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      <title><![CDATA[Filed a Tax Extension? What Crypto Investors Need to Do Before October 15, 2026]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The tax extension deadline is October 15, 2026. What crypto investors need to do now: late-filing penalties, 1099-DA mismatches, and a record cleanup plan.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[1099-DA Cost Basis Wrong or Missing: How to Fix It Before You File]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Is your 1099-DA cost basis blank, zero, or wrong? Learn why it happens, how to reconstruct your basis, and how to report the correction before filing.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Form 1099-DA Instructions: Every Box Explained]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Form 1099-DA instructions for every box, including proceeds, cost basis, dates, asset details, transfer fields, and where each item goes on Form 8949.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[1099-DA vs 1099-B: What Crypto Investors Need to Know]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[1099-DA vs 1099-B explained: see which assets each form covers, how cost basis and wash sales differ, and what to do if you received both before filing in 2026.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BitMEX Is Shutting Down: Taxes, Deadlines, and What to Do Before September 23, 2026]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BitMEX closes September 23, 2026. Learn which moves are taxable, whether withdrawing triggers taxes, and the records to download before access ends.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coinbase 1099-DA: Don't Panic. Do This Before Filing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Got a Coinbase 1099-DA? Learn what Coinbase reported to the IRS, why gross proceeds look high, how to fix missing basis, and what to do before filing.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How to Report Form 1099-DA on Your Tax Return]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learn how to report Form 1099-DA on Form 8949, carry the totals to Schedule D, fix missing basis, and answer the Form 1040 digital asset question.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kraken 1099-DA: What It Reports and How to Fix Cost Basis]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kraken 1099-DA guide: see what Kraken reports to the IRS, why cost basis may be missing, and how to reconcile the form before you file without overpaying.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Multiple 1099-DAs and Exchange Transfers: How to File Without Overpaying]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Got multiple 1099-DA forms after moving crypto between exchanges? Match transfers, restore cost basis, and report the right taxable gain without overpaying.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Robinhood 1099-DA: What It Reports and How to File]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Robinhood 1099-DA guide: learn what Robinhood reported to the IRS, why you may still get a 1099-B, how to check cost basis, and how to file correctly.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Ultimate CoinLedger Guide (2026): Setup, Imports, Error Fixes, Reports, and Filing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The complete CoinLedger guide for 2026. Pricing, account setup, exchange and wallet imports, DeFi handling, error fixes, Form 8949 reports, and TurboTax filing.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Crypto Software Guides</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Ultimate CoinTracker Guide (2026): Setup, Pricing, Cost Basis, Fixing Errors, and Filing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The complete CoinTracker guide for 2026. Setup, pricing tiers, connecting wallets, DeFi and NFT handling, cost basis settings, fixing errors, and filing with TurboTax.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Ultimate Koinly Guide (2026): Setup, Imports, Cost Basis, Error Fixes and Tax Reports]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The complete Koinly guide for 2026: pricing, account setup, API and CSV imports, DeFi handling, cost basis settings, error fixes, and filing with TurboTax.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kalshi Taxes in 2026: Which Forms Arrive, the Section 1256 Question, and How to Report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kalshi taxes explained for 2026: which 1099 forms Kalshi actually sends, whether Section 1256 applies, how losses work, and how to report your winnings.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Polymarket Taxes in 2026: No 1099, a Crypto Disposal on Every Trade, and How to Report It All]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Polymarket taxes for 2026: why every USDC trade is a crypto disposal, what to do when no 1099 arrives, and how 1099-DA reporting exposes your cash-outs.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Robinhood Prediction Market Taxes in 2026: Why Event Contracts Skip the 1099 Pipeline]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Robinhood prediction market taxes for 2026: why event contracts get no 1099-B, what the annual statement really is, and how to report gains and losses.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CoinTracking Help: When to Bring In a Crypto Tax Expert (2026)]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Need CoinTracking help? The pain points worth hiring for, what a crypto tax professional actually fixes, and how done-for-you reconciliation works.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CoinTracking Review 2026: The Oldest Crypto Tax Tool, Tested by a Specialist]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An honest CoinTracking review for 2026: pricing, the free tier catch, power features, the dated UI, DeFi cleanup pain, and the best alternatives.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Koinly vs CoinTracking (cointracking.info) 2026: Which Crypto Tax Tool Actually Fits You?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Koinly vs CoinTracking (the German platform, not CoinTracker) for 2026: verified pricing, transaction limits, DeFi coverage, and worked cost examples.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Prediction Market Taxes in 2026: Complete US Guide]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learn how Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood, Limitless, SX Bet, and other prediction markets are taxed, which forms arrive, and how losses work in 2026.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Best Crypto Tax Software in 2026: 7 Top Tools Compared (Honest Roundup)]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Best crypto tax software for 2026 compared: Koinly, CoinTracker, CoinLedger, and more, with real pricing, honest limits, and when software is not enough.