Proposal: Address tax and regulatory considerations surrounding liquid staking
Proposal to support POSA, working with a top law firm, to develop two legal white papers.
The first will center on tax issues that might arise from interacting in liquid staking ecosystems (ensuring, for instance, that transitioning between stETH and ETH is not a taxable event) and rewards for participating in liquid staking ecosystems.
The second will focus on regulatory issues surrounding liquid staking, which may include, but are not limited to the legal classification of the underlying staking token and exploring regulatory uncertainty with Commodities and Securities Regulations (it may also be prudent to explore potential Banking Regulations issues that may be relevant).
We will also form a liquid staking working group focused on the US regulatory environment with an expert group of industry and ecosystem players and collaborate to develop industry-driven principles
For more information see full proposal: https://research.lido.fi/t/proposal-to-address-tax-and-regulatory-considerations-surrounding-liquid-staking/1410
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Proposal Status
- Tue December 14 2021, 05:00 pmVoting Period Starts
- Sat December 18 2021, 05:00 pmEnd Voting Period
Current Results
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