Is DGB steeled for potential regulation in the U.S. and other countries?
can anybody answer this please
I'm not sure I understand your question. Could you be more specific? What do you mean by "steeled"? Are you asking if somehow there is a way for any one individual person, place or thing to somehow be exempt from public scrutiny and regulation? If that's case, the answer would obviously be "no", but, as I said, I'm not sure about your question, so if you could be a bit clearer . . .
In New York there will be the BitLicense in the next weeks with regulations for professionals in the crypto scene. With KYC etc. So if the Bitcoin scene will be regulated altcoins will be too. The developments are only as good as the accordance to the regulation can be. Otherwise you can't use the coin.
And I want to know if DigiByte is forearmed
Bitlicense would apply to financial intermediaries (exchanges and banks). It wouldn't apply to individuals. So, you can still use your coins. Once Bitlicense goes into effect, you just can't start a company, take deposits, and use other peoples' assets without obtaining a license.
I'm not going to guess about all the regulation that we'll see - all around the world - in the coming years. Generally speaking, if done properly, the regulation should benefit both the value and use of digital currencies. It should add a layer of responsibility and accountability. Sure, there will be bad laws in some places. But, I think it's more likely that we'll see greater benefits from regulation that requires accountability than from lack of it.
As far as I can tell, DGB is a thoughtfully developed and managed coin. I would imagine they'll do just fine with regulation.
I read a while back that US regulators are going consider BTC a commodity not a currency and regulate it as such. Any buying or selling that results in profits would come under US tax laws as taxable income called capital gains. The article only talked about BTC but I would assume it would include any and all digital currencies. I'll see if I can find that article again.
The IRS considers Bitcoin as "convertible virtual currency," which - as a capital asset (investment) - incurs ordinary gains or losses. You can read the specific rules here:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-14-21.pdfIn essence, the rules mean that you have to report capital gains (or losses) when you hold digital currency as investment - and/or you have to report "fair market value" as income if you accept it as payment for goods or services (put more simply, you can't accept BTC or DGB as payment to avoid paying income taxes). I'm not a tax expert - and certainly not giving any tax advice - but it's pretty straightforward ... Although the IRS doesn't mention any specific alt coins, I would guess that alt coins would qualify for the same treatment. But, as far as I can tell there's no reason to worry about reporting details for alt coin trades unless you trade directly for them with USD (or accept them as payment for goods or services). Capital gains and losses are established when I create a taxable event (i.e. sale of BTC for USD - or accept payment for goods). Until I realize the gain or loss, there's not a taxable event.
Here's the way I do it (again, not advice just the way I do it) ... if I buy 2 BTC ... and trade them for DGB ... and DGB triples in value ... I still haven't realized any capital gains. However, if I were to sell the DGB for BTC, and then sell the BTC for USD ... I would have to report any gains or losses from the original cost basis of the BTC purchase against the sale. Any mined coins, or additional BTC created from the increased value of my trading, would have a cost basis of $0, so I'm on the hook for 100% of their value as capital gains. I keep track of all my BTC purchases (date, cost basis, etc.) and all my BTC sales (date, value, etc.). At the end of the year, the difference is my capital gains or losses.