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Selling XRP Taxes: Capital Gains, Cost Basis, and What the SEC Case Never Changed]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Selling XRP taxes for 2026: short vs long term rates, the 0/15/20 brackets, worked examples, FIFO vs specific identification, Rev. Proc. 2024-28 wallet rules, the 1099-DA zero-basis trap, SEC lawsuit tax myths, and loss harvesting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[XRP ETF Taxes: Grantor Trusts, Phantom Fee Sales, and the Wash Sale Rule That Suddenly Applies]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[XRP ETF taxes for 2026: how spot XRP ETFs like XRPC, XRPZ, and GXRP work as grantor trusts, the sponsor-fee micro-sales on your 1099-B, why wash sale rules apply to ETF shares but not XRP, IRA placement, and ETF vs direct XRP compared.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[XRP Flare Airdrop Taxes: How FLR, Songbird, and FlareDrops Are Taxed]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[XRP Flare airdrop taxes for 2026: when FLR and Songbird airdrops became income, monthly FlareDrop timing, what happens if you never claimed, exchange vs self-custody claims, cost basis, and selling airdropped tokens.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[XRP Ledger DeFi Taxes: AMM Pools, DEX Trades, Wrapped XRP, and XRPL NFTs]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[XRP Ledger DeFi taxes for 2026: XLS-30 AMM deposits and LP tokens, XRPL DEX trades, wrapped XRP bridging, trust lines, XLS-20 NFTs and royalties, and how to keep records when tax software barely supports XRPL.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[XRP Staking and Lending Taxes: Why There Is No Real XRP Staking, and How Earn Income Is Taxed]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[XRP staking and lending taxes for 2026: why XRP has no native staking, how exchange earn program rewards are taxed as ordinary income, platform risk lessons from Celsius and BlockFi, DeFi lending of wrapped XRP, and Schedule 1 vs Schedule C reporting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin ETF Taxes: Grantor Trusts, Phantom Expense Sales, and IRAs]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bitcoin ETF taxes for 2026: how spot ETFs like IBIT, FBTC, and GBTC work as grantor trusts, the phantom expense sales on your 1099-B, wash sale rules, ETFs in IRAs, GBTC conversion basis, and futures ETFs like BITO.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Mining Taxes: Hobby vs Business, Deductions, and Selling Mined Coins]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bitcoin mining taxes for 2026: hobby vs business classification, income at fair market value, Schedule C and self-employment tax, equipment depreciation, electricity deductions, quarterly estimates, and selling mined coins.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Ordinals & BRC-20 Taxes: Inscriptions, Runes, and Rare Sats]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Ordinals and BRC-20 taxes for 2026: inscribing costs, Magic Eden trades, Runes, rare sat hunting, creator royalties, the 28% collectibles question, and records.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Crypto Wash Sale Rule 2026: Does It Apply? (No, and Here Is the Loophole)]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Does the wash sale rule apply to crypto in 2026? No. Learn why crypto is exempt, how the tax-loss loophole works, the ETF exception, and what could change.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ethereum DeFi Taxes: Uniswap, Aave, Airdrops, and the Gray Zones]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ethereum DeFi taxes for 2026: Uniswap swaps and v3 LP positions, adding and removing liquidity, impermanent loss, Aave and Compound interest, borrowing and liquidations, WETH wrapping, airdrops as income, and where broker reporting actually stands.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ethereum Gas Fees and Taxes: What You Can Deduct, What You Missed]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ethereum gas fee taxes for 2026: when gas adds to cost basis, when it reduces proceeds, why spending ETH on gas is itself a taxable disposal, failed transactions, DeFi gas, L2 fees, and the records that hold it all together.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ethereum Liquid Staking & Restaking Taxes: stETH, rETH, cbETH, and EigenLayer]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Liquid staking and restaking taxes for 2026: is ETH to stETH taxable, how rebasing income works, rETH and cbETH appreciation, EigenLayer points and airdrops, and basis tracking.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ethereum NFT Taxes: OpenSea, Blur, Royalties, and the 28 Percent Question]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ethereum NFT taxes for 2026: why buying with appreciated ETH is a two-sided trade, selling and holding periods, the collectibles 28 percent look-through test, creator royalties on Schedule C, minting, wash sales, worthless NFTs, and getting OpenSea and Blur history onto Form 8949.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ethereum Staking Taxes: When Rewards Become Income and How to Report Them]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ethereum staking taxes for 2026: when validator rewards become income, solo vs pooled vs exchange staking, Schedule 1 vs Schedule C, NIIT, quarterly estimates, and 1099-DA reporting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Selling Bitcoin Taxes: Capital Gains, Cost Basis, and the New Reporting Rules]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Selling Bitcoin taxes for 2026: short vs long term rates, 0/15/20 brackets, NIIT, cost basis methods, Rev. Proc. 2024-28 wallet rules, 1099-DA, and Form 8949.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Solana Airdrop Taxes: JTO, JUP, and What You Owe on Free Tokens]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Solana airdrop taxes for 2026: when JTO, JUP, and other airdrops become income, how claim-gated drops are timed, valuing illiquid tokens, NIIT, and reporting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Solana DeFi Taxes: Raydium, Kamino, Jito, and Every Swap In Between]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Solana DeFi taxes for 2026: how swaps, Raydium LPs, Kamino and marginfi lending, borrowing, yield rewards, and wrapped SOL are taxed, mapped action by action.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liquid Staking Token Taxes: mSOL, JitoSOL, and bSOL Explained]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Liquid staking taxes for 2026: is swapping SOL for mSOL or JitoSOL taxable, how LST value accrual is taxed, redeeming back to SOL, JTO airdrops, and reporting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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