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Yes, the IRS taxes NFTs as property, and that single fact drives everything else. Creators who mint and sell generally owe ordinary income tax (and often self-employment tax); collectors who buy, hold, and flip owe capital gains or losses on each sale. Art-like or “collectible” NFTs may be subject to a higher long-term capital gains…

Startale Group is a Japanese onchain infrastructure company behind the Startale App, a single app that bundles a smart wallet, token swaps, an Earn Vault, Mini Apps, and a Mission Center for the Soneium network and Ethereum. The app tracks user activity through STAR Points, and Startale has confirmed those points will factor into eligibility…

Crypto was built on the promise of permissionless finance: no gatekeepers, no intermediaries, no paperwork. As crypto’s adoption grew, that original vision ran headlong into the reality of the traditional financial system. With no accountability, crypto quickly became a target for money laundering, sanctions evasion, and terror financing. More than 15 years since Bitcoin was…

In December 2025, DigitalMint launched 17 Bitcoin teller windows across Iowa, Davenport included, letting people swap US dollars for Bitcoin at a staffed counter, much like an old-fashioned bank teller. That’s not a headline from Silicon Valley. That’s our side of the river.

If you’ve asked “what is neo bank?”, you’re not alone. The term now floods startup pitch decks, crypto treasury conversations, and compliance checklists. At its simplest, a neo bank is a technology company that delivers banking-like services—checking accounts, cards, transfers—entirely through an app, without branches. Most neo banks are not licensed banks; they partner with…