin has experienced a significant price drop, signaling market uncertainty.",
      "percent": [--]
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **config**: This includes the inputs for the request processed by the server and may include additional hints about the request and response information.
+ **id**: LunarCrush internal ID for the asset
+ **name**: The full name of the asset
+ **symbol**: The symbol for the asset
+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **generated**: A unix timestamp (in seconds) when the data was generated to understand possibly stale data
+ **supportive**: An array of supportive themes with a title, description, and an estimate of the percent of the circulating conversations on social around this theme.
+ **title**: The case sensitive title of the topic or category
+ **description**: Explanation of the change and the potential impact
+ **critical**: An array of critical themes with a title, description, and an estimate of the percent of the circulating conversations on social around this theme.




---

### Topic Time Series

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/:topic/time-series/v1

Get historical time series data for a social topic

input parameters:

+ **topic**: _Provide the topic to get details for. A topic must be all lower case and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, # and $._ **required**
+ **bucket**: _bucket time series data into hours or days. default is hours._ 
+ **interval**: _Use interval to specify the start and end time automatically for convenience. If "start" or "end" parameters are provided this parameter is ignored._ 
+ **start**: _The start time (unix timestamp) to go back to._ 
+ **end**: _The end time (unix timestamp) to stop at._ 

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/bitcoin/time-series/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "config": {
    "topic": "bitcoin",
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "_self_call": true,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "interval": "1w",
    "start": 1769990400,
    "end": 1770681600,
    "bucket": "hour",
    "metrics": [],
    "generated": [----------]
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "time": 1769990400,
      "contributors_active": 25296,
      "contributors_created": 953,
      "interactions": 7206612,
      "posts_active": 51363,
      "posts_created": 1202,
      "sentiment": 67,
      "spam": 5052,
      "alt_rank": 225,
      "circulating_supply": 19982656,
      "close": 77750,
      "galaxy_score": 56,
      "high": 77750,
      "low": 77750,
      "market_cap": 1553927231331,
      "market_dominance": 59.8618,
      "open": 77750,
      "social_dominance": 29.1575,
      "volume_24h": [-----------]
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **config**: This includes the inputs for the request processed by the server and may include additional hints about the request and response information.
+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **id**: LunarCrush internal ID for the asset
+ **name**: The full name of the asset
+ **symbol**: The symbol for the asset
+ **interval**: Typically used for specifying time intervals like 1w = [--] week, 1m = [--] month etc
+ **start**: Start/from unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **end**: End/to unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **bucket**: Data is generally bucketed into hours or days
+ **metrics**: Comma separated list of metrics to include or that are included
+ **generated**: A unix timestamp (in seconds) when the data was generated to understand possibly stale data
+ **time**: A unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **contributors_active**: number of unique social accounts with posts that have interactions
+ **contributors_created**: number of unique social accounts that created new posts
+ **interactions**: number of all publicly measurable interactions on a social post (views, likes, comments, thumbs up, upvote, share etc)
+ **posts_active**: number of unique social posts with interactions
+ **posts_created**: number of unique social posts created
+ **sentiment**: % of posts (weighted by interactions) that are positive. 100% means all posts are positive, 50% is half positive and half negative, and 0% is all negative posts.
+ **spam**: The number of posts created that are considered spam
+ **alt_rank**: A proprietary score based on how an asset is performing relative to all other assets supported
+ **circulating_supply**: Circulating Supply is the total number of coins or tokens that are actively available for trade and are being used in the market and in general public
+ **close**: Close price for the time period
+ **galaxy_score**: A proprietary score based on technical indicators of price, average social sentiment, relative social activity, and a factor of how closely social indicators correlate with price and volume
+ **high**: Higest price fo rthe time period
+ **low**: Lowest price for the time period
+ **market_cap**: Total dollar market value of all circulating supply or outstanding shares
+ **market_dominance**: The percent of the total market cap that this asset represents
+ **open**: Open price for the time period
+ **social_dominance**: The percent of the total social volume that this topic represents
+ **volume_24h**: Volume in USD for [--] hours up to this data point




---

### Topic Time Series

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/:topic/time-series/v1

Get historical time series data for a social topic

input parameters:

+ **topic**: _Provide the topic to get details for. A topic must be all lower case and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, # and $._ **required**
+ **bucket**: _bucket time series data into hours or days. default is hours._ 
+ **interval**: _Use interval to specify the start and end time automatically for convenience. If "start" or "end" parameters are provided this parameter is ignored._ 
+ **start**: _The start time (unix timestamp) to go back to._ 
+ **end**: _The end time (unix timestamp) to stop at._ 

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/bitcoin/time-series/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "config": {
    "topic": "bitcoin",
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "_self_call": true,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "interval": "1w",
    "start": 1769990400,
    "end": 1770681600,
    "bucket": "hour",
    "metrics": [],
    "generated": [----------]
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "time": 1769990400,
      "contributors_active": 25296,
      "contributors_created": 953,
      "interactions": 7206612,
      "posts_active": 51363,
      "posts_created": 1202,
      "sentiment": 67,
      "spam": 5052,
      "alt_rank": 225,
      "circulating_supply": 19982656,
      "close": 77750,
      "galaxy_score": 56,
      "high": 77750,
      "low": 77750,
      "market_cap": 1553927231331,
      "market_dominance": 59.8618,
      "open": 77750,
      "social_dominance": 29.1575,
      "volume_24h": [-----------]
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **config**: This includes the inputs for the request processed by the server and may include additional hints about the request and response information.
+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **id**: LunarCrush internal ID for the asset
+ **name**: The full name of the asset
+ **symbol**: The symbol for the asset
+ **interval**: Typically used for specifying time intervals like 1w = [--] week, 1m = [--] month etc
+ **start**: Start/from unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **end**: End/to unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **bucket**: Data is generally bucketed into hours or days
+ **metrics**: Comma separated list of metrics to include or that are included
+ **generated**: A unix timestamp (in seconds) when the data was generated to understand possibly stale data
+ **time**: A unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **contributors_active**: number of unique social accounts with posts that have interactions
+ **contributors_created**: number of unique social accounts that created new posts
+ **interactions**: number of all publicly measurable interactions on a social post (views, likes, comments, thumbs up, upvote, share etc)
+ **posts_active**: number of unique social posts with interactions
+ **posts_created**: number of unique social posts created
+ **sentiment**: % of posts (weighted by interactions) that are positive. 100% means all posts are positive, 50% is half positive and half negative, and 0% is all negative posts.
+ **spam**: The number of posts created that are considered spam
+ **alt_rank**: A proprietary score based on how an asset is performing relative to all other assets supported
+ **circulating_supply**: Circulating Supply is the total number of coins or tokens that are actively available for trade and are being used in the market and in general public
+ **close**: Close price for the time period
+ **galaxy_score**: A proprietary score based on technical indicators of price, average social sentiment, relative social activity, and a factor of how closely social indicators correlate with price and volume
+ **high**: Higest price fo rthe time period
+ **low**: Lowest price for the time period
+ **market_cap**: Total dollar market value of all circulating supply or outstanding shares
+ **market_dominance**: The percent of the total market cap that this asset represents
+ **open**: Open price for the time period
+ **social_dominance**: The percent of the total social volume that this topic represents
+ **volume_24h**: Volume in USD for [--] hours up to this data point




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