Current Tax Policies Are the Biggest Obstacle to BTC Payments: Crypto Exec

Bitcoin adoption as payments held back by tax rules

The biggest obstacle to Bitcoin becoming a widely used means of payment isn’t technical limitations. Instead, tax policy and regulatory treatment are the main hurdles, according to a senior executive at Bitcoin financial firm Strive. Pierre Rochard, a board member of Strive and a veteran of Bitcoin treasury management, stated this week that while improvements in scaling technologies – tools that speed up transactions and reduce costs – continue …

Bitcoin payments held back by tax policy, not scaling tech: Crypto exec

Crypto sales are taxable under current United States policy, but lawmakers have proposed tax exemptions for small transactions.

Tax Rules Are the Biggest Hurdle to BTC Payments, Crypto Exec Says

Introduction Bitcoin (BTC) (CRYPTO: BTC) has long been debated as a potential everyday payment method. Yet, observers say policy, not the underlying technology, remains the bigger hurdle to widespread adoption. Pierre Rochard, a Bitcoin treasury veteran and a board member of the Strive project, argues that even the most efficient payments system struggles to gain traction when users face tax frictions. In late 2025, the Bitcoin Policy Institute …

Current Tax Policies Are the Biggest Obstacle to BTC Payments: Crypto Exec

Bitcoin advocate and crypto executive Pierre Rochard argues that tax policy is stifling Bitcoin's use case as a medium of exchange in everyday transactions.