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Here are some final thoughts on IRS Rev. Proc. 2024-28 while you anchor for the holidays. The IRS introduced transitional guidance to help taxpayers shift from universal method of tracking and calculating gains and losses to wallet by wallet method before January 1, 2025. This is a little...
The crypto bull market and timeless investment wisdom
We're in the middle of a crypto bull market that could be just getting started. Even the OGs are strategizing on the best way to profit so it's a good time to lean on the wisdom of TradFi legends. Investing wisdom is asset agnostic even though...
Table of Contents
- Contest Overview
- Submission Requirements
- Judging Process
- Community Voting
- Judging and Voting Criteria
- Winner Determination
- Prizes
- General Notes, Rules and Regulations
- Contest Timeline
- Contact Information
- Designer Resources
Contest Overview
The Queen of...
Sail your crypto ship into the “safe harbor” or get rekt at sea. That’s the metaphor for the ONE-TIME cost basis exercise for US taxpayers that MUST be completed by December 31, 2024. I suspect a majority of taxpayers will miss this boat entirely because they didn’t get...
Launching as: Queen of Diamond Hands
Where did the name come from?
- Queensridge (the neighborhood)
- Queen of Diamonds (Las Vegas/casinos/card deck)
- Diamond Hands (from crypto, e.g. “they’ve got diamond hands”)
A triple nod resulting in “The Queen of Diamond Hands”
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Building on our previous blog post about final IRS broker regs, here's what else you should know if you're a digital asset holder.
The IRS states:
“Section 1.1012-1(h) and (j) of the 2024 final regulations will apply to all acquisitions and dispositions of digital assets on or after January...
Making sense of the new IRS guidance on crypto
Crypto tax craziness is upon us again. The temporary digital asset broker reporting was issued in August 2023 and the IRS received tens of thousands of comments. Almost a year later, the final regs were handed down about a month ago.
What's...
Am I in a crypto scam?
You gotta love crypto, but you've got to be alert and vigilant for crypto fraud and scams. You should constantly be asking yourself, "Am I in a crypto scam?" or "Am I about to get scammed?" it's essential to recognize the warning signs and how to navigate the...
Strategies to avoid crypto capital gains
Everyone wants to know how to avoid capital gains tax on cryptocurrency. The magic is in the strategy and the mindset rather than “tax loopholes.” There are a few standard ways to avoid the tax, but crypto offers a cornucopia of returns and...
6050I conundrum and the unique challenges of reporting digital assets
In Sec. 6050I Crypto Crackdown Part 1, we discussed the insanity of Form 8300 and the severe penalties for non-compliance. Here we'll continue with why it's so challenging to fit crypto into the narrow inflexibility...
How the new IRS 6050I law affects crypto
The IRS 6050I is the biggest regulatory gotcha in the history of crypto.
I’ve written numerous times about multiple impossible reporting requirements, such as the digital asset broker reporting proposed regulations, including The IRS Tripled Your...
What are deepfakes?
Deepfakes are the synthetic manipulation of anyone’s likeness in any medium for the purpose of tricking people into believing something false or stealing their money. Fakes of objects, documents or anything else have been around since the beginning of time. As soon...
