US infrastructure bill could make crypto mining illegal

rvz · on Aug 5, 2021

> It will be impossible for the brokers to fill out the 1099s and be in violation of the Tax Code and at the IRS' mercy. Essentially it would be impossible to legally mine crypto in the United States of America.

So where are all the miners that were outlawed in China going to go now? Probably not the US if this 'thing' gets passed through.

teslafire124 · on Aug 5, 2021

Whichever other countries have the infrastructure to support the required hardware. That's going to keep dwindling if this goes through and other countries follow suit.

verdverm · on Aug 5, 2021

You are accepting the broadest possible application narrative.

The law is ambiguous so that interpretation and enforcement can evolve with a rapidly changing field. As always, the courts will weigh in on this eventually.

teslafire124 · on Aug 6, 2021

Yes it is extremely broad. And as it is right now, the IRS could use it to go after crypto miners.

I think it's more likely that changes are made to that part of the bill to make it more specific before it reaches the courts.

verdverm · on Aug 6, 2021

It's more likely the SEC will go after entities the resemble "brokers"

Think things like Uniswap and a bunch of other Defi players.

They always put out literature on how to comply and give companies time to do so.

So they won't go after anyone as long as they abide by the laws