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I've been in crypto long enough to know when a moment is real. This is one of them.
10 years of Swell converging with real scale, institutional adoption, and Swell + Apex together for the first time this fall. We've been building toward this moment — see you in New York! @RippleSwell
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🚨 ILLINOIS ENACTS MOST AGGRESSIVE BITCOIN TAX IN THE 🇺🇸 US
Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed Illinois’ new Digital Asset Tax Act into law.
Starting January 1, 2027, Illinois will impose a 0.20% tax on the gross value of digital assets exchanged, transferred, or stored for customers.
In practice:
• Buy Bitcoin? Pay the tax.
• Transfer Bitcoin? Pay the tax.
• Store BTC with a custodian? Pay the tax.
Move $1 million through a bank wire, ACH transfer, brokerage account, or traditional custodian and Illinois takes nothing.
Move that same $1 million as a digital asset and the state takes $2,000.
The tax applies regardless of whether there is any profit, income, or capital gain. It is levied simply because a digital asset is being exchanged, transferred, or stored.
Critics argue this creates a first-of-its-kind regime that singles out blockchain-based activity while leaving analogous banking, brokerage, custody, and payment services untouched.
The law targets the service layer of the digital asset economy. While trading for one’s own account is excluded, businesses facilitating exchange, transfer, or custody for customers must collect and remit the tax, with customers ultimately liable if it is not collected.
The Crypto Council for Innovation warned that Illinois is becoming a national outlier by adopting a transaction-based tax on digital assets that has no comparable equivalent for stocks, bonds, derivatives, bank deposits, or traditional financial transactions anywhere else in the country.
Industry groups say the law is a powerful incentive for entrepreneurs, startups, and investment to leave Illinois for more competitive jurisdictions.
Perhaps most surprising is the timing. Illinois only recently adopted the Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act (DACPA), a framework many viewed as a constructive approach to blockchain innovation. This new tax represents a sharp reversal.
The question now is whether other states follow Illinois’ lead, or whether this becomes a case study in how to drive an emerging industry elsewhere.
NEW: Illinois Governor Pritzker has signed a 0.2% tax on crypto transactions into law including transfers between personal wallets, with the Crypto Council for Innovation calling it "the most punitive digital asset tax in the country."
@WallStreetApes He probably bought a brand new property that wasn’t fully assessed or a house from seniors who had a lock on the property tax due to their age. This is always something that needs to be considered when buying a home.
Pritzker Fumbles, adding to his losing record.
-Boeing
-Caterpillar
-Tyson Foods
-Citadel
-Chicago Bears
He couldn't coach or QB or make any play for a win. Zero leadership.
@HistorianUSA1@MrPotatoHeadUSA This happened to me at my local Costco using my husbands card, which has a picture of both of us in it. Way back when we joined they took a photo of us together so our cards have that photo. That photo is what allowed me to proceed but they said next time bring my own card.
@Eman_8282 First, you look stunning in a very classy wedding dress. Bridal shops have lace jackets or shawls that go over your head that you could wear to cover your shoulders.
If you’re in Illinois, hit follow and lock in.
From Chicago to Cairo, we’re taking Tammy Duckworth’s Senate seat and flipping this state completely RED in 2028.
The current leadership is a national embarrassment. I’m ready to fight for you every day. Join this grassroots movement! 🫡 🇺🇸
@SGTWipper1Each I had this same issue until I found the right high absorbution magnesium and I researched my timing of taking my different pills. I moved taking some earlier to when I took the mag nothing was stopping it. My sleep is much better now.
🚨Alert!!! 🎸 New Spencer Pratt Music Video just dropped.
Late night drive music. Neon lights. Heartbreak. Regret.
VUELVE A MÍ is out now. 🌃🔥
Probably my most cinematic one yet.
🎬 Watch here:
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@spencerpratt@MayorOfLA
Everyone is trying to claim me for their tribe. There’s no R next to my name, there’s no D next to my name. I’m not part of a political party, because I hate politicians. I’m just Spencer, husband to Heidi, father to Ryker and Gunner, and I’m a pissed off Angeleno who loves my city and is fed up with what corrupt politicians have done to her.