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Opinion

EY’s Crypto Tax Leader Breaks Down What You Need to Know This Tax Season

Use data aggregators, get a trusted adviser and learn to live with a little uncertainty.

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Crypto Users Want to Pay Taxes, but We Need Clearer Rules

The need for comprehensive crypto tax reform will become clearer as people start interacting with blockchains – and incurring capital gains taxes – without realizing.

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Finance

Post-FTX Meltdown, Regulation-Abiding Companies Can Restore Trust

Adhering to stringent guidelines is less flashy, but will ensure safety and reduce risk.

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Opinion

What Will It Look Like When Taxation and Privacy Collide?

What if instead of private protocols enabling tax avoidance or evasion, privacy in web3 actually enhanced tax reporting?

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Opinion

Taxes and Music NFTs: A Match Made in Hell?

If laws around taxation are confusing for crypto and art-focused NFTs, music is a whole other can of worms.

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Opinion

The FTX Collapse Looks an Awful Lot Like Enron

Alameda and FTX were built on false asset values driven by deceptive self-dealing. So was America's most notorious corporate fraud.

Enron founder and longtime CEO Kenneth Lay, in a mugshot taken July 2004. Lay was convicted of fraud in 2006, but died before being sentenced. (Photo courtesy Bureau of Prisons/Getty Images)

Opinion

Crypto Can De-Escalate the Tax War

The transparency and immutability of blockchain transactions could allow for tax assessment and collection to be vastly more efficient than the status quo.

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Opinion

Use Your Crypto Losses to Turn the Tables Against the IRS

If you’re a high earner or someone who lives in a high-tax state, you should look into tax-loss harvesting. You may be able to save up to 50% on your capital gains tax bill.

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Opinion

Understanding the Tax Implications of NFTs, Staking and Yield Farming

Individuals and institutions should carefully consider their tax obligations and, in the absence of official guidance, consult tax professionals or take the most conservative approach to avoid costly future audits.

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Opinion

Crypto Needs an FDIC-Like Protocol to Prevent Liquidity Crises

How does the FTX fallout resemble the history of bank runs?

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