Tax season is back, and crypto reporting is getting a lot more… specific. We’re joined by returning guest Clinton Donnelly of CryptoTaxAudit to break down the biggest crypto tax changes affecting U.S. traders this year—what forms are coming, what the IRS will see, and the most common ways people accidentally trigger problems. If you’ve traded on U.S.-based exchanges, this episode is your wake-up call.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why crypto taxes are getting more complicated (and more visible)

• New 1099-DA reporting: what it is and what exchanges may report

• Why “proceeds vs. cost basis” matters (and where confusion hits)

• The Form 8949 change: crypto transactions being separated out

• The “match the proceeds” issue that can trigger nasty IRS letters

• New FIFO requirement by wallet/account (and why it can change your tax bill)

• Why audits can drag on for years (and what “audit-proofing” really means)

• Practical advice for staying compliant without losing your mind

The 3 big crypto tax changes Clinton highlights:

1. 1099-DA is here (for U.S.-based exchanges)

2. Crypto gets its own lane on Form 8949 (more visibility for the IRS)

3. FIFO by wallet/account becomes required (can reshape gains calculations)

Helpful link:

• Work with Clinton / CryptoTaxAudit: http://badco.in/tax

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Eight hundred episodes in, crypto doesn’t feel wild anymore — and that might be the biggest story of all.

In this milestone episode, Joel and Travis kick off 2026 by unpacking a market that refuses to behave like it used to. Bitcoin isn’t mooning, but it isn’t collapsing either. Institutions are quietly vacuuming up supply, ETFs keep stacking, and the once-predictable four-year cycle looks stretched, warped, or possibly broken altogether.

The conversation moves beyond charts into bigger territory: why Bitcoin drawdowns are getting shallower, why gold and silver are exploding alongside crypto, and what an increasingly unstable global economy means for hard assets. Along the way, the guys reflect on how manipulation hasn’t disappeared — it’s just become more sophisticated — and why retail panic matters less when corporations and funds are waiting on every dip.

Episode 800 also zooms out to the future. AI’s acceleration, the coming wealth transfer, the growing divide between those who adapt and those who don’t, and why the next decade may reward understanding what’s possible more than chasing the next tool or token.

No predictions. No moon math. Just perspective earned over nine years, hundreds of cycles, and a market that’s finally starting to act… different.

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2025 was supposed to be the year for crypto.

Instead, it delivered all-time highs… followed by one of the most confusing pullbacks we’ve seen in years. Bitcoin hit new records, then gave them back. Altcoins struggled. Expectations got wrecked. And everyone was left asking the same question:

What the hell just happened?

In Episode 799 of The Bad Crypto Podcast, Joel and Travis close the books on 2025 and look ahead to what 2026 might bring — without pretending they have a crystal ball.

They break down:

• Why 2025 felt bullish on paper but disappointing in reality

• The massive liquidation event that changed market momentum overnight

• Why the four-year cycle may already be broken

• How Bitcoin behaved more like a “stablecoin” than a risk asset this year

• Why nation-states, ETFs, and institutions are quietly reshaping the market

• What macro factors, liquidity, elections, and money printing could mean next

• Why zooming out still tells a very different story than staring at short-term charts

The guys debate whether Bitcoin is gearing up for another major leg higher or settling into a new kind of market entirely — one driven less by retail euphoria and more by institutions, governments, and global liquidity.

It’s part recap, part reality check, part cautious optimism… and a reminder that after nine years and nearly 800 episodes, Bad Crypto is still here, still asking the hard questions, and still bullish on the long game.

As the calendar flips to 2026 and Episode 800 looms, this is your moment to reflect, recalibrate, and remember why you got into crypto in the first place.

Out with the old.
In with the new.
And as always…

Stay bad.

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