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7 Free Tools to Learn Crypto Fast learn crypto Jul 07, 2023

Recommended resources for learning crypto

If you successfully invest in anything, you need tools - and crypto investing is no different. The best part is there are many free resources available to learn crypto. Some of these may be obvious but using them as part of a system unlocks even more...

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Should I Get into Cryptocurrency? 6 Financial Titans Start a Trillion-Dollar Crypto Tidal Wave crypto investing Jun 16, 2023

“Should I get into cryptocurrency?”

You probably have friends and family still asking this or you may be asking yourself whether to go deeper into crypto.

Here’s an angle on institutional investors, like hedge funds, pension funds, banks etc. that helps answer the question. The...

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Bitcoin by 2030: Is Bitcoin Worth Investing? crypto investing Jun 09, 2023

Three reasons you could miss Bitcoin reaching $1,480,000 in 2030

Is bitcoin worth investing? Get ready to have your mind blown.

I’ve extracted several key pages on Bitcoin from the Big Ideas 2023 Report by Ark invest to explain how my crypto OG evangelist mind was blown apart....

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UK Crypto Gambling crypto regulations crypto risk crypto tax Jun 02, 2023

UK makes crypto tax-free by calling it gambling

The UK wants to be a global blockchain hub but then stated crypto has no value and should be regulated like gambling which makes it tax free. That's insane. This stance is full of hypocrisy and contradictions.

The UK Treasury issued a report in May...

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Pig Butchering Crypto Scams crypto fraud crypto investing crypto scams May 26, 2023

Don't morph into a crypto PIG

By now you've probably heard about pig butchering crypto scams, which are a subset of crypto scamming. I've studied frauds for the last 12 years and I'm especially intrigued by the anatomy of crypto scams and the psychology of the victims.

I'm also a Certified Fraud...

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The Crypto Tax Blueprint™ crypto tax May 22, 2023

How to Avoid Expensive Crypto Tax Mistakes & Audit-Proof Your Tax Return

My new crypto book

I just published my second crypto book project, The Crypto Tax Blueprint™: How to Avoid Expensive Crypto Tax Mistakes & Audit-Proof Your Tax Return, which took about 2 years to...

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The 3 Violations of Ledger’s Firmware Fiasco crypto security hardware wallets open source May 19, 2023

How Ledger's new recover service violates the crypto ethos

Ledger’s new “Recover” service may have earned top honors for crypto news of the week. In the eyes of the crypto degens Ledger Recover is a violation of the crypto ethos in 3 major ways.

First, let’s get the skinny...

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NFTs Are Taxation Shapeshifters crypto tax nfts May 12, 2023

NFTs will be split into pieces for tax purposes

The IRS recently issued Notice 2023-27: Treatment of certain nonfungible tokens as collectibles. This is the beginning of IRS guidance on NFT Tax. The best part is they are looking for public comments and I was impressed with the questions they...

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Orphaned Crypto Losses crypto investing crypto tax May 05, 2023

Some losses are more valuable than others.

We're still fresh off of the original US individual tax deadline. It's still a good time to discuss crypto taxes since crypto tax season essentially never ends. In addition, the AICPA recently issued an IRS comment letter regarding the treatment of...

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1099-DA Reporting = Monster Crypto Tax Headaches crypto regulations crypto tax Apr 28, 2023

You get an impossible task with more work

This week I already did the heavy lifting via my Coindesk Opinion piece. I'll also give you some other stuff below so read that first then click on the article link. Please read here 1099-DA Reporting Creates More Headaches for Taxpayers

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Missing Transactions = Higher Crypto Tax crypto assets crypto tax Apr 21, 2023

Getting your data before you can't

The Missing Transactions Dilemma is one of the most expensive crypto tax mistakes in the game. Most people don't realize it until they are deep in the realization of it.

In crypto there are two kinds of assets:

  1. Crypto assets (the obvious one)
  2. The data about the...
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How to Choose a Crypto Tax Professional (Part II) crypto tax Apr 07, 2023

The nitty gritty of choosing a crypto tax pro

In Part I we examined the legacy approach and the anatomy of tax return preparation to segue into being better prepared for choosing a crypto tax professional. See Part I. Let’s dive into Part II.

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Crypto tax software is a must to...

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