IRS Rule Changes In 2026 Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Traders Need To Know About

U.S. crypto investors now have just over two weeks to execute any final sales before sweeping IRS reporting rules go live on January 1, 2026.

What Happened: Beginning in 2026, centralized exchanges will be required to follow the same cost-basis reporting rules as traditional brokerages.

This means platforms must report both purchase and sale cost basis details for every U.S. customer’s digital asset transaction.

With less than a month before the new rules kick in, traders may want to evaluate whether certain sales should be completed under the 2025 system, where exchanges still do not report cost basis to the IRS, …

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