Be Careful With Your Taxes If You Have Crypto ETFs: Bits + Bips

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From tax loss harvesting to ETFs and the new 1099-DA form, CoinTracker’s Shehan Chandrasekera explains why crypto taxes are getting more complicated—and how to avoid costly mistakes. 🔥 EPISODE LINK 🔥 CHECK OUT THE EPISODE LINKS AND DETAILS HERE 👉 https://unchainedcrypto.com/bits-bips/bits-bips-crypto-investing-is-about-managing-risk-not-chasing-upside/ 👈 ➡️ Subscribe to Bits + Bips: https://bitsandbips.beehiiv.com/subscribe Crypto taxes are getting more complex. On this episode of Bits + Bips, Unchained executive editor Steven Ehrlich is joined by Shehan Chandrasekera, CPA and Head of Tax Strategy at CoinTracker, to break down the biggest tax traps crypto investors face heading into 2026. They cover tax loss harvesting, the wash sale rule (and why it’s risky to push it), whether stablecoins are taxed, the hidden tax burden of crypto ETFs and ETPs, and what the new 1099-DA form will—and won’t—tell the IRS. Guest: ⭐️ Shehan Chandrasekera, CPA, Head of Tax Strategy at CoinTracker Timestamps: 🎬 0:00 Intro 🧾 1:10 How crypto fits into existing tax law 📅 2:14 What investors should be thinking about before year-end—and how tax loss harvesting works 🔁 4:54 The wash sale rule: Is it safe to use in crypto? ⚖️ 9:27 How upcoming legislation could change crypto taxes 💵 11:22 Stablecoins and taxes: Are there any special rules? 📊 13:47 The hidden tax complexity of trading crypto ETPs and ETFs 📄 16:39 What the new 1099-DA form is—and what it will (and won’t) tell the IRS 👀 22:31 The key things Shehan says crypto investors should watch closely _______________________________________________________ #bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Subscribe to our channel! CHECK OUT THE CRYPTOPIANS → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFzunCFXrv4 WEBSITE → https://unchainedcrypto.com UNCHAINED DAILY NEWSLETTER → https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe/ LAURA'S TWITTER → https://x.com/laurashin UNCHAINED TWITTER → https://x.com/unchained_pod FACEBOOK → https://www.facebook.com/unchainedwithlaurashin INSTAGRAM → https://www.instagram.com/laurashin/?hl=en LINKEDIN → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurashin/ MERCHANDISE → https://unchainedpodcast.company.site/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEW EPISODES OF UNCHAINED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY! ALONG WITH BITS & BIPS AND THE CHOPPING BLOCK Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1123922160?ls=1 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=6SI4qIcRTEO7EhOe0V9n4w RSS Feed → https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML4761942757 YOUR NO-HYPE RESOURCE FOR ALL THINGS CRYPTO!