Early Bitcoin Investor Sentenced for Filing Tax Returns that Falsely Reported His Cryptocurrency Gains

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Early Bitcoin Investor Sentenced for Filing Tax Returns that Falsely Reported His Cryptocurrency Gains

12/12/2024 07:00 AM EST

An Austin, Texas, man was sentenced to two years in prison for filing a tax return that falsely underreported the capital gains he earned from selling $3.7 million in bitcoins.

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