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[olegkikin]

The government doesn't give a shit, as long as it's legal and as long as you pay the taxes.

Bitcoin isn't the only thing in the world that goes up and down in value, so it isn't new from the tax perspective.

[SomeStupidPoint → olegkikin]

To be fair, the IRS doesn't care if it's legal, as long as you pay your taxes. There are rules about how you report your illegal gains (and deductions on them).