In-depth guides and expert analysis on tax insights for crypto investors and tax professionals.
BitMEX closes September 23, 2026. Learn which moves are taxable, whether withdrawing triggers taxes, and the records to download before access ends.
Kalshi taxes explained for 2026: which 1099 forms Kalshi actually sends, whether Section 1256 applies, how losses work, and how to report your winnings.
Polymarket taxes for 2026: why every USDC trade is a crypto disposal, what to do when no 1099 arrives, and how 1099-DA reporting exposes your cash-outs.
Robinhood prediction market taxes for 2026: why event contracts get no 1099-B, what the annual statement really is, and how to report gains and losses.
Learn how Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood, Limitless, SX Bet, and other prediction markets are taxed, which forms arrive, and how losses work in 2026.
Selling XRP taxes for 2026: short vs long term rates, the 0/15/20 brackets, worked examples, FIFO vs specific identification, Rev. Proc. 2024-28 wallet rules, the 1099-DA zero-basis trap, SEC lawsuit tax myths, and loss harvesting.
XRP ETF taxes for 2026: how spot XRP ETFs like XRPC, XRPZ, and GXRP work as grantor trusts, the sponsor-fee micro-sales on your 1099-B, why wash sale rules apply to ETF shares but not XRP, IRA placement, and ETF vs direct XRP compared.
XRP Flare airdrop taxes for 2026: when FLR and Songbird airdrops became income, monthly FlareDrop timing, what happens if you never claimed, exchange vs self-custody claims, cost basis, and selling airdropped tokens.
XRP Ledger DeFi taxes for 2026: XLS-30 AMM deposits and LP tokens, XRPL DEX trades, wrapped XRP bridging, trust lines, XLS-20 NFTs and royalties, and how to keep records when tax software barely supports XRPL.
XRP staking and lending taxes for 2026: why XRP has no native staking, how exchange earn program rewards are taxed as ordinary income, platform risk lessons from Celsius and BlockFi, DeFi lending of wrapped XRP, and Schedule 1 vs Schedule C reporting.
Bitcoin ETF taxes for 2026: how spot ETFs like IBIT, FBTC, and GBTC work as grantor trusts, the phantom expense sales on your 1099-B, wash sale rules, ETFs in IRAs, GBTC conversion basis, and futures ETFs like BITO.
Bitcoin mining taxes for 2026: hobby vs business classification, income at fair market value, Schedule C and self-employment tax, equipment depreciation, electricity deductions, quarterly estimates, and selling mined coins.
Bitcoin Ordinals and BRC-20 taxes for 2026: inscribing costs, Magic Eden trades, Runes, rare sat hunting, creator royalties, the 28% collectibles question, and records.
Ethereum DeFi taxes for 2026: Uniswap swaps and v3 LP positions, adding and removing liquidity, impermanent loss, Aave and Compound interest, borrowing and liquidations, WETH wrapping, airdrops as income, and where broker reporting actually stands.
Ethereum gas fee taxes for 2026: when gas adds to cost basis, when it reduces proceeds, why spending ETH on gas is itself a taxable disposal, failed transactions, DeFi gas, L2 fees, and the records that hold it all together.
Liquid staking and restaking taxes for 2026: is ETH to stETH taxable, how rebasing income works, rETH and cbETH appreciation, EigenLayer points and airdrops, and basis tracking.
Ethereum NFT taxes for 2026: why buying with appreciated ETH is a two-sided trade, selling and holding periods, the collectibles 28 percent look-through test, creator royalties on Schedule C, minting, wash sales, worthless NFTs, and getting OpenSea and Blur history onto Form 8949.
Ethereum staking taxes for 2026: when validator rewards become income, solo vs pooled vs exchange staking, Schedule 1 vs Schedule C, NIIT, quarterly estimates, and 1099-DA reporting.
Selling Bitcoin taxes for 2026: short vs long term rates, 0/15/20 brackets, NIIT, cost basis methods, Rev. Proc. 2024-28 wallet rules, 1099-DA, and Form 8949.
Solana airdrop taxes for 2026: when JTO, JUP, and other airdrops become income, how claim-gated drops are timed, valuing illiquid tokens, NIIT, and reporting.
Solana DeFi taxes for 2026: how swaps, Raydium LPs, Kamino and marginfi lending, borrowing, yield rewards, and wrapped SOL are taxed, mapped action by action.
Liquid staking taxes for 2026: is swapping SOL for mSOL or JitoSOL taxable, how LST value accrual is taxed, redeeming back to SOL, JTO airdrops, and reporting.
Solana NFT taxes for 2026: buying, minting, and selling on Magic Eden and Tensor, creator royalties, the collectibles question, compressed NFTs, spam drops, and losses on rugged projects.
Solana staking taxes for 2026: when per-epoch rewards become income, how to set cost basis, validator vs delegator rules, and how to report on Schedule 1 and Form 8949.
Wrapped Bitcoin and BTC DeFi taxes for 2026: is wrapping to WBTC taxable, lending interest, collateral loans and liquidations, Lightning payments, Babylon staking, and bridging.
