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Illinois Just Declared War on Bitcoin
Illinois just sent a loud message to Bitcoin companies:
Leave.
Starting January 1, 2027, Illinois will impose a 0.20% tax on digital asset activity handled by brokers for Illinois customers.
That means:
Buy bitcoin through a broker?Taxed.
Transfer bitcoin through a broker?Taxed.
Hold bitcoin with a custodian?Taxed.
And here’s the crazy part:
This is not a capital gains tax.
The tax is based on the value of the digital asset involved in the activity.
So if $1,000,000 worth of bitcoin moves through a covered digital asset service, the tax could be $2,000.
Now compare that to traditional finance:
Move $1,000,000 through a bank wire?No comparable state transaction tax.
Move $1,000,000 through ACH?No comparable state transaction tax.
Move $1,000,000 in stocks or bonds?No comparable tax like this.
But move bitcoin?
Illinois wants a cut.
This is why people in Bitcoin constantly say:
Self-custody matters. Jurisdiction matters. Policy matters.
Because once governments realize they can tax the rails, they don’t just tax profit.
They tax movement.They tax custody.They tax access.
This law is not just about Illinois.
It is a preview of how states may try to control digital assets without banning them outright.
They make compliance expensive.They make operating painful.They make companies leave.And regular users end up paying the bill.
Bitcoin was built for a world where money can move without permission.
Illinois just reminded everyone why that matters.
Thoughts — is this just the beginning?
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Illinois Just Declared War on Bitcoin
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