Those people are just trying to make the past present.
Paying tax on Bcash would make sense if it were in the purview of the state, but it is not.
Those who write these articles are just desperate to write about anything, especially if it's BS. They don't see the future in the least. The future cannot be the same as the past, and be new. Crypto's cannot fall under the same tax as the past of it will cripple the United States. I suggest giving my website a read...