https://www.investopedia.com/university/definitive-bitcoin-tax-guide-dont-let-irs-snow-you/

https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2017/07/10/what-you-need-to-know-about-cryptocurrencies-and-taxes/&refURL=https://www.google.com/&referrer=https://www.google.com/


so if i buy bitcoins and it goes up by 3x even if i still ma holding i still need to pay taxes? doesnt make sense but according to these links i do.