Crypto tax bills a work-in-progress as U.S. House lawmakers pose concerns

Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Crypto tax bills a work-in-progress as U.S. House lawmakers pose concerns The effort to push several tax bills is meant to be bipartisan, but the parties may not be comfortable with all details of the seven bills weighed by the panel. By Jesse Hamilton | Edited by Nikhilesh De Jun 9, 2026, 9:06 p.m. 4 min read Make preferred on The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee delved into crypto tax proposals in a hearing. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) What to know : The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee examined a slate of crypto tax proposals in a hearing, questioning the details of several of the draft bills and suggesting there may be significant remaining work they d expect on the efforts. One aspect that drew significant concerns from committee Democrats was the potential for deferred taxation of mined digital assets being gamed by the mining companies. A package of several crypto tax bills may not be ready yet for prime time, as a U.S. House Ways and Means Committee hearing revealed potentially significant questions from lawmakers that suggested the panel hasn t achieved a bipartisan embrace of the bills that would tailor a clearer tax code for digital asset gains.