{"id":159356,"date":"2025-06-08T19:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=159356"},"modified":"2025-06-08T05:39:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T02:39:57","slug":"how-one-musicians-3m-nft-success-turned-into-a-costly-tax-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/how-one-musicians-3m-nft-success-turned-into-a-costly-tax-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"How One Musician\u2019s $3M NFT Success Turned Into a Costly Tax Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"
After earning $3 million by selling thousands of his songs as NFTs in early 2022, Mann found<\/a> <\/strong>himself facing a massive tax bill and a portfolio in freefall.<\/p>\n Hoping for further gains, Mann and his wife chose to hold onto their earnings in Ethereum. But when the market turned and ETH began to slide, they were unprepared. Despite the shrinking value of their assets, U.S. tax law still treated the income at its original value\u2014leaving them owing over $1 million to the IRS.<\/p>\n In an attempt to delay selling at a loss, the couple used ETH as collateral for a loan on Aave. But when the Terra ecosystem collapsed, it triggered a wave of liquidations, including Mann\u2019s. In an instant, 300 ETH vanished\u2014effectively erasing years of creative work.<\/p>\n