Digital Chamber Files Suit Against Illinois Over New 0.2% Crypto Transaction Tax
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The Digital Chamber's lawsuit against Illinois challenges a newly enacted 0.2% digital asset transaction tax slated for January 2027, arguing it is discriminatory based on technology used to record ownership and settlement. The case highlights rising state-level fiscal and regulatory risk for crypto activity in the US, potentially influencing venue selection, compliance costs, and transaction flows while creating uncertainty until legal clarity emerges.
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The Digital Chamber (TDC) has sued the State of Illinois over a newly adopted tax on digital asset transactions, according to ME News. The measure, signed last month as part of Illinois' FY2027 budget package, sets a 0.2% levy on digital asset transactions starting in January 2027 and has been labeled by industry observers as "the strictest digital asset tax in the United States."
In a 32-page complaint, TDC contends the state is effectively singling out digital assets by imposing a separate tax regime based on technological differences, which it says amounts to discriminatory treatment of a particular technology. The group says it is not seeking preferential treatment, but calls for "equal treatment for property with identical economic characteristics, regardless of the technology used to record ownership, transfer, or settle transactions."
TDC counts more than 250 members globally, including Anchorage Digital, Chainlink Labs, and ICE, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange. (Source: Foresight News)
