Bitcoin Advocates to Push for De Minimis Tax Exemption at Bitcoin 2026 Event

Bitcoin for Financial Services will host “Bitcoin as Everyday Money”, a live event and livestream, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 10:00 AM PT at The Venetian’s Satoshi Social Room (Rooms 2002–2004) during Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas.

The event, capped at 100 in-person attendees and streamed globally via TFTC, will convene policy leaders, industry executives, and business owners to advocate for a Bitcoin de minimis tax exemption in the current Congress, according to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine.

Event Highlights and Speakers

The event is headlined by:

• Janessa Lopez, Head of Digital Assets Policy at Block;
• David Zell, President of the Bitcoin Policy Institute.

Lopez and Zell will open with a fireside chat on the state of play in Washington, discussing their insights from behind-the-scenes discussions on Capitol Hill and the likelihood of legislation passing in 2026.

Following the chat, Lopez will conduct a live “BTC is Money” demonstration. The session will showcase how a small business can accept Bitcoin at the point of sale using Square, illustrating the customer experience of spending Bitcoin on everyday purchases, such as a cup of coffee or paying a plumber.

The program will conclude with an audience Q&A and a networking reception, running from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM PT. The event is hosted by Wyatt O’Rourke and Jordan Guess of Bitcoin for Financial Services.

De Minimis Tax Framework Background

The event builds on a January 12, 2026 coalition letter sent to Senate Finance Chairman Mike Crapo and House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith. The letter was co-signed by the Bitcoin Policy Institute, Block, Bitcoin Voter Project, Crypto Council for Innovation, The Digital Chamber, MoonPay, and River.

The coalition’s framework outlines three key pillars for digital asset tax policy:

• Cash-like treatment for GENIUS-compliant payment stablecoins with no transaction or annual limits;
• De minimis relief extended to “qualifying network digital assets” on blockchains with a trailing six-month average market capitalization above $25 billion — a threshold designed to include Bitcoin while excluding thinly traded or speculative assets;
• A value-based threshold of $600 per transaction and $20,000 per year, replacing a gain-based test that would require taxpayers to track cost basis on every transaction.

“That framework responds directly to pending Washington proposals that would limit de minimis relief to stablecoins only,” said the press release. The coalition argues that such an approach would leave the underlying compliance burden “largely unmitigated,” as every stablecoin payment still requires a taxable Bitcoin or Ethereum fee transaction to move on-chain.

Public Debate and Industry Response

The debate over Bitcoin’s inclusion in de minimis tax discussions has gained public attention, notably in a March 2026 exchange between Block CEO Jack Dorsey and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. Dorsey has been vocal about his stance, stating in a Presidio Bitcoin podcast last year: “I think it has to be payments for it to be relevant on the everyday…”