The circular explains that profits from cryptocurrencies will be subject to capital gains tax at rates between twenty percent and twenty-five percent
In the USA the
higher tax rate is reserved for cases where someone buys and holds for less than 12 months.
The
lower tax rate applies to cases where investors buy and hold for a period longer than 12 months.
In this way the capital gains tax can encourage HODL investing strategies which in turn have a net effect of increasing price stability and decreasing volatility. This implies that a capital gains tax applied to crypto could decrease volatility, encourage HODL and do away with the massive price fluctutations we've seen since crypto futures were introduced and bitcoin became more an instrument of speculation than its historical role of being a method of storing value via HODL.
individuals mining or trading cryptocurrencies in connection with businesses must pay a seventeen percent value-added tax (VAT) in addition to capital gains tax.
It helps to remember chinese miners probably won't have to pay this tax, which is a big part of why they're so dominant. The deregulation present in chinese markets gives them a massive advantage which deters competition on a global scale.