Paraguayischer Senat genehmigt Kryptowährungsgesetz

Der paraguayische Senat hat einen Gesetzentwurf verabschiedet, der darauf abzielt, Kryptowährungen und ihre Operationen im Land zu regulieren. Die Rechnung, die bereits der Abgeordnetenkammer vorgelegt worden war, wurde mit einigen Änderungsvorschlägen genehmigt, establishing clear definitions and tax exemptions for companies in the cryptocurrency and crypto mining sectors.

Paraguayan Cryptocurrency Bill Passes Senate Discussion

Countries in Latam are seeking to standardize and regulate cryptocurrency to bring more clarity to investors dedicated to the industry in the area. Im Juli 14, the Paraguayan senate greenlighted a cryptocurrency bill that defines several rules that companies and individuals will have to follow to operate with cryptocurrencies.

Die Rechnung, which was introduced by Senator Fernando Silva Facetti and others last year, war amended by the deputy chamber, which proposed some changes considered an improvement per Facetti’s statements. The bill established the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the country as the institution with the task of regulating cryptocurrency-related services.

In the same way, the bill defines that Krypto-Mining companies will have to present a power consumption plan to the national power administration, which will be able to cut the power to these companies if they don’t follow it. Ebenfalls, the payment for the power services will be made in advance.

In the tax area, cryptocurrency companies will be exempted from paying value-added taxes but will have to pay income taxes.

Lawmakers Still Uneasy About the Bill

The cryptocurrency bill was approved by the Senate, and it will now rest in the hands of Mario Abdo Benítez, the president of the country, who will have the choice of sanctioning it or applying a veto to the document. jedoch, some lawmakers expressed their discomfort about the approval of the law in its current form, with some calling for a presidential veto.

Esperanza Martínez, another senator, criticized the cryptocurrency bill initiative, stating that cryptocurrency was not even a real industry. Außerdem, Martinez stated that the industry was “electro-intensive and extractivist,” explaining it consumed many resources for the few job positions it offered.

Enrique Bacchetta, another senator, also supported Martinez’s views, asking for a presidential veto on the law. If vetoed, This cryptocurrency bill won’t be the first one to experience this in Latam. The president of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, Auch vetoed partially a cryptocurrency law due to worries about money laundering issues related to crypto in June.

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Sergio Göschenko

Sergio ist ein Kryptowährungsjournalist mit Sitz in Venezuela. Er beschreibt sich selbst als spät im Spiel, Eintritt in die Kryptosphäre, als der Preisanstieg im Dezember stattfand 2017. Einen Hintergrund in Computertechnik haben, lebt in Venezuela, und auf sozialer Ebene vom Kryptowährungsboom betroffen zu sein, Er bietet eine andere Sichtweise auf den Krypto-Erfolg und wie er denjenigen hilft, die kein Bankkonto haben und unterversorgt sind.

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