Writing that shows its sources.

UK crypto tax, explained the way the app computes it, with the reference visible. Every external fact carries a source and the date we checked it.

No. 14 · latest

What crypto exchanges report to HMRC, the 2026 rules

Yes, crypto exchanges report to HMRC. From 1 January 2026 CARF makes it systematic, identity, tax residence and transactions, first files due 31 May 2027. What is in your file and what to do.

22 August 2026 · updated 22 August 2026 · 4 min read · 5 sources
No. 13

FTX and Celsius repayments, the UK tax nobody warned you about

Your exchange collapsed, and now money is arriving back. HMRC does not treat it as a tax-free refund. The three scenarios that decide what you owe, and the trap of the loss you already claimed.

22 August 2026 · 2 min · 3 sources
No. 12

The bed and breakfast rule in crypto, the 30-day trap

How the 30-day rule in section 106A TCGA 1992 applies to crypto, with a worked example of a sale and rebuy that does not create the loss you expected.

21 August 2026 · 2 min · 1 sources
No. 11

A CoinLedger alternative for UK investors who dislike the April invoice

CoinLedger charges per tax season and localises US-first. What UK investors give up, what they gain, and how gains.tax compares line by line, prices from CoinLedger's own page, dated.

21 August 2026 · 2 min · 2 sources
No. 10

Where crypto goes on your self assessment, box by box

Which SA108 boxes take your crypto gains, when you must report at all, what counts towards proceeds, and the deadlines, written for the January someone actually files in.

21 August 2026 · 3 min · 2 sources
No. 09

A CoinTracking alternative for people tired of paying rent on their own history

CoinTracking is the power tool of crypto tax, and a subscription whose reports stop when you do. What UK investors trade away, what they get back, prices from their page, dated.

21 August 2026 · 2 min · 2 sources
No. 08

Got an HMRC crypto letter? Do these things in this order

What an HMRC cryptoasset letter means, what the voluntary disclosure route involves, how many years are in scope, and how to compute your real position privately before you respond.

21 August 2026 · 3 min · 2 sources
No. 07

How much is crypto taxed in the UK, with the actual arithmetic

The real percentages, 18% and 24% above a £3,000 allowance, and what three investors with the same £10,000 gain actually pay at different incomes, worked through line by line.

21 August 2026 · 2 min · 3 sources
No. 06

Is crypto taxable in the UK? Six myths that cost money

Yes, crypto is taxable in the UK, selling, swapping, spending and earning it all count. Six myths that cost investors real money, and what the rules actually say, with sources.

21 August 2026 · 2 min · 3 sources
No. 05

UK crypto tax works on three rules and most people know none of them

The complete guide to UK crypto tax. How HMRC's matching rules actually compute your gain, what counts as a disposal, current rates and allowances, and how to file, with worked examples throughout.

21 August 2026 · 11 min · 4 sources
No. 04

Negligible value claims for crypto, dead coins are worth money

A negligible value claim under section 24 TCGA 1992 turns rugged and dead tokens into real capital losses without selling. How to claim, when it applies, and the evidence HMRC expects.

21 August 2026 · 2 min · 1 sources
No. 03

Staking rewards are taxed twice in the UK, at three separate moments

How HMRC taxes staking, income at receipt under CRYPTO21200, cost basis set the same moment, capital gains at disposal, with a worked example and the record-keeping that saves you.

21 August 2026 · 2 min · 2 sources
No. 02

The section 104 pool decides most of your crypto tax

What the section 104 pool is, how HMRC applies it to cryptoassets, and a worked example showing why your average cost matters more than your buy price.

21 August 2026 · 2 min · 1 sources
No. 01

Crypto tax privacy, what your tax app knows about you

Most crypto tax apps hold your complete financial history on their servers by design. What that means, what local computation changes, and what a network tab can prove.

21 August 2026 · 3 min · 2 sources