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Payments expert and Bitcoin / Lightning advocate based in the UK.

Looks like you were in a good mood. Guess the frisking came afterwards 😄

Isn't this a bit like fuelling up a rocket with a steam-engine?

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Important post if you are in the UK 🇬🇧

Plz share with or tag other Brits.

🧵 Thread

A Tax-Efficient Way to Spend Your #Bitcoin While Supporting the Network and Keeping Your Holdings Intact!

One way to spend Bitcoin, help decentralize the network, and move BTC off exchanges without triggering a taxable event is through a strategic spending and repurchase approach.

Here’s how it works ⬇️

Step 1: Spend #Bitcoin at a vendor who accepts it as payment.

This ensures you're using Bitcoin in the way it was designed—as a decentralized currency. You're also supporting businesses that accept Bitcoin directly. 💳⚡️

Step 2: Within 30 days of making the purchase, buy back the same amount of Bitcoin.

This is key to ensuring that you retain your original holdings without being exposed to market volatility. 🔄

The magic behind this strategy is the 30-day rule.

In the UK, this rule prevents you from claiming a tax loss on an asset if you buy it back within 30 days, but it also means you inherit the original cost basis if no profit is made.

By rebuying the Bitcoin within the 30-day window, you effectively reset your position at the original purchase price, meaning no capital gains or losses are realized.

This way, no taxable event occurs, and your Bitcoin stays in your hands! 💼🛡️

Not only does this method keep your tax position intact, but it also moves Bitcoin off exchanges, which enhances decentralization and strengthens the Bitcoin network.

You continue to hold Bitcoin with your initial cost basis, tax-free. 🏛️🔐

In summary:

Spend BTC at a vendor

Buy back the same amount within 30 days

Maintain your original cost basis, avoiding tax implications

Support the Bitcoin ecosystem by transacting on-chain 🌍⚡️

#Bitcoin #CryptoTax #BitcoinNetwork #SpendAndHODL #TaxPlanning

THIS THREAD IS FROM

THIS ACCOUNT;

Stolen from The Secret Investor - Tax accountant on twitter.

Ahh the old stockbroking move known as 'bed and breakfast'. It's probably a smart move if you're a UK citizen sitting on large BTC gains and are worried about CGT increasing in the budget on 31.10.

GM all. can anyone help direct me to a comprehensive analysis of quantum computing potential impact on Bitcoin? thank you!

yup it sure is Mike. Welcome to the unintended consequences of misdirected and overbearing regulation. I find this situation particularly galling as I helped kick-start Faster Payments back in 2003-5. It's subsequent introduction reduced payment times from 3 days to sub 10 seconds for most payments and under 2 hours where there were AMLTF concerns.

"It was a bright cold day in August, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

https://x.com/GOVUK/status/1821502879590494358?t=IL_eGrJZMmTqCtUpjbae-w&s=19

#asknostr

Sit back and let the cycle do the work!

EU Pushing for Extended Search Capabilities to Access Encrypted Data

The EU has published it's "First report on encryption by the EU innovation hub for internal security".

The direction of travel is clear when it comes to crypto, Bitcoin, Layer 2s and ZKP. Here are some of the conclusions:

- Extended search capabilities and means for targeted lawful access

could be beneficial in capturing encrypted data.

- The wider debate on the use or introduction of alternative means of

bypassing encryption (e.g. client-side scanning) is another area that

deserves continued scrutiny.

- Cryptocurrencies continue to be popular with criminals for hiding their

transactions and laundering criminal proceeds. There are currently various

difficulties in finding the real identities of criminals, due to mixing services and

non-compliant exchanges. Moreover, criminal adoption of zero-knowledgeproofs and layer 2 applications will further complicate law enforcement efforts to trace criminal funds. Collaboration with academia and private industry is needed, so these trends can be monitored and novel tools can be created.

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How much of Bitcoin’s price is driven by macroeconomic factors?

According to a study by Redalyc over a three-year period 2017 - 2019, around 95% of the price movement (a correlation co-efficient ‘R’ of 0.9465) can be attributed to five macro-finacial and liquidity measures.

The study suggests that Bitcoin's price is influenced by a variety of macroeconomic factors including the amount of money in circulation, the performance of the stock market, expected market volatility, the price of gold, and the strength of the US dollar.

Whist it's important to note that these are just correlations, and the study doesn't prove that these factors directly cause changes in Bitcoin's price, it does provide some valuable insights into how Bitcoin interacts with the broader economy.

#asknostr