The bill rather seeks to increase transparency for the Internal Revenue Services (IRS). It also notes that digital asset transactions worth more than $10,000 shall be reported to the IRS. Furthermore, the bill also runs the risk of requiring node operators to identify information related to crypto transactions that they have no way of reporting.
This part of the article was what interested me the most, reporting digital asset transactions above $10,000 means it is being viewed as a fiat where all transactions are monitored and it can only work if the transaction happens over a regulated exchange which contains the user information and is legally required to submit it when required.
Secondly, what sort of information would be required from node operators and what situation would make this necessary? Seems like quite an unnecessary addition.
Obviously, this bill was not written in our own interests. Regardless, this is just one of the steps we have to get by in order to reach the level of adoption we are seeking.
Price may be affected in the short term, like in many scenarios. However, having clear and concise rules for crypto tax reporting seems like a blessing in disguise; legitimizing bitcoin further.
I'm not convinced yet that Bitcoin has to become a digital fiat to gain global adoption, users are just lazy and would rather the government control their funds for them.
The government shouldn't get to decide the rules for bitcoin.