Full Committee Legislative Hearing on Digital Asset Taxation

House Committee on Ways and Means · June 9, 2026

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Opening statement and framing

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5:15 → 15:05(9m 50s)

Chairman Smith opened the hearing, framing digital asset taxation as an urgent legislative gap and previewing eight bills/discussion drafts addressing clarity, parity, and administration. He listed major problem areas (mining/staking, stablecoins, gas/network fees, charitable valuation, anti-abuse rules, simplified accounting) and said Congress must act to avoid offshore migration of innovation.

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House Committee on Ways and Means held a legislative hearing in June 2026 to examine eight bills and discussion drafts aimed at modernizing U.S. tax rules for digital assets, focusing on clarity for consumers and businesses, burdensome reporting (1099DAS), mining/staking taxation, stablecoin treatment, charitable deductions, anti-abuse rules, and IRS administration.

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