Most of the Western world has some kind of capital gains rule.
Mark my words: It will never be used in daily commerce until there are "de minimum" exemptions. Nobody's going to want to file their taxes on a cup of coffee...
You can have the best wallet UX in the world but nothing's going to overcome the superiority of "tap to pay" Fiat if you're requiring consumers to save every single transaction record and check a scary box on their 1040's saying "yes I used digital money please scrutinize me"
Globe99
npub147…paq44
2026-01-22 16:20:46 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…z7tm
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