CFTC‘s Selig says Illinois lawmakers ’decided they know better on crypto tax
Quick TakeCFTC Chair Michael Selig said Illinois lawmakers “slammed the brakes on technological progress” when they voted to enact a tax last month that puts into place a 0.2% tax on crypto transactions.The tax is scheduled to take effect in January 2027. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig sharply criticized Illinois decision to pass a law putting a 0.2% tax on crypto transactions, warning the state risks missing out on innovation and is diverging from Washington. Selig says Illinois lawmakers “slammed the brakes on technological progress” when they voted to enact the tax last month. The Digital Asset Tax Act was signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker as part of the states FY2027 budget planning last month. “Just as the internet revolutionized the transfer of information, blockchains will revolutionize the transfer of value,” Selig said in a statement. “Anything and everything is likely to be tokenized, or represented in crypto asset format – from commodities to currencies to stocks and bonds. Illinois lawmakers seeking to plan the states economy from an ivory tower have placed their constituents at a significant disadvantage.” His statements were published in an op-ed in the Washington Times. The tax is scheduled to take effect in January 2027.