# Illinois Crypto Tax Draws Unlikely Alliance of DOJ, Banks and DeFi

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/illinois-crypto-tax-draws-unlikely-alliance-of-doj-banks-and-defi/
- Published: 2026-11-12T17:46:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T18:37:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Decrypt
- Original article: https://decrypt.co/383144/illinois-crypto-tax-draws-alliance-doj-banks-defi
- Topics: Business, Crypto

## Key points

- A coalition is challenging Illinois’ digital asset tax.
- The 0.2% levy can apply without a sale or gain.
- Enforcement is paused until July 2027 during the court case.

## Summary

A broad coalition including the US Justice Department, financial industry groups and crypto firms is backing a legal challenge to Illinois’ Digital Asset Tax Act. They argue the tax is discriminatory and could harm digital asset businesses and US policy on the sector.

The law applies a 0.2% levy to the full value of a digital asset when an Illinois customer trades, transfers or stores it through a broker, even without a sale or gain. The challengers say its definitions could also affect banks, advisers, software developers and decentralised protocols; an estimated 2.64 million Illinois residents hold digital assets. Illinois has paused enforcement until 1 July 2027 while the court case proceeds.

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