Crypto CitedPlain-English guides to crypto exchanges, trading, taxes and personal finance for readers in the US, the UK and Canada. Every figure is checked against official sources.https://cryptocited.com/Are staking rewards taxable? Staking taxes in the US, UK and Canadahttps://cryptocited.com/taxes/crypto-staking-taxes/https://cryptocited.com/taxes/crypto-staking-taxes/When staking rewards count as income, how they're valued, what happens when you sell them later, and the records to keep, from IRS, HMRC and CRA guidance.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBitcoin ATMs: how they work, what they cost, and why scammers love themhttps://cryptocited.com/finance/bitcoin-atms-risks/https://cryptocited.com/finance/bitcoin-atms-risks/How crypto ATMs (kiosks) work, the official loss figures from the FBI and FTC, the scam scripts that send victims to them, and the rules in the US, UK and Canada.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBitcoin ETFs explained: how they work, and how they differ from owning bitcoinhttps://cryptocited.com/trading/bitcoin-etf-explained/https://cryptocited.com/trading/bitcoin-etf-explained/What spot bitcoin and ether ETFs and ETNs are, when they arrived in the US, Canada and the UK, and the trade-offs in fees, custody, protection and trading hours.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCentralized vs decentralized exchanges (CEX vs DEX): how they really differhttps://cryptocited.com/exchanges/cex-vs-dex/https://cryptocited.com/exchanges/cex-vs-dex/Who holds your crypto, how trades are matched, what you pay in fees, how each can fail, and how regulators and tax authorities treat them.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCrypto exchange fees explained: maker, taker, spreads, network and withdrawal feeshttps://cryptocited.com/exchanges/crypto-exchange-fees-explained/https://cryptocited.com/exchanges/crypto-exchange-fees-explained/Every fee you can pay when you buy, sell and move crypto, how to spot the hidden ones, and a worked example of the real cost of a round trip.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCrypto leverage and derivatives: what's allowed in the US, UK and Canadahttps://cryptocited.com/trading/crypto-leverage-derivatives-rules/https://cryptocited.com/trading/crypto-leverage-derivatives-rules/How leverage, margin, liquidation and perpetual futures work, the maths of a 10x position, and the rules: the UK retail ban, Canada's leverage limits, and the CFTC.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCrypto order types explained: market, limit, stop, stop-limit and trailing stophttps://cryptocited.com/trading/crypto-order-types/https://cryptocited.com/trading/crypto-order-types/What each order type does, what it guarantees and what it doesn't, with worked examples, and why crypto's 24/7 markets make stop orders trickier.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCrypto scams: the most common types and where to report them in the US, UK and Canadahttps://cryptocited.com/finance/crypto-scams-how-to-report/https://cryptocited.com/finance/crypto-scams-how-to-report/How crypto investment, crypto ATM and recovery scams work, the latest official loss figures, the warning signs, and exactly where to report in the US, UK and Canada.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCrypto tax in Canada: how the CRA treats your cryptohttps://cryptocited.com/taxes/canada-crypto-tax/https://cryptocited.com/taxes/canada-crypto-tax/Capital gain or business income, the 50% inclusion rate, average cost (ACB), the superficial loss rule, staking and mining income, and the records the CRA wants.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCrypto tax in the UK: how HMRC taxes your crypto in 2026/27https://cryptocited.com/taxes/uk-crypto-tax/https://cryptocited.com/taxes/uk-crypto-tax/Capital Gains Tax at 18% or 24%, the £3,000 allowance, pooling and the 30-day rule, Income Tax on staking, and how to report it, from HMRC guidance.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCrypto tax-loss harvesting: how it works in the US, UK and Canadahttps://cryptocited.com/taxes/crypto-tax-loss-harvesting/https://cryptocited.com/taxes/crypto-tax-loss-harvesting/How selling crypto at a loss can reduce your tax bill, and the rules that limit it: the US wash-sale question, the UK 30-day rule and Canada's superficial loss rule.