That person should have known better. Of course you have to pay taxes on your gains as well as writing off your loses. The anonymity is pretty much gone if you sign up with “Coinbase” as they require your drivers license and banking information when you sign upon an exchange. It’s easy to do but firm regulation is on the way which would be a good thing. The falicy that bitcoin is only used for criminal activity is no worse than the US dollar used for illegal activity. Surely bitcoin is a volital class of investment, but should only invest in what you could afford to lose IMOO.
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