Just saw some explosive news—a formal proposal for the "Bitcoin Act" has been submitted to the US Congress, and the content is pretty intense.
Here are the key provisions:
• The federal government will establish a "national-level Bitcoin strategic reserve" • Individuals and companies can pay taxes directly with BTC (no need to convert to USD first) • For taxes paid with Bitcoin, capital gains tax is reduced to zero • Holding officially recognized Bitcoin reserves comes with additional tax breaks
Sounds a bit unbelievable, right? This essentially elevates Bitcoin from "digital gold" to the level of a "quasi-national currency." Think about it—even tax payments can be made with it, which is more favorable than many fiat currencies.
Just look at the comparison: in Japan, crypto trading profits are taxed at 20% as personal income tax, and you have to convert your gains to yen for tax reporting—a very cumbersome process. If this US approach is implemented, it basically opens up a tax green channel for Bitcoin.
If this bill really passes, the US will become the first major economic power in history to officially incorporate Bitcoin into its national fiscal system. Wall Street is probably already crunching the numbers—BTC would not only be an investment asset but could also become a tool for corporate asset allocation and tax planning.
By 2026, US taxpayers might actually be able to pay taxes with sats from their wallets. If you had suggested this five years ago, people would have laughed it off. Now? It might really become reality.
The narrative around cryptocurrency just took another big step forward.
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DegenWhisperer
· 12-11 05:59
Wait, using Bitcoin to pay taxes and still have zero capital gains tax? Is this really true? Wall Street is really treating us like fools.
And we still have to wait until 2026? What's the rush? We should be paying taxes with Bitcoin now.
By the way, if this bill actually passes, those guys in Japan will be crying their eyes out. They'll also have to report in Japanese Yen, life will be a living hell.
But on the other hand, how many rounds of negotiations will it take to finally finalize? It feels uncertain.
Wait, doesn't this mean the rich will make even bigger profits? Using it as a tax planning tool—ordinary people shouldn't even think about it.
Feels like the US is about to secretly overtake again, other countries can't keep up.
I should have gone all-in long ago. Is it a bit late to say that now?
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CodeSmellHunter
· 12-09 21:32
Damn, if this really goes through, the US will take off instantly.
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Wait, is this real? Feels like it’s too good to be true...
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Those guys on Wall Street must be grinning from ear to ear, another perfect narrative to fleece retail investors.
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Why is Japanese tax still so complicated, while the US really nailed it with this move.
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Can’t imagine how much retail investors would actually get if this really happens.
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Haha, this time fiat money is really going to be out of a job, hilarious.
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This narrative is being spun well, just afraid it’ll end up being an illusion.
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Why do I feel like this is just some people hyping things up again?
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Paying Satoshi tax in 2026 sounds great, but how will it work in practice...
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If it really happens, what on earth would the US economic structure look like? I can’t even imagine.
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ConsensusDissenter
· 12-09 19:39
Damn, is this for real? The US is starting to play this game too? Wall Street is about to make a killing again.
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NftDeepBreather
· 12-09 19:29
No way, if this really passes, the US will take off immediately. Those old foxes on Wall Street have already been making moves.
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Wait, paying taxes with BTC but without capital gains tax? That logic is something else.
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Damn, who would’ve believed five years ago that Bitcoin could be used for taxes? Now it’s really about to happen...
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Compared to Japan’s 20% tax rate, the US is basically enabling cheat codes.
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But honestly, it’s still not certain if this bill will actually pass. Congress drags things out forever.
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Giving BTC a green channel—this is basically upgrading digital gold to quasi-legal tender.
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Those guys on Wall Street are probably grinning from ear to ear, yet another excuse to fleece the retail crowd.
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Seriously? Paying taxes in sats by 2026? That’s some wild imagination.
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If this becomes reality, the entire ecosystem for corporate tax planning will have to be restructured.
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The people who mocked crypto in the past five years are probably going to regret it now.
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SchroedingerAirdrop
· 12-09 19:18
Damn, is this for real? The US is going to take such drastic action? Wall Street must have smelled the money long ago.
Just saw some explosive news—a formal proposal for the "Bitcoin Act" has been submitted to the US Congress, and the content is pretty intense.
Here are the key provisions:
• The federal government will establish a "national-level Bitcoin strategic reserve"
• Individuals and companies can pay taxes directly with BTC (no need to convert to USD first)
• For taxes paid with Bitcoin, capital gains tax is reduced to zero
• Holding officially recognized Bitcoin reserves comes with additional tax breaks
Sounds a bit unbelievable, right? This essentially elevates Bitcoin from "digital gold" to the level of a "quasi-national currency." Think about it—even tax payments can be made with it, which is more favorable than many fiat currencies.
Just look at the comparison: in Japan, crypto trading profits are taxed at 20% as personal income tax, and you have to convert your gains to yen for tax reporting—a very cumbersome process. If this US approach is implemented, it basically opens up a tax green channel for Bitcoin.
If this bill really passes, the US will become the first major economic power in history to officially incorporate Bitcoin into its national fiscal system. Wall Street is probably already crunching the numbers—BTC would not only be an investment asset but could also become a tool for corporate asset allocation and tax planning.
By 2026, US taxpayers might actually be able to pay taxes with sats from their wallets. If you had suggested this five years ago, people would have laughed it off. Now? It might really become reality.
The narrative around cryptocurrency just took another big step forward.