{"id":522460,"date":"2023-03-09T13:30:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=522460"},"modified":"2024-06-11T06:53:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T06:53:19","slug":"bitcoin-dealt-another-round-of-blows-is-the-bear-market-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-dealt-another-round-of-blows-is-the-bear-market-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Dealt Another Round Of Blows, Is The Bear Market Back?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In another shocking twist that has dealt a severe blow to the price of bitcoin, crypto-friendly bank Silvergate announced<\/a> that it would be winding down operations as the contagion from the FTX collapse spreads. Naturally, this led to a swift decline in the price of BTC, dragging it to the mid-$21,000s once more. This recent event, coupled with other developments in the market, could mean that bitcoin and others are moving back into the bear market.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Biden Comes For Crypto Gains<\/h2>\n

According to a Wall Street Journal report<\/a>, U.S. President Biden has once again turned his attention toward the cryptocurrency market in a way that would affect how investors trade assets in the space. A fiscal 2024 budget plan that is expected to be revealed on March 9 included a proposal to increase the capital gains from 20% to almost 40%.<\/p>\n

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One of the reasons given for this is to stop the phenomenon known as \u201ctax loss harvesting\u201d in crypto. What this means is that sometimes, investors would sell their cryptocurrencies at a loss to make it a claimable loss on their tax filings, but then repurchase the assets right after. This will however be limited to higher net-worth individuals making at least $1 million a year.<\/p>\n

Despite this cutoff, the broader market has not received the proposal well. Participants in the space have expressed their displeasure at the proposal. One of these is crypto analyst Lark Davis who took to Twitter and posted the tweet below.<\/p>\n

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Biden proposing to double capital gains taxes from 20 to 40% and not allowing for tax loss harvesting on #bitcoin<\/a> …. WTF… pic.twitter.com\/SnJNglpoAA<\/a><\/p>\n

— Lark Davis (@TheCryptoLark) March 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n