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Updated April 15, 2026 · 10:15 AM UTC

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U.S. tax refund check, calculator, cash and Bitcoin coin on a kitchen table, reflecting surprise refunds and new IRS crypto rules driving a potential demand shock for Bitcoin

Taxes

Bitcoin faces $240B demand shock as ‘surprise’ tax refunds and new IRS crypto rules arrive

Bigger U.S. tax refunds, new crypto rules, and faster payouts are turning refund season into a real-world test of Bitcoin’s retail demand.

6 days ago

IRS Form 1099-DA beside crypto account records and a phone portfolio app, showing how 2025 coin swaps and sales can still be reported for tax filing

Taxes

The IRS may see your crypto sale before you can prove what you actually owe

The new 1099-DA can report a crypto sale before investors have the records needed to calculate the real tax bill.

3 weeks ago

Payments

Congress is making digital dollars easier to use than Bitcoin

Washington’s stablecoin push could make Bitcoin look more like a savings asset than a payments tool.

3 weeks ago

Bitcoin coin stopped at a metal gate while smaller tokens pass through, illustrating Congress targeting crypto wash-sale rules while favoring stablecoin tax treatment

Taxes

Congress proposes removal of widely used Bitcoin tax loophole and giving it to regulated stablecoins

The new Digital Asset PARITY Act draft would extend wash-sale rules to digital assets while shielding certain regulated payment stablecoins from routine gain-or-loss recognition.

3 weeks ago

Taxes

Refusing new IRS crypto tax forms could cost you your exchange account

The IRS would let exchanges bundle electronic delivery consent into onboarding and potentially terminate accounts that refuse.

1 month ago

IRS agent near a police vehicle as a laptop displays Bitcoin transactions, symbolizing rising crypto tax scrutiny and the need to prove cost basis for reported sales

Taxes

New IRS crypto tax form shows what you sold for (not what you paid) and one-click filing could make you overpay

Brokers are reporting 2025 proceeds without cost basis, so a “done in one click” import can quietly inflate gains.

2 months ago

Regulation

EU crypto reporting goes live and Netherlands immediately votes on 36% Bitcoin tax – even if you don’t sell

Dutch tax reform may trigger forced crypto asset sales in response to price volatility, impacting local and potentially wider European markets.

2 months ago

Police tape and flashing lights frame a bitcoin coin beside leaked documents and personal items, illustrating how tax data exposure puts crypto investors at risk of home attacks

Crime

Insiders sell government crypto database to violent home invaders as transparency laws backfire

An insider allegedly sold address-and-family lookups to criminals, turning “self-custody” into a coercion problem overnight.

3 months ago

A man reviews crypto market data on his phone overlooking an EU landmark, reflecting new 2026 rules requiring crypto providers to collect tax information from residents.

Exchanges

Exchanges to freeze trading and withdrawals after countdown under new crypto law – how long do you have?

If you refuse to provide a Tax Identification Number, exchanges are now legally mandated to block your withdrawals and cut off your flows.

3 months ago

Japan’s 20% crypto tax sets a new bar in Asia, pressuring Singapore and Hong Kong as retail costs fall

Regulation 5 months ago

New Bitcoin for America Act lets you pay the IRS in Bitcoin and fuels a $14T boost to economy

Taxes 5 months ago

France wants to tax unrealized crypto holdings but also hoard 420,000 BTC

Taxes 6 months ago

HMRC tightens the net: UK crypto investors face crackdown on unreported gains

Regulation 6 months ago

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Taxes news today

Bitcoin faces $240B demand shock as ‘surprise’ tax refunds and new IRS crypto rules arrive

The IRS may see your crypto sale before you can prove what you actually owe

Congress is making digital dollars easier to use than Bitcoin

Congress proposes removal of widely used Bitcoin tax loophole and giving it to regulated stablecoins

Refusing new IRS crypto tax forms could cost you your exchange account

New IRS crypto tax form shows what you sold for (not what you paid) and one-click filing could make you overpay

EU crypto reporting goes live and Netherlands immediately votes on 36% Bitcoin tax – even if you don’t sell

Insiders sell government crypto database to violent home invaders as transparency laws backfire

Exchanges to freeze trading and withdrawals after countdown under new crypto law – how long do you have?

Japan’s 20% crypto tax sets a new bar in Asia, pressuring Singapore and Hong Kong as retail costs fall

New Bitcoin for America Act lets you pay the IRS in Bitcoin and fuels a $14T boost to economy

France wants to tax unrealized crypto holdings but also hoard 420,000 BTC

HMRC tightens the net: UK crypto investors face crackdown on unreported gains

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