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDollar-cost averaging in crypto: how it works, with worked exampleshttps://cryptocited.com/trading/dollar-cost-averaging-crypto/https://cryptocited.com/trading/dollar-cost-averaging-crypto/What dollar-cost averaging is, why your average cost ends up below the average price, how it compares with investing a lump sum, and the costs and risks to watch.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGiving crypto as a gift or to charity: the tax rules in the US, UK and Canadahttps://cryptocited.com/taxes/crypto-gifts-donations-tax/https://cryptocited.com/taxes/crypto-gifts-donations-tax/Whether giving crypto triggers tax, what the person receiving it inherits, the US $19,000 gift exclusion for 2026, and how donations to charity are treated.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHot vs cold crypto wallets: which one do you need?https://cryptocited.com/finance/hot-vs-cold-wallets/https://cryptocited.com/finance/hot-vs-cold-wallets/What a crypto wallet really holds, the difference between exchange accounts, hot wallets and cold wallets, and how to split your crypto between them safely.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow crypto is taxed in the US: IRS rules for 2026, including Form 1099-DAhttps://cryptocited.com/taxes/us-crypto-tax/https://cryptocited.com/taxes/us-crypto-tax/Crypto is property for the IRS. What's taxable, 2026 capital gains rates, cost basis and wallet-by-wallet rules, staking income and the new Form 1099-DA.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to check if a crypto exchange is registered in the US, UK or Canadahttps://cryptocited.com/exchanges/check-crypto-exchange-registered/https://cryptocited.com/exchanges/check-crypto-exchange-registered/The official registers to check before you use a crypto exchange in the US, the UK or Canada, what registration does and doesn't protect, and the warning signs.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to choose a crypto exchange: a 9-point checklist before you sign uphttps://cryptocited.com/exchanges/how-to-choose-crypto-exchange/https://cryptocited.com/exchanges/how-to-choose-crypto-exchange/What to check before you open an account: registration where you live, who holds your crypto, fees, security, withdrawals, support and the protections you don't get.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to store your crypto seed phrase safely (and the mistakes that cost people everything)https://cryptocited.com/finance/seed-phrase-security/https://cryptocited.com/finance/seed-phrase-security/What a recovery (seed) phrase is, safe ways to back it up, the mistakes that lead to theft or loss, and how to plan so your family can access your crypto.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIs your crypto insured? FDIC, SIPC, FSCS and CIPF explainedhttps://cryptocited.com/finance/is-crypto-insured/https://cryptocited.com/finance/is-crypto-insured/Which protection schemes cover crypto in the US, UK and Canada (almost none), what they do cover, such as cash and crypto ETFs, and the claims to be wary of.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSIM swap attacks and 2FA: how to protect your crypto accountshttps://cryptocited.com/finance/sim-swap-two-factor-authentication/https://cryptocited.com/finance/sim-swap-two-factor-authentication/How criminals take over your phone number to break into exchange accounts, what the FBI and FCC say, and the 2FA and carrier settings that stop it.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTStablecoins explained: how they keep their value, the risks, and the new ruleshttps://cryptocited.com/finance/stablecoins-explained/https://cryptocited.com/finance/stablecoins-explained/What stablecoins are, how fiat-backed coins hold their peg, what can go wrong, and how the US GENIUS Act, the UK's new regime and Canada's CSA treat them.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe bitcoin halving explained: what it is, why it happens and when the next one ishttps://cryptocited.com/trading/bitcoin-halving-explained/https://cryptocited.com/trading/bitcoin-halving-explained/Why bitcoin's block subsidy halves every 210,000 blocks, the 21 million cap, every halving so far, the next one, and what it means for the price.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat is crypto staking? How it works, the ways to stake, and the riskshttps://cryptocited.com/exchanges/what-is-crypto-staking/https://cryptocited.com/exchanges/what-is-crypto-staking/How proof-of-stake staking works, the four ways to stake, from solo validators to exchanges, where rewards come from, and the risks, tax and rules to know.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT