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The US has instead taken the view through various upcoming 2022 IRS procedural rules that — as long as there's a complete paper trail documenting who the origin of, and who is responsible for paying taxes for, the cryptocoin when it is converted into currency — then there is no harm in offramps that collect tax ID information and report it appropriately.

Their focus on requiring "origin of and taxation of" attestation may impact the perceived value of cryptocoins when traded for currency, but they don't seem to much care if people want to generate hashes and sell them to each other, just as long as it's not used to launder money or avoid taxes.

It is of significant debate whether the perceived value of cryptocoins is in part due to its value for both laundering money and avoiding taxes, but that's distinct from whether the perceived value is in part due to the ability to sell cryptocoins for currency.



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