{"id":76924,"date":"2024-04-22T15:34:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=76924"},"modified":"2024-04-22T15:34:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:34:26","slug":"fake-elizabeth-warren-letter-on-crypto-tax-fools-crypto-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/fake-elizabeth-warren-letter-on-crypto-tax-fools-crypto-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake Elizabeth Warren Letter on Crypto Tax Fools Crypto Users"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A fake letter by <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/xrp-lawyer-criticizes-senator-warren-over-anti-stablecoin-letter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren<\/a> suggesting a 1% tax on crypto holdings exceeding $500,000 has fooled numerous crypto users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Crypto-is-the-new-shadow-bank-Sen-Elizabeth-Warren-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Elizabeth Warren Letter on Crypto Tax Fools Crypto Users\" class=\"wp-image-9294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Crypto-is-the-new-shadow-bank-Sen-Elizabeth-Warren-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Crypto-is-the-new-shadow-bank-Sen-Elizabeth-Warren-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Crypto-is-the-new-shadow-bank-Sen-Elizabeth-Warren-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Crypto-is-the-new-shadow-bank-Sen-Elizabeth-Warren.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fake Elizabeth Warren Letter on Crypto Tax Fools Crypto Users<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed anti-crypto policy appeared to deceive many social media users. An issue arises due to the forgery of the proposal's enclosed letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A presumably authentic letter from Senator Warren to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/president-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">U.S. President Joe Biden<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> sparked widespread dismay on Crypto Twitter on April 21. A letter proposing a 1% wealth tax on cryptocurrency holdings exceeding $500,000 misspelled the senator's first name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-138.png\" alt=\"Source: Dennis Porter\" class=\"wp-image-76930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-138.png 652w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-138-239x300.png 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter urged President Biden to support Senator Warren's crypto-related legislation to address problems in the U.S. financial system. Despite numerous social media users highlighting inconsistencies between the letter and reality, certain cryptocurrency users appeared resistant to accepting the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCould be [not true] but she\u2019s the type to ask that,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0DonCryptoDraper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The senator is among the most ardent opponents of cryptocurrencies in Congress, frequently linking digital assets to illegal activities such as terrorism financing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Numerous crypto advocates and legislators have criticized one of her proposed laws, the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/sen-warren-and-legislators-call-for-action-on-crypto-terrorism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act<\/a>, because it is ineffective at preventing illegal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November, Warren will presumably face off against John Deaton, a Republican candidate and crypto attorney, for re-election. During the first quarter of 2024, he amassed approximately $1.36 million for his campaign, including $1 million from personal funds, in contrast to Warren's $1.09 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deaton has additionally submitted a petition to the court seeking friendliness about the civil litigation between Coinbase and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of publication, Senator Warren's website did not indicate such a letter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fake letter by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren suggesting a 1% tax on crypto holdings exceeding $500,000 has fooled numerous crypto users. The proposed anti-crypto policy appeared to deceive many social media users. An issue arises due to the forgery of the proposal&#8217;s enclosed letter. A presumably authentic letter from Senator Warren to U.S. President [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":9294,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1837,19248,16743],"class_list":["post-76924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto-tax","tag-fake-letter","tag-senator-elizabeth-warren"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Crypto-is-the-new-shadow-bank-Sen-Elizabeth-Warren.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}