The US Treasury has proposed to introduce a 30% tax on electricity consumption for miners
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This tax is designed to reduce the number of mining machines in the United States, because mining increases energy consumption, which leads to higher prices for it and negatively affects the environment.
In the same document, it is proposed to remove the loophole through which investors sold digital assets at a loss and thereby reduced the tax base. And then they immediately bought these assets back.
The tax is planned to be introduced in stages over the next three years, increasing by 10% each year.
The US Treasury also proposes to expand the rules for securities lending to include cryptocurrencies.
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