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jermaustin1yesterday at 7:16 PM0 repliesview on HN

The volatility of bitcoin is why there is capital gains on every trade, it has nothing to do with the IRS's new crypto policy.

If a bitcoin rises or falls by a calculable amount between when you received it vs when you spent a portion of it, you have gains/losses. That has always been required by the IRS to be reported, whether that is a BTC or chicken feathers.