News US Attempts to Fund $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill With Crypto Regulations

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ThatMouse

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Are these laws targeting just the exchanges? That's the only way you'd know who owns the crypto is when it is exchanged to/from fiat.
 

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New cryptocurrency rules proposed by U.S. lawmakers would reportedly help fund a $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

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Yes, they'll make the exchanges require names and addresses of people. It will eliminate the anonymous nature of it all. It was going to happen eventually, as people making a bunch of money and dodging taxes wasn't going to last. It will also enable tracking of illicit practices like money laundering and funding terrorist organizations, to name a few.
 

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I mean, seriously, anyone with half a brain could see this coming. Switch to a foreign exchange if you like but it will probably have to be 3rd world to avoid some kind of taxation, so good luck with that.
 
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