Daines Unveils Crypto Tax Bill Pairing Payment Relief With Wash-Sale Rules

UNCLASSIFIEDDaines Unveils Crypto Tax BillPairing Payment Relief WithWash-Sale Rules38IMPORTANCECLOSED3NEWS MEDIA3PIECESSep 30, 2026 19:31blockboard.net

Senator Steve Daines introduced the ADAPT Act, a 56-page proposal aimed at changing several parts of the U.S. tax treatment for digital assets. It would exempt certain stablecoin payments for goods and services from capital gains or losses, and it also addresses network fees, staking, lending, and wash-sale rules.

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The bill text includes wash-sale rules alongside payment relief for crypto taxes.
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The draft also covers taxes on network fees, staking, and lending, with most of its provisions set to apply after 2026.
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Steve Daines introduced the ADAPT Act, a 56-page bill aimed at updating digital asset tax rules in the United States.
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The proposal exempts payments for goods and services made with regulated U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins from capital gains or losses.
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The proposed tax plan is titled the Aligning Digital Assets with Principles of Taxation Act, or ADAPT Act.

What it means

Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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People using regulated U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins for payments would notice the bill in day-to-day transaction handling, because those payments are written to be outside capital gains or losses. That would matter to merchants and users who make goods-and-services payments in stablecoins, and it would also be visible to anyone tracking how digital asset taxes are handled in ordinary commerce.

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