2025-12-23 16:51:02

#美联储回购协议计划 The U.S. Congress is taking action—recently, bipartisan lawmakers have united to pressure the tax authorities to resolve a long-standing issue before the 2026 tax season: how to tax the staking of encryption assets.

The problem is actually very simple yet very heart-wrenching. The current play is: when you receive stake rewards, you pay taxes once; then when you sell these rewards, you pay taxes again. This means that even before you have truly realized the gains, the tax authorities have already collected once. This logic fundamentally does not hold up in economics.

The lawmakers' thoughts are straightforward: move the tax point to the moment of "actual sale." This aligns with the logic of actual gains and can significantly reduce the complexity of reporting and compliance costs. According to supporters, this current model not only increases the burden on investors but also directly discourages ordinary people from participating in staking. For proof-of-stake blockchain networks, the stability of staking is the lifeline of the network.

In addition to amending the existing guidelines, Congress is also discussing a draft called the Digital Asset PARITY Act. This proposal is more aggressive—it envisions creating tax-exempt zones for small transactions of certain stablecoins, allowing for the deferral of taxes on staking and mining rewards.

This is the key point: tax policies are no longer a closed-door trick of technocrats, but are truly starting to align with the behaviors of participants in the blockchain ecology. Once these adjustments are officially implemented, what will happen? The participation in stake might significantly increase, and the tax rules will be more in line with the real economic situation, rather than the rigid "collect first and collect again."

For retail investors, this will not change the coin price today. However, in a year or two, when the institutional framework becomes more rational, changes in capital allocation and stake willingness will gradually become apparent. After all, the more reasonable the rules, the more robust the participation.

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AirdropHunter

· 12-23 17:21

Finally, someone is taking care of this double taxation mess, I've been wanting to rant about it for a long time.

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SchroedingersFrontrun

· 12-23 17:20

Finally, someone is going to take action on this cake, this trap of double taxation is really ridiculous now. First taxing and then taxing again, it's making me not want to stake, I might as well hodl. As long as it's sorted out before 2026, I’ve been tired of filing taxes anyway... The name Digital Asset PARITY Act is a bit brilliant, but the operation of the tax-free zone is really ruthless. Only when the rules are clarified will retail investors dare to join the game, this might truly be a turning point. They say one or two years, but I think it will take three to five years to see results, everyone knows the efficiency of bureaucratic institutions. Staking stability is a lifeline, but tax policies are the roadblock. Finally, the legislators remembered us small retail investors, haha.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 12-23 17:08

Wait, will this tax reform really pass? If it's done before 2026, I'm going all in on stake.

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WhaleShadow

· 12-23 17:02

Finally, someone understands this matter, the double taxation is really outrageous... --- Wait, actions won't be taken until 2026? How long do we have to wait, my tax form is about to explode --- The name Digital Asset PARITY Act sounds really powerful, if a tax-free zone is established, then the staking profits can truly be locked in profits --- To put it simply, the previous rules were purely to trap retail investors, and now finally someone wants to change that --- Reasonable as it may be, will the U.S. government really let go of such a good source of tax revenue... I find it hard to believe --- The phrase "staking stability is the lifeline" is spot on, only when participation increases can the network be stable --- Will the coin price rise in a year or two? Simply changing the rules feels limited in effect.

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HodlVeteran

· 12-23 17:00

Bro, let me tell you, if this thing really changes, the suckers will be able to avoid being played for suckers one more time... But don't be too optimistic, the matters in Congress are just like in the crypto world, what is true today may change tomorrow. Why is it that after so many years they're still messing around with tax laws? This should have been sorted out long ago. I have paid so many inexplicable taxes back in the day, and now it seems like I was really played for suckers, bro. Deferred taxation sounds nice, but the key is in the execution; otherwise, it’s just another excuse to play people for suckers to enter a position... Optimizing the tax rate for staking can indeed attract more participation, but retail investors will only really benefit after 2026, I can't calculate this. If it really changes to taxing only on actual realizations, that logic would make sense. The current model of collecting first and then collecting again, who designed that, it’s really amazing...

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