Bill Miller IV: Governments Have No Right To Tax Bitcoin Ownership

HomeNews* Bill Miller IV says governments should not tax Bitcoin because it requires no public administration to manage ownership rights.

• Miller explains that Bitcoin’s blockchain system records ownership, removing the government’s traditional role.
• He suggests there is a strong argument against imposing property or capital gains taxes on Bitcoin.
• Miller notes ongoing tax uncertainty continues to slow institutional adoption of Bitcoin.
• He highlights that current U.S. tax rules for Bitcoin differ from those applied to traditional assets. Bill Miller IV, chief investment officer at Miller Value Partners, stated that governments have no justification for taxing Bitcoin. He made these remarks while speaking on the Coin Stories podcast with Natalie Brunell. According to Miller, Bitcoin’s decentralized blockchain system handles ownership tracking, making government involvement in tax collection unnecessary.

• Advertisement - Miller compared Bitcoin to traditional assets like real estate, where taxes help fund systems that track and enforce ownership rights. He said, “When you buy or sell a house, all that recordation tax, all those taxes go toward keeping track of who owns what.” He emphasized that such administration does not apply to Bitcoin, adding, “The blockchain does that property automation for itself, right?”

While discussing rumors about potential U.S. tax changes—including Eric Trump allegedly calling for an end to capital gains taxes on select cryptocurrencies—Miller said, “Whether that ultimately happens or not, who knows but it is very cool that there is no wash sale rule on Bitcoin.” He also addressed the idea of a property tax on Bitcoin, stating, “there is a good argument for it not to” because the government did not create Bitcoin or maintain its records.

Miller explained that ongoing regulatory uncertainty continues to be a challenge for institutional investors. “Even as fund managers, we still have huge impediments to actually buying it because taxation rules around bad income if we buy ETFs and sell them at the wrong time, so that all needs to be worked out,” he stated.

Bill Miller IV is the son of Bill Miller III, a fund manager who achieved notable investment success at Legg Mason. In 2022, Bill Miller III reported that half of his personal wealth was held in Bitcoin and related companies, such as Michael Saylor’s firm and Stronghold Digital Mining.

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