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Do You Pay Taxes on Crypto If You Don’t Sell? 2026 IRS Rules Explained
No, you don't pay taxes on crypto you just hold. But 2025 brought major IRS changes. Learn the new rules, 1099-DA forms, and what you must report.
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How to Pay Employees in Crypto
Paying employees in crypto is becoming popular. Companies are looking for innovative ways to attract global talent, streamline payroll, and cut costs. Crypto payments have many benefits but…
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Investors Express Discontent Amid Cryptocurrency Policy Uncertainty
The recent White House Cryptocurrency Summit, led by President Donald Trump, was meant to put the United States at the head of the pack in digital assets. However,…
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Cambridge Analytica was interested in jumping on the crypto bandwagon
Before Cambridge Analytica came on the radar after improperly obtaining data of millions of Facebook users, the firm was reportedly working on a digital currency. Interestingly, the cryptocurrency…
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New York will investigate cryptocurrency exchanges
It appears that New York is taking the initiative to progress in ways to deal with cryptocurrency. The state's attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, has sent letters to…
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SEC has charged two individuals with fraud in continued ICO investigation
Initial Coin Offering (ICO) have received a lot of scrutiny due to the alarming number of fraudulent activities that could and have taken place. The SEC has been…
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Panera Bread apparently left millions of customer records exposed online
You can add Panera Bread to the list of companies that have left customer data exposed. Thanks to security researcher Dylan Houlihan, KrebsOnSecurity discovered that Panera Bread apparently left…
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Telegram raised a total of $1.7 billion from two pre-ICO sales
In February, Telegram, the secure messaging service, launched a presale for its cryptocurrency prior to an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) where it raised $850 million from 81 investors.…
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A Coinbase bug would have let anyone get free ether
Cryptocurrency exchanges have gotten a lot of criticism lately. They're easy to hide from the IRS, are high-valid targets for hackers and easily affect tech issues too. It…
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Trump has banned Venezuelan cryptocurrency in the US
To help outmaneuver Venezuela's economic disaster and the sanctions imposed by the US (and other nations), President Maduro tried to invent a new cryptocurrency called the 'petro.' The…
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Twitter may soon ban cryptocurrency ads
Facebook and Google have already cracked down on ads for cryptocurrency-related products, and it appears that Twitter may soon join them. Sources have told Sky claiming that the…
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A New York town becomes first city in the US to ban crypto mining
As cryptocurrency becomes more popular in the world, it's also creating problems for places where miners are setting up. Turns out that the town of Plattsburgh, New York,…
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Report from DHS and FBI warns Russia is behind cyberattack on US infrastructure
The Department of Homeland Security and FBI have released a report today containing details of Russian efforts to hack into the US government entities and infrastructure sectors. This…
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Japan is cracking down on exchanges amid illegal activity
Japan is moving to crack down on cryptocurrency exchanges over what Reuters reports as a lack of "proper" internal control system as to mitigate risk and illegal activities.…
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SEC issues strong warning to potential cryptocurrency investors
Previously, SEC announced that it would scrutinize companies generating hype by pivoting to crypto before diving deeper into initial coin offerings with subpoenas. Today, it appears that the…