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Elon Musk’s playful post about crypto gains and taxes grabbed the crypto community’s attention. Many users asked Musk to fix U.S. crypto tax rules, reflecting widespread dissatisfaction. The IRS postponed new crypto tax reporting requirements until January 1, 2026. Elon Musk, the well-known tech entrepreneur and owner of X, recently stirred up the cryptocurrency world with a humorous post addressing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about taxing crypto. Musk’s post, which highlighted the absurdity of crypto taxation, also quickly gained traction and reactions from the crypto community, generating hopes that Musk could influence the U.S. tax policy surrounding digital assets. The post in question is a retweet of a tweet describing a fictional scenario where an investor buys $7,000 worth of an unnamed cryptocurrency, stakes it for six months, and earns an outrageous 6,900% interest. The profits from the investment are then used to purchase NFTs, but the project developers “rug pull” the NFT project. The tweet humorously asks the IRS whether the investor can “deduct the gas fees for the minting and balance out of the short-term capital gains taxes” from the initial investment. Delayed IRS Requirements and Future Implications Musk’s comment, accompanied by a “face with tears of joy” emoji, contributed to the post. The tweet went viral, with many crypto community users expressing their frustrations about the current tax structure. Hopes that Musk could help lessen or abolish crypto taxation in the U.S. One user even begged Musk, saying, “Elon, please fix this!” Though the post was meant in jest, it touched on a much larger conversation about the complexity and frustration surrounding crypto taxation. Particularly in the U.S., critics have long said that U.S. tax policies toward cryptocurrency are burdensome, with some believing that the IRS’s new reporting requirements. It could increase tax liabilities and…

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