Senate tax bill frees stablecoin spending while Bitcoin stays on IRS forms
Daines released a proposal that would change how certain stablecoin purchases and digital-asset fees are taxed.

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Sen. Steve Daines released a tax proposal that would exempt qualifying stablecoin purchases from gain-or-loss recognition, while Bitcoin purchases would generally remain taxable. The proposal also includes limited relief for digital-asset transaction fees.
Daines released the 56-page Aligning Digital Assets with Principles of Taxation Act on Sept. 30. The article says purchases with qualifying U.S. dollar stablecoins would not trigger gain-or-loss recognition, while Bitcoin purchases would remain subject to capital-gains calculations. The stablecoin relief would depend on Treasury’s eligibility list and would apply to transactions beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
The proposal would also exempt certain digital-asset transaction fees worth $10 or less from gain-or-loss recognition. The article compares Daines’s proposal with earlier bills by Sens. Ted Budd and Cynthia Lummis and a separate House bill, and notes that the proposals remain pending and current IRS treatment remains in force.
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7 OUTLETSOutlets agree Senator Steve Daines presented a proposal to overhaul federal tax rules for digital assets. The legislation would exempt certain small stablecoin transactions from capital gains taxes while extending wash-sale restrictions to cryptocurrency trades. Center outlets focus on how the measure provides tax relief for everyday transactions while closing tax loopholes, though Politico highlights the bill's uncertain prospects due to an absence of Democratic co-sponsors.
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