{"id":53069,"date":"2025-10-02T16:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T13:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=53069"},"modified":"2025-10-03T11:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T08:08:27","slug":"us-treasury-department-decision-to-delight-bitcoin-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/us-treasury-department-decision-to-delight-bitcoin-bulls\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Treasury Department Decision to Delight Bitcoin Bulls!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Treasury Department appears poised to significantly soften its controversial tax rules on <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> gains. This move will provide relief, particularly for Michael Saylor and other major investors. Companies may no longer be required to pay taxes on paper gains. The Treasury Department&#8217;s reversal will simplify the management of crypto investments in the U.S., allowing firms to maintain their strategies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/us-treasury-department-decision-to-delight-bitcoin-bulls\/#CAMT_Regulation_Backtrack_Tax_Burden_Eased\" title=\"CAMT Regulation Backtrack, Tax Burden Eased\">CAMT Regulation Backtrack, Tax Burden Eased<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/us-treasury-department-decision-to-delight-bitcoin-bulls\/#Joint_Request_from_Companies_to_the_Treasury\" title=\"Joint Request from Companies to the Treasury\">Joint Request from Companies to the Treasury<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAMT_Regulation_Backtrack_Tax_Burden_Eased\"><\/span>CAMT Regulation Backtrack, Tax Burden Eased<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT), scheduled to take effect on October 1, would have required companies to pay billions of dollars in taxes on unrealized <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> gains. CAMT requires large companies to pay at least 15% tax on their reported income. However, the Treasury Department is considering softening this requirement.<\/p>\n<p><em>You May Be Interested In: <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/us-treasury-darknet-crypto-operation-bust\/\">US Treasury Department Crashes Crypto Operation on Darknet<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Currently, the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) requires companies to account for their crypto assets \u201cat market value.\u201d This means that when the price of Bitcoin rises, companies must record the paper gains as income. For <strong>Strategy<\/strong>, which holds approximately $73 billion in Bitcoin reserves, this translates to a massive tax burden. In contrast, unrealized gains on traditional assets like stocks are tax-exempt.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Joint_Request_from_Companies_to_the_Treasury\"><\/span>Joint Request from Companies to the Treasury<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Strategy and Coinbase had previously opposed this differential treatment and sent a joint letter to the Treasury Department in May. The letter requested that crypto gains be exempted. The companies argued that taxing paper gains would force firms to sell Bitcoin. American companies could be at a disadvantage in global competition as a result. Furthermore, \u201ctaxing non-existent income\u201d raises constitutional issues.<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury Department is backing down and reassuring major crypto investors. 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