Clear rules. Fair tax. Built for how people actually use crypto.
Americans who use digital assets want to pay what they owe. Today's rules make that harder than it needs to be. Blockchain Association's tax principles lay out a practical, pro-taxpayer path, and Congress is working on digital asset tax legislation right now.
The principles
Ten principles for pro-innovation, pro-taxpayer tax policy
These are the Blockchain Association's consensus positions. Each one starts from the same premise: taxpayers must follow the law, and they deserve clear rules and workable tools to do it accurately. Pick a principle to see what it means, then add it to your letter.
Where Congress stands · updated Oct 19, 2026
The window for digital asset tax rules is open
Both chambers now have digital asset tax proposals on the table. Congress is out until after the November 3 election, then returns for a short lame-duck session. Lawmakers are setting priorities now, which makes this the right moment to be heard.
- DoneFeb 24, 2026
Blockchain Association releases its tax principles
Ten principles for practical, pro-taxpayer digital asset tax rules.
- DoneSep 14–16
House tax committee acts
Ways and Means releases a digital asset tax bill and advances it 38–5.
- DoneLate Sept
Senate proposal introduced
Sen. Steve Daines introduces a separate digital asset tax bill.
- NowThrough Nov 3
Election recess
Members are home. Letters and calls from constituents carry extra weight.
- NextNov–Dec
Lame-duck session
A few weeks of floor time remain before the 119th Congress ends.
- NextJan 2027
New Congress
Bills not enacted must be reintroduced, and the work continues.
What's being debated. The proposals in play cover many of the same issues as the Blockchain Association's principles: small-transaction relief, staking and mining, wash sales, and broker reporting. The details differ from bill to bill, and from the principles.
What this page asks for. This page advocates for the Blockchain Association's principles. Listing a bill here does not mean the Blockchain Association endorses it. Our ask to lawmakers is simple: make sure any digital asset tax legislation reflects these principles.
Sources: CoinDesk, Sep 16 · Congress.gov bill text · CoinDesk, Oct 4
Take action
Write to your members of Congress
Tell us who you are and what matters to you, and we'll build a letter in your voice based on the principles above. Enter your ZIP code and we'll address it to your two Senators and your Representative. Then send it as one email from your own account, or through each office's contact form. Nothing is sent from this page.
Once you enter your ZIP code, we fill in the staff who handle constituent mail in each of your lawmakers' offices. Review it, then send it from your own email.
Everything above is filled in for you. Just review and hit send.
Every office also takes messages through a contact form on its website. For each lawmaker, copy the letter (we address it to just them), open their site, and paste it in.
Use this if your email app didn't open: start a new email, then paste in the addresses, subject and message.
- Read it through and fill any [brackets].
- Keep it true to your experience. Specific beats general.
- Send it with the email button in B, or through the contact forms in C.