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Berachain Airdrop Bustration airdrops Feb 19, 2025

The great airdrop disappointment

Are you an airdrop farmer? Did you participate in Berachain hoping for an airdrop? This is one of the wildest airdrop tales I've seen in crypto. I got a zero allocation and many farmers vented similar frustrations after a year's worth of testnet work.

Behind the...

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Understanding Safe Deposit Box Security for Crypto Assets crypto security crypto strategy Jan 31, 2025

 I'm a huge fan of monetary sovereignty and self-custody. After all, that's the essence of public blockchains and Bitcoin - the financial freedom we've all been waiting for (not everyone's been waiting for it, but they should have been).

Seed phrase backup fundamentals

When it comes to...

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Tokenize: Best Conference in Web3 Jan 10, 2025

This conference is a real gem, including high-caliber speakers and attendees in an intimate environment. It's packed with investment opportunities and lots of crypto Alpha.

I attended its former namesake, Coin Agenda, in Las Vegas in 2021, and exclaimed I would never miss the conference again...

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DeFi's Regulatory Reckoning (IRS Kills Crypto Part 4) crypto tax Dec 31, 2024

In my analysis of the IRS's impact on crypto and DeFi, I've detailed how regulatory changes are reshaping the crypto landscape. This blog builds on my previous three-part series focusing on the December 2024 developments that significantly affect DeFi protocols.

Background: The journey to...

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Anchor Your Crypto Ship in the IRS Safe Harbor crypto strategy crypto tax Dec 20, 2024

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...

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Benjamin Graham Strikes Again Dec 06, 2024

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...

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Don't Get Tax Rekt: Sail Your Crypto Ship into IRS Safe Harbor Before the December 31, 2024 Deadline crypto strategy crypto tax Nov 22, 2024

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...

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Upland’s Queensridge Las Vegas Transformed learn crypto metaverse upland.me web3 Oct 31, 2024

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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What You Need to Know About Rev. Proc. 2024-28 crypto tax Aug 22, 2024

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...

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Final IRS Broker Regs: New Insights crypto tax Aug 01, 2024

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...

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Tips for Spotting Crypto Scams crypto fraud crypto scams Jul 14, 2024

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...

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