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IRS proposes electronic crypto tax forms, but what about the staking tax issue?

The U.S. Treasury and IRS have proposed requiring crypto brokers to use electronic delivery for tax forms by default, eliminating the costly and burdensome practice of mailing paper copies. This aims to streamline tax reporting for exchanges with large user bases. However, a major unresolved issue remains the double taxation of crypto staking rewards. Currently, the IRS treats staking rewards as taxable income upon receipt and also applies capital gains tax when the assets are later sold at a profit. Lawmaker Mike Carey is urging the IRS to review and resolve this issue to prevent driving investors to more lenient offshore jurisdictions. The IRS has indicated it will brief lawmakers on its ongoing review of staking tax treatment.

ambcrypto03/06 09:45

IRS proposes electronic crypto tax forms, but what about the staking tax issue?

ambcrypto03/06 09:45

Profit Soaring, Sentiment at Rock Bottom: The True Face of Crypto Amid $6 Billion Unlock

The crypto industry faces a paradox: record-high profitability amid extreme fear and negative sentiment. While protocols generated $74.8 billion in fees since 2018—nearly half in the last 18 months—many projects have shut down, and layoffs are widespread. Key shifts in revenue structure reveal that stablecoin issuers like Tether and Circle now dominate, capturing 34.3% of all fees due to high demand for dollar-backed assets and near-zero marginal costs. Meanwhile, trading-focused applications (e.g., Telegram bots and perpetual exchanges) have surged, accounting for over 15% of revenue by catering to speculative demand. In contrast, layer-1 and layer-2 blockchains and DeFi protocols have seen valuations collapse, with price-to-fee ratios dropping sharply. The median monthly revenue for protocols has fallen to $13,000, indicating intense competition. The industry’s moats include first-mover advantage (e.g., Tether), liquidity depth (e.g., Aave), and distribution prowess (e.g., meme platforms). Token valuations are now more rational—often below traditional finance multiples—but must evolve to offer real economic rights and governance utility. Crypto’s future lies in integrating with the broader internet infrastructure, focusing on high-frequency trading fees and verifiable transparency.

marsbit03/06 09:42

Profit Soaring, Sentiment at Rock Bottom: The True Face of Crypto Amid $6 Billion Unlock

marsbit03/06 09:42

Crypto Prices Race Back as US Job Growth and Unemployment Rate Expected to Remain Steady

Crypto prices have declined, erasing yesterday's gains, with the total market cap dropping 1.89% to $2.4 trillion. Major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) fell by 2.25% and 1.99%, respectively. This movement coincides with expectations of slowed US job growth and a steady unemployment rate of 4.3% for February. The upcoming jobs report is being closely watched for potential impacts of recent tariff policies. Furthermore, the expanding Middle East conflict has driven retail gasoline prices up by approximately 20%, raising global inflation concerns and increasing market volatility.

TheNewsCrypto03/06 09:42

Crypto Prices Race Back as US Job Growth and Unemployment Rate Expected to Remain Steady

TheNewsCrypto03/06 09:42

Recent Mass Shutdowns of DeFi Protocols: They All Have One Thing in Common

In recent months, multiple DeFi protocols have announced shutdowns, not due to exit scams but because of a lack of users, funding, or both. Projects like Angle Protocol, Polynomial, MilkyWay, and Step Finance—despite having functional products and significant past traction—were unable to sustain operations. Common challenges included an inability to attract liquidity (especially critical in derivatives), failure to achieve product-market fit, and high costs of expanding to new chains or narratives. Many teams pivoted repeatedly to chase trends like restaking or real-world assets but ran out of capital before finding sustainable demand. Others, like ZeroLend, suffered from deploying on smaller blockchains that lost liquidity during market downturns. Despite these failures, the projects shut down responsibly, allowing users to withdraw funds and avoiding reckless token launches—a sign of industry maturation compared to the reckless exits of 2022.

marsbit03/06 09:31

Recent Mass Shutdowns of DeFi Protocols: They All Have One Thing in Common

marsbit03/06 09:31

Knowledge Arbitrage is Dead, Long Live the Narrator

The article argues that in the age of information abundance, traditional "knowledge arbitrage"—profiting from access, translation, synthesis, or authority over information—is dead. AI's ability to instantly generate vast amounts of content has made explicit, easily codified knowledge a cheap commodity, often just noise. This creates a paradox: more information leads to shallower understanding, denser content to shorter memory, and richer explanations to scarcer meaning. The author posits that we now live in a "narrative economy." In this "post-scarcity" world, the only remaining true leverage is narrative. Narrative is not merely storytelling; it is the fundamental mechanism for constructing meaning, order, and belief amidst chaos. It determines what gets seen, trusted, acted upon, and remembered. The piece outlines how AI has dismantled the four pillars of knowledge arbitrage (access, translation, synthesis, and authority) and concludes that while knowledge套利 is dead, the power of narrative is eternal and is the critical lever for creators and entrepreneurs in the AI era.

marsbit03/06 09:23

Knowledge Arbitrage is Dead, Long Live the Narrator

marsbit03/06 09:23

Canada’s Top 5 Bank Makes Crypto ETF Move With New Multi-Asset Fund

Scotiabank's asset management arm, Dynamic Funds, has launched the Dynamic Active Multi-Crypto ETF (DXMC) in partnership with digital asset manager 3iQ. The fund provides regulated exposure to Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and XRP through a single product on the Cboe Canada exchange, eliminating the need for direct crypto handling. Notably, it features a competitive management fee of 0.25%, reduced from the initially proposed 0.45%. The inclusion of Solana and XRP signals growing institutional acceptance, particularly for XRP following its legal challenges. The launch occurs amid reports of 3iQ's impending acquisition by Japanese exchange Coincheck. This move marks a major Canadian bank's entry into the multi-asset crypto ETF space, expanding accessible crypto investment options within the traditional regulated system.

