United States crypto tax

Taxed

tax on personal crypto gains

How United States taxes crypto

United States has no separate crypto tax; personal crypto gains are generally treated like other capital gains or ordinary income (up to 37%), and staking, mining and trading can be classified differently. Confirm your specific case.

General guidance, not advice. Crypto rules change fast, verify with a local advisor before filing.

Compiled by MyNomadWorld for United States and currently being re-verified against primary sources. Confirm with a local adviser before relying on it.

How United States compares

57 of 197 countries we track have no tax on personal crypto gains (no capital gains tax). United States is not one of them.

Who is a tax resident of United States?

Citizenship-based worldwide taxation (unique). Also: green-card holders and Substantial Presence Test (183-day weighted formula).

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