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• Trend bot (free, open source)

  The Kraken trend-following bot we run, with the honest walk-forward results. Starts in dry-run mode.

• The Stoic Investor (weekly email) + free trading journal

  One Stoic lesson and the live bot results every Sunday, losing weeks included. New subscribers get the free printable Stoic Trading Journal. Unsubscribe anytime.

• Stoic Shorts on YouTube

  Short cited readings from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus.

Crypto taxes (Form 1099-DA)

• All crypto-tax guides and tools

  The hub: every free tool and every 1099-DA, cost basis and exchange guide, with update dates.

• Free Kraken tax estimator

  Upload trades.csv, get a FIFO gain estimate and a list of sells missing cost basis. Runs in your browser.

• Free 1099-DA reconciler (Kraken + Coinbase)

  Drop in Kraken and Coinbase exports: transfers are matched so basis follows your coins, with gains and a list of sales your 1099-DA will likely show without basis. Runs in your browser. Free preview; Form 8949 export $19 early bird until Jan 31, 2027, then $29.

• Free crypto cost basis calculator (FIFO, LIFO, HIFO)

  Enter buys and sells with fees, compare lot methods, see short- vs long-term gains and sales missing basis. Runs in your browser; CSV export.

• 1099-DA missing cost basis guide

  Why the new form can show proceeds with no basis, and how to reconcile it before filing.

• Form 1099-DA explained

  What brokers report for 2025 vs 2026, why the basis box is often blank, and which Form 8949 boxes (G-L) digital assets use.

• Coinbase 1099-DA (2026)

  Why coins you transferred into Coinbase can show blank ("Unknown") basis, how to add it in Coinbase, and the Form 8949 boxes.

• Kraken 1099-DA (2026)

  What Kraken reports for 2025 vs 2026, the Tax Center's Missing Cost Basis filter, ledgers vs trades exports, and the Form 8949 boxes.

• Robinhood 1099-DA (2026)

  Robinhood closes zero-basis lots first, then FIFO. What that does to your 1099-DA and how to add basis in the app.

• How Kraken staking rewards are taxed

  Income when you gain control of the rewards (Rev. Rul. 2023-14), your basis, and the ledger rows to look for.

• Gemini 1099-DA (2026)

  Gemini needs the cost and date of coins you transferred in; its default "transfer date" basis is only an estimate.

• Crypto.com 1099-DA (2026)

  No cost basis on the 2025 form, the boxes it does show, and how to export your history.

• Cash App bitcoin 1099-DA (2026)

  No basis to the IRS for 2025, peer-to-peer left off, and the FIFO Gain Loss CSV.

• Binance.US 1099-DA (2026)

  No minimum amount, and history exports capped at 12 months each.

• Koinly vs CoinLedger vs CoinTracker (2026)

  Price per transaction tier, free tiers and refund terms, from the vendors' own pricing pages.

• Crypto trading bot taxes (2026)

  Every fill is a disposal: short vs long-term, wash sales, lot methods and recordkeeping for bot and API traders.

• Koinly

  Crypto tax reports with a free tier to preview your numbers before you pay.

• CoinLedger

  Builds IRS Form 8949 from exchange and wallet imports. Code CRYPTOTAX10 takes 10% off.

We earn a commission if you sign up through the Koinly or CoinLedger links.

Trading tools

• Kraken

  The exchange our bot trades on (API trading, US available).

• TradingView

  Charting and Pine Script. Signing up through this link gives a $15 coupon toward a paid plan.

We earn a referral reward if you sign up through the Kraken or TradingView links.

Paid kits

• Kraken 1099-DA reconciliation checklist (from $3)

  Two printable pages: every step to fix sells with blank cost basis before you file. Sources cited.

• Free: one-prompt bot setup for Claude Code

  Paste one prompt into Claude Code to run the open-source bot in paper mode, plus a risk-rules template and a 30-day go-live gate.

• Trend Bot Kit (pay what you want, from $5)

  Setup guide, config and walk-forward research for the bot. The free repo is enough to run it; the kit saves setup time.