There is something extraordinarily cruel, crazy even, in the IRS's approach of treating virtual currencies as property for tax purposes. (coindesk.com)
You'll have a capital gain or a capital loss when you dispose of bitcoin because virtual currencies are considered property for tax purposes. (thebalance.com)
The CFTC is regulating cryptocurrency as if it's a commodity; the IRS calls cryptocurrency property for tax purposes; and the SEC sees some cryptocurrencies as securities. (cryptotimes.news)