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The lack of a de minimis exemption for crypto payments and staking rewards taxed at receipt creates a huge reporting burden, the data shows.✅✅
Crypto exchange Kraken says it filed 56 million crypto-transaction forms with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for the 2025 tax year. Roughly 18.5 million of them covered transactions worth less than $1, and over half were for $10 or less.
Only 8.5% of the newly introduced Form 1099-DAs cleared $600, the threshold that triggers reporting for non-employee compensation, and 74% were for less than $50, the company said in a Wednesday blog post.🥰
Each form is also sent to the customer and creates a reconciliation task for the taxpayer who receives it. On top of that, standard tax software does not handle crypto transactions. Kraken estimated the additional burden on an active crypto holder at $250-$500 a year for dedicated tax software, on top of standard filing costs.

"The hours taxpayers spend reconciling these micro-transactions, often with incomplete data, generate costs wildly disproportionate to any revenue the IRS will collect from them," Kraken said.💯💯
The Tax Foundation estimates individual returns already cost Americans a combined $146 billion in time and expenses, the exchange said, and the National Taxpayers Union Foundation puts the average time for non-business filers at about 13 hours and $290 per return.✅✅
Brokers reporting for 2025 provide gross proceeds without cost basis, meaning the form shows what was sold, but not what it was bought for. Kraken said it fielded thousands of client questions about forms that captured only one side of the calculation.
TWO PROBLEMS
Kraken pointed to two parts of the tax code that cause problems. One is the lack of a de minimis, or low-level, exemption for crypto payments, which means even small purchases with crypto can trigger a taxable event that needs to be declared.
“Imagine you walk into a Steak ’n Shake and pay for a $7.99 meal with Bitcoin through a payment app. You have triggered a taxable event,” Kraken wrote as an example. “You are technically required to look up the cost basis of the specific Bitcoin you spent, calculate whether you had a gain or loss on that fraction of a coin, and report it on Form 8949.”😎

That’s the same argument libertarian think tank Cato Institute recently made. According to the institute, buying a cup of coffee every day with BTC “can result in over 100 pages of tax filings.”
The second issue is staking. Rewards earned on staked assets are treated as ordinary income at the moment of receipt, based on the token’s market price that day. Most holders keep those tokens instead of selling them, meaning they owe tax on tokens that haven’t been sold.
If the token price falls between receipt and filing, the tax can exceed the asset's current value. 🤔🤔Kraken calls this phantom income and says a large share of the sub-dollar 1099-DAs it issued were staking distributions.
Legislation moving through Congress includes a de minimis provision, but is limited to stablecoins. Kraken is pushing for a broader inflation-indexed exemption, paired with anti-abuse guardrails to prevent structuring.
The exchange is also asking Congress to let taxpayers elect when staking rewards are taxed, either at receipt under current rules or at sale, when a gain or loss is realized.✅✅
Kraken says its systems and those of other exchanges already support both reporting methods, but the choice needs to be authorized.
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According to BlockBeats, U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that while relations with Europe remain positive, the trade situation is challenging. Europe has imposed heavy taxes and has taken legal action against American companies. The continent has maintained a firm stance on trade issues.
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The President of Mexico announced that President Trump agreed to postpone tariffs for one month after discussions between the two sides. In return, Mexico will:
Deployment of 10,000 National Guard soldiers to assist in border protection.
Cooperate with the U.S. on security and business initiatives.

Mexico chose to cooperate instead of confront the Trump administration. The market reacted positively and recovered after this information.

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Republicans in the U.S. Congress are pushing a new tax package that has sparked concerns among companies and investors alike. At the heart of the debate is Section 899, a provision that could significantly increase taxes for foreign corporations operating in the U.S. — up to 20%. And that’s exactly why both Main Street and Wall Street are pushing back.
🔹 Who’s affected? Almost everyone — from European corporations to investment funds from Canada, Australia, and Japan. And the worries are real: the new tax could apply to profits from rents, real estate sales, and securities investments.
🔹 Why the increase? The U.S. is responding to foreign digital taxes it sees as unfair. But the side effects might be broader than anticipated.

💼 Nearly 200 Companies at Risk
Representatives from companies like Shell, Toyota, SAP, and LVMH are already sounding the alarm — some of them are scheduled to meet with members of Congress this week to challenge Section 899. They warn that up to 8.4 million U.S. jobs could be at risk.
David McCarthy from the CRE Finance Council warns the new tax framework could decrease the value of commercial real estate, as funding for purchases could dry up.
Beth Zorc, CEO of the Institute of International Bankers, cautions: “Section 899 could suppress direct foreign investment, destabilize the financial market, and jeopardize jobs across the U.S.”

📉 Investments on Hold, Wall Street Shaken
The proposal could affect nearly $40 trillion in U.S. assets held by foreign investors, including treasuries, corporate loans, and deposits. Dividends and interest could be newly taxed at 5% annually over four years.
Some legal experts say investors are already pausing planned U.S. investments until more clarity emerges. Even sovereign wealth funds, which were previously exempt, could be affected.

📊 Billions in New Revenue, Trillions in Debt
Section 899 could generate $116 billion in tax revenue over the next decade. But according to the Congressional Budget Office, the entire budget proposal would increase the U.S. deficit by $2.4 trillion by 2034.
While Republicans see the law as a way to punish unfair foreign tax policies, business leaders warn the consequences for the U.S. economy could be severe and long-lasting.

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