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Form 1099-DA Won't Show Your Crypto Cost Basis Until 2026 — Here's Why That's About to Matter
Form 1099-DA is here, but for 2025 crypto trades it only reported what you sold for — not what you paid. Starting with 2026 transactions, brokers track cost basis too, and a wallet-by-wallet recordkeeping rule means your own records may end up controlling the numbers.