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DarrowEverett LLP

Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins: How to Stay Safe in 'Wild West' of Crypto

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Satoshi Nakamoto’s invention of Bitcoin in 2009 opened the door to rethinking the way value can be transferred and stored. However, crypto markets have long been considered by most analysts and attorneys as the “Wild West” of...more

Freeman Law

New Tax Reporting Requirements for Cryptocurrencies and Other Digital Assets in Senate Infrastructure Bill

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On August 10, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill after months of negotiations. Tucked away within the sweeping legislation are measures that would extend Form 1099-B and cost basis reporting...more

Fenwick & West LLP

IRS Issues Long-Awaited Cryptocurrency Guidance in Revenue Ruling 2019-24 and New FAQs

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On October 9, 2019, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2019-24, which provides guidance with respect to hard forks and airdrops of cryptocurrency, and new frequently asked questions (FAQs), which provide guidance on other...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

IRS Issues Guidance for Transactions Involving Virtual Currency

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On October 9, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2019-24, which describes when a "hard fork" results in adverse tax consequences, and a set of frequently asked questions (the FAQs), which provide...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Income, from Whatever Exchange, Mine, or Fork Derived: The Basics of U.S. Cryptocurrency Taxation

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In this first of (we hope) many posts on the interesting and myriad tax issues arising in the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, we focus on the very basic U.S. federal income tax consequences of...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Bitcoins and the IRS: Reporting and Storing

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Possession of virtual currency, also known as cryptocurrency, is legal in the U.S. as well as many other parts of the world. The most well-known form of virtual currency is Bitcoin. There are other virtual currencies that...more

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