bitcoinist03/06 09:19

Canada’s Top 5 Bank Makes Crypto ETF Move With New Multi-Asset Fund

bitcoinist03/06 09:19

After the Valuation Collapse: The Crypto Market Enters the 'Revenue Pricing' Era

The crypto market is shifting from speculative narratives to a focus on real revenue generation, entering an "earnings-based valuation" era. Despite industry-wide fear and declining sentiment, crypto-native protocols have generated $74.8 billion in fees since 2018, with nearly half ($31.4 billion) occurring between January 2024 and June 2025. However, valuations have collapsed as novelty premiums fade. Key trends include: - **Stablecoin dominance**: Tether and Circle now account for 34.3% of all fees, benefiting from global demand and near-zero marginal costs. - **Trading platforms surge**: Meme coin trading and perpetual exchanges (e.g., Hyperliquid, Jupiter) grew from 1% to over 15% of total revenue by 2025, driven by consumer demand for high-risk, high-reward products. - **Protocol decline**: Layer 1 and Layer 2 tokens (e.g., Solana, Arbitrum) saw price-to-fee ratios drop sharply as infrastructure matured and competition increased. The median monthly revenue per protocol fell to $13,000. - **Valuation rationalization**: The average price-to-sales ratio for crypto assets compressed from 40,400x in 2020 to 170x today, aligning with or below traditional financial infrastructure multiples (e.g., Visa at 15x P/S). Protocols like Aave (4x P/S) and Hyperliquid (7x P/S) now trade at reasonable valuations. The era of building pure infrastructure is over. Success requires business models with real revenue, clear moats (first-mover advantage, liquidity, or distribution), and tokens that offer actual economic rights and governance—not just speculative value.

比推03/06 09:10

After the Valuation Collapse: The Crypto Market Enters the 'Revenue Pricing' Era

比推03/06 09:10

Can Solana’s 755% payment surge trigger a SOL supercycle?

Solana's Total Payment Volume (TPV) surged 755% year-over-year, positioning it as a key player in the Web3 payments expansion. This growth reflects increasing adoption of its high-speed infrastructure for real-world transactions. Institutional confidence is strengthening, evidenced by significant ETF inflows, a growing validator network, and a 69% rise in staking revenue. These factors suggest Solana may be entering an institutional-driven supercycle, with investors focusing on its fundamental utility rather than short-term price action.

ambcrypto03/06 09:02

Can Solana’s 755% payment surge trigger a SOL supercycle?

ambcrypto03/06 09:02

Matrixport Research: Why Is the Altcoin Bull Market Absent? Supply Pressure and Token Unlocks Become Key Variables

Matrixport Research: Why the Altcoin Bull Market is Absent? Supply Pressure and Token Unlocks Emerge as Key Variables The anticipated altcoin rally has not materialized over the past year. Historically, Bitcoin's rise leads to capital overflow into altcoins, but this transmission mechanism has significantly weakened in the current cycle. Retail participation remains low, and many projects lack compelling narratives or real-world utility to drive market momentum. Persistent supply pressure is a primary constraint. Early investors continue to divest, and new token unlocks are constantly adding to the circulating supply. Since August 2024, approximately $99 billion worth of tokens have been unlocked, creating sustained selling pressure. This explains why altcoins have underperformed Bitcoin and failed to reach previous cycle highs. Despite the overall bearish sentiment, historical patterns suggest that large-scale unlocks can sometimes improve short-term liquidity and spark temporary rebounds. An upcoming $4.7 billion unlock, the third largest since August 2024, is expected next week. However, the current rebound appears to have started only about a week in advance, indicating its influence may be weaker than previous cycles. A key market indicator is the altcoin total market cap's deviation from its 90-day moving average. The market is potentially approaching an oversold zone, which could set the stage for a tactical rebound. In summary, the altcoin market faces a structural shift. Weak retail demand combined with constant supply from unlocks and investor distributions has disrupted the traditional cycle where Bitcoin's gains fuel altcoin growth. The market remains in a critical phase, characterized by cyclical trading opportunities rather than a structural bull run.

Matrixport03/06 08:55

Matrixport Research: Why Is the Altcoin Bull Market Absent? Supply Pressure and Token Unlocks Become Key Variables

Matrixport03/06 08:55

Aave Spends $1.5M on 345-Day Audit to Strengthen V4 Security

Aave Labs has invested $1.5 million in an extensive 345-day audit program for its upcoming V4 upgrade, making it one of the most comprehensive security reviews in DeFi. The audit involved multiple security firms, including ChainSecurity, Trail of Bits, Blackthorn, and Certora, as well as a public contest hosted on Sherlock. Over 900 researchers participated and submitted more than 950 findings. No critical or high-severity vulnerabilities were discovered, reinforcing confidence in Aave’s hub-and-spoke architecture. The new security framework integrates formal verification, layered manual and automated testing, continuous monitoring, bug bounties, and AI tools to detect unusual attack paths from the earliest development phase.

TheNewsCrypto03/06 08:30