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Coinbase says new U.S. tax-reporting rules for crypto are cluttered, confusing

The IRS’s 1099-DA tax form for reporting digital asset gains comes with a burden of over-reporting, Coinbase's tax experts warned.

Coinbase app on a mobile phone screen (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Billionaire Alan Howard’s crypto incubator WebN closes down

WebN backed innovative digital asset firms like KAIO, Twinstake, TruFin and Geometry.

Gautam Sharma, CEO & CIO, Brevan Howard Digital (Consensus)

Finance

American crypto holders are scared and confused about this year’s new IRS tax rules

Crypto tax platform, Awaken Tax, polled 1,000 crypto holders about a radical shift from self-disclosure to automatic reporting of transactions.

IRS building (Shutterstock)

Finance

Milo tops $100 million in crypto-backed mortgages, closes record $12 million deal

The firm, which holds mortgage provider licenses in ten U.S. states with more to follow, has a perfect track record of zero margin calls across its mortgage portfolio.

Real estate

Finance

Tech giants need nuclear power, and these wealthy investors are using crypto to make sure they get it

Startup Uranium Digital, backed by wealthy investors, is set to become fully operational later this quarter on the Solana blockchain.

Nuclear energy reactor. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto's eligibility for 401k retirement funds is under fire after brutal market rout wipes out $2 trillion

"401ks exist to help people save for a secure retirement, not gamble on speculative assets," said an industry observer.

Crypto retirement plan in question after brutal selloff (Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto’s wealthy investors and industry leaders see IPO hype waning in 2026

Despite expectations for some IPO and venture activity in 2026, fewer investors feel as confident as they did last year, according to the latest CfC St. Moritz report.

Nicolo Stöhr, CEO of the CfC St. Moritz

Finance

DeFi doyen Stani Kulechov buys $30 million mansion in London’s Notting Hill: Bloomberg

Kulechov, the founder of decentralized lending platform Aave, bought the luxury property in November, Bloomberg reported.

Photo of Stani Kulechov in 2019 (CoinDesk archive)

Finance

Family offices shun crypto despite hype, with 89% holding no digital assets: JPMorgan Private Bank

The appetite for traditional and emerging hedges remains limited among wealthy families, according to JPMorgan Private Bank’s 2026 Global Family Office Report.

JPMorgan building (Shutterstock)

Finance

The era of ‘suitcase money’ is over: Why your offshore crypto is no longer safe from the taxman

Holders with large troves of unreported crypto held offshore are rightly getting nervous about new and invasive tax-reporting regimes.

IRS building (Shutterstock)