Summary
- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has officially announced guidelines on handling staking rewards for virtual asset ETFs.
- The guidelines reportedly clarify tax standards for ETF staking rewards and revenue-sharing structures.
- The market reportedly views this measure as an institutional foundation for the expansion of virtual asset ETFs that include staking functionality.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has officially announced guidelines for handling staking rewards related to virtual asset (cryptocurrency) exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
On the 10th (local time), according to economic breaking news channel Walter Bloomberg, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, "The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have developed new guidelines regarding staking and reward distributions for investors in virtual asset ETFs."
These guidelines clarify tax standards for staking rewards and revenue-sharing structures in which individual investors participate through ETFs. Secretary Bessent explained, "The goal is to increase the credibility of virtual asset products within the regulated system by establishing transparent tax standards."
The market views this move as an opportunity to lay the institutional groundwork for the expansion of virtual asset ETFs that include staking functionality.
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