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President Biden Proposes Crypto Mining Tax and Wash Sale Rule in 2025 Budget Proposal
11.3.2024
President Biden's 2025 budget proposal aims to introduce a crypto mining tax and close the wash sale loophole for digital assets. The move faces opposition from House Republicans, who criticize the administration's spending. As the 2024 presidential race heats up, the outcome could shape the future...
U.S. President Again Proposes Crypto Mining Tax, 'Wash Sale Rule' for Digital Assets in New Budget
11.3.2024
The U.S. president's budget proposal for 2025 suggests the administration can reduce the national deficit by nearly $10 billion just by "modernizing rules" that include cryptocurrencies
Hydropower Fuels Kyrgyzstan’s Crypto Mining Industry
2.1.2024
Kurpsai Hydro station. Lower Naryn River Canyon near Toktogul in Kyrgyzstan. Source: AdobeStock / Dynamoland Kyrgyzstan’s water-rich environment has the potential to provide a necessary boost for the country’s crypto mining industry – but that power is currently difficult...
Is Biden’s controversial Bitcoin mining tax dead or set to rise from the ashes?
3.6.2023
References to the tax were removed from the U.S. debt bill, but that doesn’t mean it’s gone for good
Deal to avoid US debt default nixes proposed 30% crypto mining tax, says Ohio lawmaker
29.5.2023
According to Representative Warren Davidson, legislation to address the U.S. debt ceiling blocks “proposed taxes,” including a 30% tax on electricity used by crypto miners
US Debt Ceiling Deal Leaves Out Cryptocurrency Mining Tax, Congressman Confirms
29.5.2023
In a deal by President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the US debt ceiling, there is one part notably absent — a tax on cryptocurrency mining.
Over the weekend, Biden and McCarthy closed in on a deal to raise the debt ceiling with a plan to get Congress on board this...
US Sen. Lummis Says President Biden Is Picking ‘Winners and Losers’ With Proposed Crypto Mining Tax
27.5.2023
The Biden administration is picking “winners and losers” in a proposal to tax cryptocurrency miners, US Sen. Cynthia Lummis said in a tweet on Thursday.
The Wyoming Republican called Biden’s proposed 30 percent tax a “blatant attempt by the administration to pick winners and losers.”
“I will...
President Biden’s Crypto Mining Tax “Isn’t Going To Happen,” Sen. Lummis Says
19.5.2023
US Sen. Cynthia Lummis is not a fan of President Biden’s proposed 30 percent tax on cryptocurrency miners.
“That isn't going to happen,” the Wyoming Republican and crypto enthusiast, said on Friday at Bitcoin 2023 Conference in Miami.
There are environmental benefits including “not venting...
The White House’s Bitcoin Mining Tax Undermines Itself
11.5.2023
Imposing a levy on mining in the U.S. will send the industry overseas, increasing emissions while depriving the grid of a useful form of “demand response,” says Nic Carter
Robert Kennedy Jr Warns of Mega Economic Crisis — Says ‘It’s Not Just the Banks’
4.5.2023
U.S. Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has warned that “the banking collapse is the tip of an economic mega-crisis,” emphasizing that “It’s not just the banks.” He also slammed President Joe Biden’s crypto mining tax proposal. “It is a mistake for the U.S. government to hobble...
Today in Crypto: Authorities Seize Domains of 9 Crypto Exchanges, US 30% Mining Tax Proposal Enters Budget, UK to Ban Cold Calls Selling Crypto, YouTuber Served on Twitter
3.5.2023
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Biden budget proposes 30% tax on crypto mining electricity usage
9.3.2023
The tax would be phased-in at 10% per year over three years and covers electricity generated from both on and off-grid sources
Buenos Aires to Tax Cryptocurrency Mining in 2023
23.12.2022
The province of Buenos Aires in Argentina will begin taxing cryptocurrency mining and possibly staking, in 2023. A new proposal modifies the tax law to introduce cryptocurrency mining as a taxable activity that will levy 4% on the income calculated via these operations. However, it is still unclear...
Cryptocurrency Law Approved in Brazil — Green Mining Tax Exemptions and Asset Segregation Issues Left Out
1.12.2022
A cryptocurrency law, which had been in discussion for several months, has been approved by the Chamber of Deputies in Brazil after having shed some of the changes presented by the Senate. The proposal left out two planned tax exemptions for green mining operations and the issue of segregating...
Argentinian Tax Authority Strengthens Crackdown on Illegal Crypto Miners
13.10.2022
Argentina’s tax body has bolstered its ongoing crackdown on crypto miners who do not declare their operations – and looks set to make good on the government’s pledge to ensure that all crypto-related activity in the nation is taxed....
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Kazakhstan to Increase Bitcoin Mining Tax Rates from 2023
14.7.2022
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has approved new tax rates for crypto miners – and tax bodies have been instructed to charge miners at a rate of up to USD 0.052 per kilowatt hour (kWh) as of January 1, 2023.
Currently, miners have to pay a flat rate of just over USD 0.002 per...
Kazakh Crypto Mining Tax Hike Signed Into Law by President Tokayev
13.7.2022
Kazakhstan is trying to tackle its struggle with electricity shortages with a series of reforms on crypto mining
Kazakh President Says Government Must Make ‘Favorable’ Conditions for Crypto Industry Development
28.6.2022
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has told ministers to create “favorable conditions” for a new “digital” ecosystem that makes use of “cryptocurrencies and digital assets.”
Per Kaztag, which quoted the presidential press service, Tokayev was speaking at a financial sector summit held...
New Law Will Ban Crypto Pay in Russia (Again) as Miners Struggle to Convince Central Bank to Legalize Industry
9.6.2022
Crypto advocates are still facing an uphill struggle in Russia – where MPs are expected to vote in favor of a proposal that will ban the use of “monetary surrogates” as a form of payment. And it appears that crypto miners are yet to persuade the influential Central Bank Governor Elvira...
Russian Central Bank Prepared to Make Some Concessions on Crypto Regulation
1.6.2022
Russia’s staunchly crypto-skeptic Central Bank has indicated that it is prepared to soften its stance on crypto somewhat in order to allow a key piece of legislation to pass – but still favors a block on all domestic crypto-related activity....
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