Coin Center Flags IRS Claim That Bitcoin User Owes Tax on Unclaimed Fork Assets
- —IRS says tax is owed on fork assets the user only learned about during an audit
- —The Bitcoin was held in self-custody
- —Coin Center flagged the case on October 9, 2026
- —The ruling could shape US tax rules for forked assets
Why it matters: A precedent could force Bitcoin holders to declare unclaimed fork assets and expand IRS scrutiny of self-custodied crypto.
Source: Coinfomania