The BitcoinTaxes Podcast

Today’s episode will cover events happening the week ending November 6th, 2020. This week has been quite intense, from a US political perspective! If you are an American, or follow American politics, you know that this week has been the US Presidential Election – and one of the most nail-biting ones at that. Big things […]

This week, MicroStrategy is swimming in gains, Iran is embracing cryptocurrency in the face of sanctions, and PayPal’s cryptocurrency service has already rolled out to some users. More Info @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax Full Show Notes: (00:27) As you probably have heard if you are a frequent listener of this podcast, many companies are investing in Bitcoin […]

This week, PayPal announces what we all expected, Binance Jersey swims with the fishes, Kraken re-opens in Japan, and Reddit Moons get legitimized. More Information @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax Full Show Notes: (00:25) The big, and not very surprising, news of the week has to do with PayPal. The payment processing giant has finally unveiled its plan […]

This week, OKEx is having a bad day, and a decentralized file distribution token hits the market. More info @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax Full Show Notes: (00:25) As most of us in the crypto space can attest to, exchanges are a dime a dozen. There are some, like Coinbase (Pro) and Binance, that most people in the space […]

This week, Square Invests $50 million into Bitcoin, Coinbase is losing employees because they don’t want to get political, and the extended tax deadline is less than a week away! More @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax Full Show Notes: (00:28)  On Wednesday this week, Square Inc purchased 50 million dollars worth of Bitcoin, or around 4709 BTC. For those […]

This week, USPS is getting into blockchain technology, PayPal is reportedly getting ready to embrace cryptocurrency, more details emerge about Twitter’s decentralized platform, and the Bitcoin Cash fork looks increasingly likely. More @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax Full Show Notes: (00:33) First up, USPS. The United States Postal Service has been in the news for a number of months, […]

Alex Kugelman and Matt Metras join the show to give us an update on the recent issues in cryptocurrency taxation, including the 2020 round of IRS educational letters, DeFi and IRS compliance, the important crypto update to the Draft Form 1040, taxing crypto staking, and challenges to IRS cryptocurrency taxation law. Guests Alex Kugelman Twitter: […]

Today’s episode will cover events happening the week ending September 11th, 2020. This week we’ll be talking about DeFi: An explanation of DeFi and a couple of compelling DeFi -related stories of the week, including a protocol bug that made a minimum wage worker a lot richer, and a major exchange ‘s attempt to compete […]

Trekk, a writer, public speaker, podcast host, storyteller, and head of Trekk Smart consulting, joins the show. Trekk shares his experience as a consultant and a consumer in the world of cryptocurrency – how psychology plays a role in increasing cryptocurrency adoption, and how over-marketing to early adopters can alienate them. Plus – what it […]

Today’s episode will cover events happening the week ending September 4th, 2020. This week…Bitcoin saw a beautiful rise and an awful fall, and the IRS wants a piece of your microtask crypto income. More @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax Full Show Notes: (00:27) If you are a Bitcoin trader or investor, you probably don’t need us to remind […]

Isaiah Jackson aka Bitcoin Zay joins the show to discuss how Bitcoin and Black America intersect. Isaiah is an award winning speaker, best-selling author, and co-host of the long-running daily show “The Gentlemen of Crypto”. His work has been featured in Forbes, Vogue, Yahoo Finance and Coindesk. More @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax   Highlights 02:39: Bitcoin & Black […]

Today’s episode will cover events happening the week ending August 28th, 2020. This week, the federal reserve did something very predictable, the SEC has made it somewhat easier to become an accredited investor…maybe. More Info @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax Full Show Notes: (00:28) One of the big financial pieces of news this week has to do with the […]

CryptyGirl is the founder of CRYPTY – apparel and accessories for crypto enthusiasts. She’s also the co-host of The Block Babes, an up-and-coming weekly livestream for sharing the latest crypto developments and economic news. Crypty joins the show to discuss how cryptocurrency interacts with Generation Z, a generation known for their passion. She also shares […]

This week, it looks like the IRS is again sending out educational letters to some crypto traders, a cryptocurrency city is being built, and a crypto-political update. More info @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax Full Show Notes: (00:28) First up, the IRS educational letters are seemingly being sent out to more cryptocurrency users and traders. For reference, in July […]

Our guest today is Edward Kelso, CEO of Coing Fugazi. He has thousands of articles published through various news organizations and has been covering every facet of the cryptocurrency space for years. We discuss crypto from multiple views: political, philosophical, and journalistic. Kelso shares his perspective as an experienced crypto journalist and details his journey […]

This week is all about big mainstream money going into crypto: famous internet pizza man Dave Portnoy goes all in on Bitcoin, a publicly-traded NASDAQ company bought a couple hundred million dollars worth of BTC, and JPMorgan may be investing $50 million in a very well-known blockchain tech company. More @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax Full Show Notes: […]

Today’s episode will cover events happening the week ending August 7th, 2020. We will be talking about a potential new BCH split, a 51% attack on ETC, a whale of a Bitcoin transfer, and the Twitter hacker has been revealed – we’ll discuss how his identity was discovered! More @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax @(00:39) A Possible New […]

July 31st, 2020: Today’s episode will be slightly different than usual…in honor of Ethereum’s 5th birthday, today’s episode will be a mini-primer for the Ethereum blockchain. More info @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax

Adam Reeds, CEO and Co-Founder of the Canadian-based cryptocurrency loan and savings platform Ledn joins the show to discuss bitcoin-backed loans and savings accounts. Adam shares the tax-related benefits of taking out a bitcoin-backed loan and discusses other use-cases for crypto and bitcoin loans and savings accounts. Guest Adam Reeds Twitter: @adamreeds LinkedIn Ledn Website […]

This week: Visa is claiming that digital currency is in their DNA and Steve Wozniak is fed up with YouTube scams. Plus, Twitter got hacked hard last week – what do we know over a week later? More info @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax Show Notes: (00:13) On Wednesday, Visa released a blog post entitled “Advancing our approach […]

Michael Shaulov, CEO and Co-Founder of Fireblocks, joins the BitcoinTaxes Podcast to discuss security as it relates to blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, and the unique challenges that exist in the space. Michael shares his unique journey in the tech space, which begins with his time in an elite Israeli military technological unit. Michael’s company Fireblocks […]

This week: Coinbase is making big moves that could be a big deal for mainstream adoption, the IRS is trying hard to track the more anonymous crypto transactions, and there are just a few days left before you need to file your crypto taxes! More info @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax!

This week is all about security and encryption! AT&T is getting sued over their alleged involvement in a sim-swap scam, a potentially pricey bug was discovered in Blockstream’s Liquid Network, and… Senator Lindsey Graham apparently wants to make encryption obsolete. Get more info @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax!

More Info @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax! This week was filled with crypto adoption related news. Online payment juggernauts PayPal and Venmo are potentially dipping their toes into the world of crypto trading, New York is easing crypto restrictions, Venezuela may…or may not have… briefly accepted crypto for passport applicants, private banks are adopting a stablecoin for foreign […]

This week: Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton’s book apparently reveals President Trump’s feelings about Bitcoin, and a look at what’s happening with cryptocurrency taxation and blockchain adoption this week in South Korea. More info @ Talk. Bitcoin. Tax!